here the fight sequences are real (not animated), with real time filming. the conclusion of the film is in the massive battle of Kalinga. Supporting castes are excellent, with a special mention of Danny denzongpa, who acts his part to perfection. Kareena kapoor is good, as the destitute yet haughty princess Kaurwaki. his screen presence is immense, and once he is on, there is nothing else you can help notice. Shah rukh khan once again proves that when it comes to the Indian film industry, there are few who can equal him. there is some thing for everyone in this film. the emotional parts are fantastic with poetic cinematography. interesting sequences follow with a heartbreaking partition of the two lovers and the eventual betrayal of asoka by his brothers. the plot meanders a little until he meets the princess kaurwaki. unable to tame the haughty prince his mother forces him to go into exile. he is embroiled in intrigues with his step brothers, and with his father who is under the power of his step mother who is hostile to his very presence. the story moves quickly onwards projecting asoka as a competent, even brilliant general but ruthless and ambitious. the beginning of the film is simply marvelous, with the emperor Chandragupta Mauriya, renouncing the throne and advising the young prince Asoka not to use the sword.
rAjOo film revolves around a real life incident of India's ancient emperor Asoke the great. Ashoke proceeds to war, little knowing that the queen of Kalinga is none other than Kaurwaki, who is still alive. Even his close friend, Virat (Danny Denzongpa), too, is unable to stop Ashoke.
Ashoke swears to raze Kalinga to the ground. Ashoke asks the ruler of Kalings to turn over his step-brother to him, and they refuse. Ashoke swears to avenge his mother's death by killing his step-brothers one by one, except for one, who has led to Kalinga. As a result they plot to kill Devi, however, their plans are foiled by Ashoke's mother, who is killed. Soon Devi gets pregnant, and this arouses jealously and hatred amongst Ashoke's step-brothers. Ashoke leaves with Devi and lives in Ujjaini.
Ashoke weds her and brings her to Magadha, only to be told by his father that since Devi is not of the same race as he, she cannot be welcomed. As a result, Devi's marriage to her groom is cancelled. On the way home he is attacked and Devi (Hrishitaa Bhatt), of the Buddhist faith rescues him and tends to him till he gets well. Ashoke has to return to Magadha, but when he returns to find and wed Kaurwaki, he is told by Bheema (Rahul Dev) that Kaurwaki and her brother Arya have been killed. He identifies himself as Pawan, not wanting to disclose his identity yet. There he meets and falls in love with Kaurwaki (Kareena Kapoor). Prince Ashoke (Shahrukh Khan), heir to the Magadha Kingdom, bowing to his mother's (Shilpa Mehta) demand forsakes his princely status and goes to live in the wild for awhile.
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