Ashoka the Hero
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| Directed by | Gaurav Jain |
| Produced by | Gautam Jain Rahul Merchant Gyanendra Jain Palak Jain |
| Written by | Gaurav Jain |
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| Music by | Justin & Uday |
Production company | Illusion Interactive |
| Distributed by | Springboard Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Ashoka the Hero is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language animated film written and directed by Gaurav Jain.[2] The film was promoted as India's first animated superhero film.[3][4]
Plot
An eight-year-old school-going boy got some hidden magical powers, and he must use them to save mankind from evils.[5]
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack is composed by Justin-Uday, and its lyrics are written by Rekha Nigam.[5]
Track listing
- "Here He Comes Ashoka" by Shibani Kashyap
- "Roshni Se" - Instrumental
Release and reception
This film was released in theatres on 7 January 2011,[6] but it got 25 prints only.[7]
Blessy Chettiar of DNA rated the film two out of five stars and wrote, "Ashoka makes for a light weekend watch with your child, but don’t expect to leave the theatre overwhelmed".[8] Anna M. M. Vetticad dismissed the film, refused to rate it out of five and wrote, "The animation looks dated, the movement of the figures is stodgy. Good Indian animation films are hard to come by, but an overall low standard can hardly be an excuse!"[9]
Box office
The film grossed an estimated ₹3 crore at the box office, against a budget of ₹1.5 crore and declared as "disaster" by boxofficeindia.[7] It earned ₹50,000 on its first day, ₹1,50,000 on its first weekend, and a sum of ₹2,10,000 on its first week.[7]
References
- ↑ "Springboard Films to release animated feature Ashoka - The Hero". Bollywood Hungama. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Ashoka The Hero: The first animated superhero film - Indian Express". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ "Ashoka The Hero: The first animated superhero film - Indian Express". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ "Ashoka The Hero: The first animated superhero film - Indian Express". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ashoka The Hero - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ↑ https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ashoka-new-animated-hero-on-block-617945
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Ashoka The Hero - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ "Review: Ashoka The Hero - DNA India". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ↑ "Review: Ashoka The Hero - Anna Vetticad Goes 2 The Movies". Anna Vetticad Goes 2 The Movies. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
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