Movie Description:
Asoka traces the life of Emperor Asoka, the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya who ascended the throne of Magadha in the 3rd century BC. To Extend the borders of his empire, Asoka waged oneof the bloodiest wars inhistorywith the neighbouring kingdomof Kalinga, leaving it revaged and devastated. Confronted by the aftermath of hisconquest in which hundreds of thousands lost their lives, Asokais overcome withremorse and renounces the path of war todedicate his life to spreading theteachings of Buddhism across the world.