The worst part about the film was the Musical numbers that kept popping up whenever I start liking the film.The songs come and ruin my taste. They were dreadful and irritating and I hated them.
This is a fine entertainment and a surprisingly decent Historical epic that had a chance to be really good.But the film suffers from a Weak plot and poor storyline and ineffective romance.
This is a story about the Ruler Asoka who won many battles in India and was close to becoming king.Until,when his mother and other jealous people saw him rising to power and would do anything to become the King,decided to put him down.His mother orders him to go away from the Kingdom because it only brings lust and greed for power.The only thing Asoka loves more is his mother and his mother realizes that the present Kings order can have her and her son destroyed.So,accepting his mothers request,he gives up his power,his throne and leaves his kingdom in order to find peace.He converts to Buddhism under the name of Bhuvan and travels on the mysterious land of India with his horse as an ordinary man.The problem with the film begins when Bhuvan catches a woman singing and falls for her.She is Kaurwaki,a Princess who is hiding her real identity because everyone is looking for her and her brother,to obtain a price on them.Bhuvan falls for her completely and slowly Kaurwaki too falls for him,knowing many truths about herself and not knowing who Bhuvan really is, on the way.But then,Asoka gets the news that his mother is sick ,and so he leaves Kaurwaki and promises to return.But when he does,he gets devastating news about Kaurwakis getting killed. Asoka has lost everything he loved.He is willing to give up his life which has no purpose for him.He doesn't care about anything anymore and is in deep pain.So,to ease his pain,he returns back to his kingdom and decides to fight in battles until he is killed.But after being severely wounded and is taken cared of by a woman ,Devi.During an attempt to kill Asoka,by his brothers,Devi saves him and also losing the chance to getting married with a wealthy man.Asoka,then decides to marry her.But as his throne and army slowly slaughters and kills their way to the top,Asoka finds himself controlled by power and tends to go on until he has won everything.His sword,that once comes out,only wants blood ,has taken him to the most evil and barbaric victories in his life and Asoka still wants more.And so,begins his downfall from that.
This film is Inappropriately titled.It doesn't at all focus on the title character.Instead it focuses on the love story between him and Kaurwaki.The love story is the weakest part of the film.It drags the film a lot and it's poorly executed.The film lacks focus.
The love story hampers the film from being a success.This was suppose to be about Asoka ,not about the love story.It's more about Bhuvan-Kaurwaki love angle.It spends a significant amount of time developing that conventional love story and becomes the weakest point of the film.The love story is poorly conceived and leaves no effect on the audience and has no emotional impact.And that is where most of the god-awful musical numbers also pop up ,destroying the only good thing about the love angle.
The film doesn't at all concentrates on the lead Character.It begins with appeal,then slows down as the lead character assumes someone else's identity and falls in love,and the film drags.Then the film takes a surprising turn and the film picks up,very slowly.And then leads us to an exciting climax with a good enough battle sequences not relying on CGI,which even if they did they couldn't have achieved perfection of the Hollywood CGI effects,and then ends with satisfaction.The film has a dark tone and feels strange at times.
This is one of the better bollywood films out there.It had the potential to become a really good film and it's only a handful of Bollywood films that I had appreciated.But it lacks character focus ,with unappealing love story which makes this film an Above average film.A noble effort nevertheless.
The problem lies largely in the plot.I really wanted to like this film but then again, it's bollywood.It does however ,sustains an intriguing atmosphere throughout,with visual flair.I really hated the musical numbers which ruined my mood.They served no purpose to the film at all,an absolutely sluggish move.There is a good score as well and impressive cinematography.
Shah Rukh Khan was really fit for the role as Asoka,but since the Character was half-baked,he doesn't get the chance to show his talent,in which I think he could've nailed it if the character were better written.
Kareena Kapoor is annoying and gives a lame performance until she gets all heated up towards the end.She is a waste of talent and is only there for the half-hearted love story.
A good attempt by the Director who gave the film a distinctive look.It's stylized but it has its moments.Too bad ,films like these from Bollywood only come once in a while.
