Pracchand Ashok | |
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Genre | Historical Fiction Drama |
Created by | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
Based on | Emperor Ashoka |
Written by | R M Joshi Neha Singh |
Directed by | Santram Verma |
Creative director | Tanushree Dasgupta |
Starring | Adnan Khan Mallika Singh |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
Production | |
Producer | Ekta Kapoor |
Production locations | Mumbai, India |
Cinematography | Ravi Naidu |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes approx. |
Production company | Balaji Telefilms |
Original release | |
Network | Colors TV |
Release | 6 February – 29 March 2024 |
Pracchand Ashok is an Indian Hindi-language historical fictional drama television series that aired from 6 February 2024 to 29 March 2024 on Colors TV and JioCinema. [1] It was produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms and is directed by Santram Verma. [2] Starring Adnan Khan as Samrat Ashok and Mallika Singh as Rajkumari Kaurvaki, the story-line is loosely based on the life of Samrat Ashok. [3] [4]
The series starts with a voiceover that says, "A lot of kings were born in Bharat and they all had their truths open but one story had so many facets that the real truth remained hidden. Its a story about a brave king, the king who was king of kings, the most courageous king, the bravest soldier, the king who brought light in this world. But the light in his world was brought by a princess called Kaurwaki." Their story started when King Bindusar's wife Dharma gave birth to the bravest King but it wasn't an easy birth. His birth night was dark and had many secrets buried during that night. The painful story of Emperor Ashok started from that very night. The series explores the life of Samrat Ashok and his love story with Rajkumari Kaurvaki.
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