Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat

There have been so many historical themed shows on Indian television but none has been so unrealistic. First and foremost the makers have only misused the name of one of the greatest emperors of India - Samraat Ashoka. The story of the show is not only historically inaccurate but also far more fictional than even Hatim Tai or other imaginary folk tales. The makers of show didn't bother to research the life of Ashoka the great and inserted characters and events processed in their own minds. eg. Ashoka was born in the Mauryan Palace and lived there as a child along with his mother Dharma but in the show young Ashoka and his mother live in a countryside village. Creators have failed to maintain chronological consistency as well. eg. Emperor Chandragupta Maurya was alive until Ashoka was about 7 years old but in the show he is shown to be dead long ago.

Secondly, the writers have failed to write the characters and the storyline, which even if not true to history, could have been true to rationality. Things like occult and black magic, immunity to lethal venom, masked vigilante etc. have been unnecessarily added and tend to take the story away from reality. Yet the story is boring and predictable and moves ahead in a sloppy manner.

Apart from these major anomalies in the story, casting and production value are not impressive at all. Siddharth Nigam needs to be lauded for his portrayal of young Ashoka. Sameer Dharmadhikari and Manoj Joshi have played Emperor Bindusara and Chanakya respectively and both have done their job quite well. They are the saving grace of the show. Other actors are not good enough. Set is commendable and costumes are good though not authentic. The presentation of characters, however, is heavily inspired from popular TV series Game Of Thrones. eg. Sushima resembles Prince Joffery Baratheon, Dastaan resembles Khal Drogo etc. VFX is below average. Fight sequences are exaggerated as seen in a lot of contemporary movies but the show's creators are clever enough to utilize the agility and athletic prowess of Siddharth Nigam, who is a national level gold medalist in gymnastics.

Also, the show is biased towards Ashoka and Sushima is portrayed as sadistic and narcissistic. Actually, Ashoka was a much more fierce and ruthless warrior than Sushima since childhood, as evident from the historical records of that period.

The show gets 1 star for casting Siddharth Nigam, Sameer Dharmadhikari and Manoj Joshi in their respective roles and another star for beautiful set design. Had it been a mythological show, creative liberties could have been granted to a vast extent. But with a historical show there are limitations over creative liberties. The show has everything except truth. This show may appeal to some people who love cheesy entertainment. But if you hope to obtain knowledge about Emperor Ashoka's life you will be disappointed. Old TV Shows like The Sword Of Tipu Sultan, Bharat - Ek Khoj, Chanakya, The Great Maratha etc. have set a benchmark in historical drama genre which yet another show of the new generation fails to attain.

"chakravartin Ashok Samrat" is one of the finest show in the Indian historical genre.It is no doubt Siddharth Nigam fully justifies the main character "ashoka".He set high level foe that lead character.But Chanakya was also a good part of show.Manoj joshi gave a power pack performance.

As we know the representation of the historical story is challenge for every show and movie.I think the the makers of the show are doing good job.Script is good.the twist given in story is also good attempt.But the best part of show is the visual effect.What I liked though is the visuals and the diligence that has been put in the show by the special effects and VFX team is brilliant.

But Also there is a lot of scope for improvement.First of all ,some time the show drag the track so lengthy that it bored all audience.it should be avoided.Some character are not interesting.

So I'd recommend that people watch this historical drama for Siddharth Nigam and the special effects of the show.

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Very inspirational show I respect for Ashoka who made our emblem Ashok chakra He is the best king in the world ever I respect him very much .

Chakravartin Ashok Samrat" is one of the finest show in the Indian historical genre. It is no doubt Siddharth Nigam fully justifies the main character "ashoka". He set high level foe that lead character. But Chanakya was also a good part of show. Manoj joshi gave a power pack performance.

As we know the representation of the historical story is challenge for every show and movie. I think the the makers of the show are doing good job. Script is good.the twist given in story is also good attempt. But the best part of show is the visual effect. What I liked though is the visuals and the diligence that has been put in the show by the special effects and VFX team is brilliant.

But Also there is a lot of scope for improvement. First of all ,some time the show drag the track so lengthy that it bored all audience.it should be avoided. Some character are not interesting.

So I'd recommend that people watch this historical drama for Siddharth Nigam and the special effects of the show.

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By far the worst show in Indian history. I wouldn't even mind historical inaccuracy but this is way beyond that. A 12 year old Ashoka is able to overpower at least a hundred different soldiers ranging from Seleucid (Greek) and some fictional kingdom ruled by a tyrant called Kichak. As one review pointed out, the 12 year old Ashoka is taking a walk in the park in Kichak's palace, easily defeating his well trained soldiers who are armored by just pushing them. Meanwhile Superman Ashoka is able to take a sword to the neck and survive but a few dozen armored soldiers and royal guards can get defeated by a mere push. Not to mention the part where Ashoka is blindfolded and becomes a ninja and kills every soldier in the room using his "spider sense". This is absolute garbage, this show is over glorifying Ashoka and making him look like an unbeatable God. Absolute garbage

Though, known as a Historical Drama Series, I will call it a Historical Fiction as a lot of creative freedom has been taken in the storyline. However, what excuses the makers is the fact that hardly anything concrete is known about Ashoka before he became King and came up with his own edicts. The details of his youth, rise to power, and renunciation of violence following the Kalinga campaign come from Buddhist sources which are considered, in many respects, more legendary than historical. There is a lack of and one can say a gap in written evidence between Samrat Chandragupta Maurya and Samrat Ashoka rule. Even then the existing write-ups are shrouded with controversial discrepancies. For example, there is a discrepancy in Jain, Buddhist, and Greek texts about his childhood and about the queens of Bindusara.

So, this is a well-written intersting Fictional Story, which is cinematic and extremely entertaining to watch. What keeps you mesmerised and glued to the screen is the phenomenal acting by all the child artists, especially Siddharth Nigam in the role of Ashoka. Which was probably why he bagged all awards that year. Siddharth being a national level gold medalist gymnast helped in keeping the action scenes real and highly entertaining to watch. The dialogues given to Ashoka in the initial part of the series (about 200 episodes) are not just excellent, but the ideas are extremely forward looking. Without being disrespectful to religious edicts or the society timelines, it manages to challenge the cast system, and addresses ideas of birth, untouchability, dharma, slavery, nationality, womens rights, domestic violence, etc.

What I found unfortunate, was the almost glorification of black magic, not by saying it is good but what all is possible through practicing the art of black magic. Also, there is a remarkable age difference between the time of when Chanakya seemed to have died in reality and when it's shown in the series. According to most historical records, it is predicted that Ashoka was about 29 when Chanakya finally died. Of course his death remains a mystery and as opposed to popular belief that he starved himself, there is a legend that he died as a result of political conspiracy and his hut lit on fire.

For the interaction between Ashoka and his half brothers in the series, Sushim (played by Sumedh Mudgalkar) and Shaimak (Faizan Khan) I would have given this series a 9, however the series deteriorated fast after the adult cast, mainly because of the deterioration in the storyline. Amit Raina tried his best but the changes in Ashok's character to Chanda saw a remarkable failure of the script writer to add dimensions to adult Ashoka. It did not help that both Sushim and Saimak failed to impress. In fact, at this point the most interesting characters were the side actors. The show was quickly wound-up and the end was shoddy.