Well,it's worth watching once.
This is a fine entertainment and a surprisingly decent Historical epic that had a chance to be really good.But the film suffers from a Weak plot and poor storyline and ineffective romance.
This is a story about the Ruler Asoka who won many battles in India and was close to becoming king.Until,when his mother and other jealous people saw him rising to power and would do anything to become the King,decided to put him down.His mother orders him to go away from the Kingdom because it only brings lust and greed for power.The only thing Asoka loves more is his mother and his mother realizes that the present Kings order can have her and her son destroyed.So,accepting his mothers request,he gives up his power,his throne and leaves his kingdom in order to find peace.He converts to Buddhism under the name of Bhuvan and travels on the mysterious land of India with his horse as an ordinary man.The problem with the film begins when Bhuvan catches a woman singing and falls for her.She is Kaurwaki,a Princess who is hiding her real identity because everyone is looking for her and her brother,to obtain a price on them.Bhuvan falls for her completely and slowly Kaurwaki too falls for him,knowing many truths about herself and not knowing who Bhuvan really is, on the way.But then,Asoka gets the news that his mother is sick ,and so he leaves Kaurwaki and promises to return.But when he does,he gets devastating news about Kaurwakis getting killed. Asoka has lost everything he loved.He is willing to give up his life which has no purpose for him.He doesn't care about anything anymore and is in deep pain.So,to ease his pain,he returns back to his kingdom and decides to fight in battles until he is killed.But after being severely wounded and is taken cared of by a woman ,Devi.During an attempt to kill Asoka,by his brothers,Devi saves him and also losing the chance to getting married with a wealthy man.Asoka,then decides to marry her.But as his throne and army slowly slaughters and kills their way to the top,Asoka finds himself controlled by power and tends to go on until he has won everything.His sword,that once comes out,only wants blood ,has taken him to the most evil and barbaric victories in his life and Asoka still wants more.And so,begins his downfall from that.
This film is Inappropriately titled.It doesn't at all focus on the title character.Instead it focuses on the love story between him and Kaurwaki.The love story is the weakest part of the film.It drags the film a lot and it's poorly executed.The film lacks focus.
The love story hampers the film from being a success.This was suppose to be about Asoka ,not about the love story.It's more about Bhuvan-Kaurwaki love angle.It spends a significant amount of time developing that conventional love story and becomes the weakest point of the film.The love story is poorly conceived and leaves no effect on the audience and has no emotional impact.And that is where most of the god-awful musical numbers also pop up ,destroying the only good thing about the love angle.
The film doesn't at all concentrates on the lead Character.It begins with appeal,then slows down as the lead character assumes someone else's identity and falls in love,and the film drags.Then the film takes a surprising turn and the film picks up,very slowly.And then leads us to an exciting climax with a good enough battle sequences not relying on CGI,which even if they did they couldn't have achieved perfection of the Hollywood CGI effects,and then ends with satisfaction.The film has a dark tone and feels strange at times.
This is one of the better bollywood films out there.It had the potential to become a really good film and it's only a handful of Bollywood films that I had appreciated.But it lacks character focus ,with unappealing love story which makes this film an Above average film.A noble effort nevertheless.
The problem lies largely in the plot.I really wanted to like this film but then again, it's bollywood.It does however ,sustains an intriguing atmosphere throughout,with visual flair.I really hated the musical numbers which ruined my mood.They served no purpose to the film at all,an absolutely sluggish move.There is a good score as well and impressive cinematography.
Shah Rukh Khan was really fit for the role as Asoka,but since the Character was half-baked,he doesn't get the chance to show his talent,in which I think he could've nailed it if the character were better written.
Kareena Kapoor is annoying and gives a lame performance until she gets all heated up towards the end.She is a waste of talent and is only there for the half-hearted love story.
A good attempt by the Director who gave the film a distinctive look.It's stylized but it has its moments.Too bad ,films like these from Bollywood only come once in a while.
Well,it's worth watching once.