Pracchand Ashok

Pracchand Ashok is an Indian Hindi-language historical fiction drama television series that aired from 6 February 2024 to 29 March 2024 on Colors TV and JioCinema.^[1] It was produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms and is directed by Santram Verma.^[2] Starring Adnan Khan as Samrat Ashok and Mallika Singh as Rajkumari Kaurvaki, the story-line is loosely based on the life of Samrat Ashok.^[3][4]

Pracchand Ashok
Genre	Historical Fiction Drama
Created by	Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor
Based on	Emperor Ashoka
Written by	R M Joshi Neha Singh
Directed by	Santram Verma
Creative director	Tanushree Dasgupta
Starring	See below
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producers	Nilesh Mishra Shailesh Sharma
Producer	Ekta Kapoor
Cinematography	Ravi Naidu
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Balaji Telefilms
Original release
Network	Colors TV
Release	6 February (2024-02-06) – 29 March 2024 (2024-03-29)

Plot

The series starts with a voiceover that says, "A lot of kings were born in Bharat and they all had their truths open but one story had so many facets that the real truth remained hidden. It is a story about a brave king, the king who was king of kings, the most courageous king, the bravest soldier, the king who brought light in this world. But the light in his world was brought by a princess called Kaurwaki". Their story started when King Bindusar's wife Dharma gave birth to the bravest king but it was not an easy birth. His birth night was dark and had many secrets buried during that night. The painful story of emperor Ashok started from that very night. The series also explores the life of Ashok, and his love story with Devi and Kaurvaki.

Cast

Main

• Adnan Khan as Samrat Ashok Maurya; Emperor of Magadha; Bindusara and Dharma's son; Sushim's half-brother; Anandi's brother; Chanakya's student; Devi and Kaurvaki's husband; Mahinda and Sanghamitra's father (2024)
  • Swarit Bhanushali as Child Ashok Maurya
• Mallika Singh as Rajkumari Kaurvaki Maurya; Second Empress of Magadha; Jagannath and Salukhawati's daughter; Mudit's sister; Devi's best friend; Ashok's second wife

Recurring

• Prachi Bohra as Maharani Devi Maurya; First Empress of Magadha; Kaurvaki's best friend; Ashok's first wife
• Rakshanda Khan^[5] as Rajmata Helena Maurya
• Chetan Hansraj as Samrat Bindusar Maurya
• Manoj Kolhatkar as Acharya Chanakya
• Shalini Chandran as Maharani Shubhadrangi "Dharma" Maurya; Queen of Magadha; Priest's daughter; Bindusara's third wife; Ashoka and Anandi's mother; Sushim's step-mother
• Vivana Singh as Maharani Diana Maurya: Bindusar's first wife; Sushim's mother
• Aarush Srivastav as Rajkumar Sushim Maurya
• Darshana Khandelwal Makhija as Maharani Vimala Maurya: Bindusar's second wife
• Dinesh Mehta as Subandhu
• Manish Khanna as Maharaj Chaitraj: Maharaj of Vidisha
• Harsh Vashisht as Sarvadaman: Mahamantri of Kalinga; Jagannath's younger brother; Revati's husband; Bhadrak's father; Kaurwaki and Mudit's paternal uncle
• Ankit Bhatia as Bhadrak
• Tanvi Sawant as Rajkumari Anandi Maurya: Bindusar and Dharma's daughter; Ashok's younger sister; Pawan's lover
• Unknown as Rajkumar Mudit: Jagannath and Salukhavati's son; Kaurwaki's younger brother; Bhadrak's younger cousin; Sarvadaman and Revati's nephew
• Unknown as Revati: Sarvadaman's wife; Bhadrak's mother; Kaurwaki and Mudit's aunt
• Kapil Dahiya as Rajkumar Lakshman Maurya: Bindusar's son
• Saurabh Kaushik as Rajkumar Padmak Maurya: Bindusar's son
• Priya Thakur as Maharani Roopa Maurya: Sushim's wife; a former servant
• Aman Gandotra as Pawan: Ashok's friend; Anandi's lover
• Ajay Kumar Singh as Maharaj Jagannath: Maharaj of Kalinga; Salukhavati's widower; Kaurwaki and Mudit's father; Sarvadaman's elder brother
• Surendrapal Singh as Samrat Chandragupta Maurya
• Leena Balodi as Maharani Salukhavati: Jagannath's wife; Kaurwaki and Mudit's mother
• Prarthana Mondal as Uma: A servant; Bhadrak's lover
• Maera Mishra as Vishkanya