Later, Asoka and Kaurwaki get secretly married. Kaurwaki and Arya are the Princess and Prince of Kalinga, who fled from their kingdom when the Prime Minister assassinated their parents and took over power. After saving their lives, Asoka introduces himself as Pawan, hiding his true identity. They are on the run from the Kingdom of Kalinga along with their faithful protector Bheema ( Rahul Dev) and are being chased by soldiers of the Kingdom. He also develops a good relationship with her little brother Arya. In his travels, he meets a lovely maiden, Kaurwaki ( Kareena Kapoor) and falls in love with her. The Prince is disappointed but leaves nonetheless.ДЄsoka, alone and disguised as an ordinary traveller, rides to the south. She compels Asoka to temporarily leave the capital to lead the life of a common person. The fight among the princes makes the Emperor unhappy, and he orders Empress Dharma ( Subhashini Ali) to control her son Asoka. Later, Susima tries to assassinate Asoka while he is bathing. Asoka returns to the capital victorious and confronts Susima. He figures that his elder half-brother Susima Maurya ( Ajith Kumar), who also has an eye on the throne of the empire, has deliberately withheld reinforcements from arriving, but defeats the enemy nevertheless. The old emperor explains that this sword is evil, and the sword demands blood and destruction.ДЄ few years later, Prince Samrat Asoka ( Shah Rukh Khan), now a brave youth, is battling the rebellious chief of Taxila for his Emperor and father. But his grandson, Prince Samrat Asoka, claims his sword. It begins with his career as a General in Takshashila and ends with the bloody conquest of the Kalinga.Д®mperor Chandragupta Maurya, grandfather of Asoka, of the Maurya empire, has decided to embrace Jainism and abdicate the throne of the empire in favour of his son Bindusara. The film chronicles the early part of the life of Emperor Asoka.

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