
Will history repeat itself? Will Sushem achieve what his grandfather Chandragupta did? In Junagarh: Guildmaster Hardeo sets out on a private mission to cquire the great salt pans of Sindh. He prepares to march to the capital and seize the throne by force. Have they made the right choice? In Taxila: The rightful heir, Sushem, raises an army to meet the challenge posed by his ambitious and gifted brother, Asoka.

The Ancient Brahminical Order rises in his support. In Vidishanagri: Asoka kills his brother's Ashwamedha stallion and marches to Patliputra with his army. The realm stands divided and civil war ensues. Chaos rules as the royal succession turns upon intrigue, dark coalitions, violence and death.


“I love my mother and look up to her in real life. Siddharth’s real life coincidentally seems to resonate with his reel life. I had taken diction class for a week.”Siddharth’s father passed away when he was young and it’s his mother who has taken care of him and his elder brother single-handedly in Allahabad. He also had to work on his language as the dialogues are generously laced with Sanskrit words. I used to feed my horse biscuits so that he wouldn’t shake me off his back,” he reveals. “I started training for horse riding and sword fighting three months before the shoot. The preparation for the role has been strenuous and full of hard work. Set reminders for your favourite TV shows Every night, she would tell me stories on Ashoka, helping me prepare for the shoot the following day.” She told me that he killed people, but for a reason. But it was my mother who changed my perception. I always thought that Ashoka was bad as he had killed a lot of people.

I watched a few videos to know what he was like. He was cruel and ruthless in the beginning, but had a change of heart after the Kalinga war. “When I was offered the part, I didn’t look it up immediately,” he says, adding, “However, I found a piece on him which said that he was a powerful king, who fought for his mother. While Siddharth prefers reading about the background of the character he plays, the young actor made an exception for Ashoka. READ:Ashoka: Five reasons to catch the TV show
