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not.here

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Posted: 10 years ago

#91

Really? Will they drag it then?

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Shivani Priyam Kumar

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Posted: 10 years ago

#92

Well Asoka was married at 18 and was already a father by 20. So a young actor is needed for the role in all manner. Also Siddharth is fantastic actor hence I am in no hurry to see a grown up Asoka!

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not.here

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Posted: 10 years ago

#93

I like Siddharth but he doesn't look 20 let alone a father. We'll just have to watch and see I guess

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Shivani Priyam Kumar

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Posted: 10 years ago

#94

True that! But just imagine if Siddharth were to play a father...how comical and cute that would look!😆

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not.here

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Posted: 10 years ago

#95

I was surprised to see narad (I think that's his name) here from DKDMD. The actor who went round with nandi saying Narayan. That's him right? The lead advisor?

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Shivani Priyam Kumar

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Posted: 10 years ago

#96

Yeah he is here! He is Amatya Ugrasen!

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LiveYourDream

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Posted: 10 years ago

#97

Originally posted by: Meself
Visha kanya or poison maiden

The Vish kanya were young women reportedly used as assassins, often against powerful enemies, during the Mauryan Empire (321-185 BCE). Their blood was purportedly poisonous to other humans, and was mentioned in the ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, Arthashastra, written by Chanakya (Kautilya), an adviser and a prime minister to the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta (c. 340-293 BCE).[1] A Hindu mythology text, the Kalki Purana, mentions that they can kill a person just by looking at them, and talks about a Vish Kanya named Sulochana, the wife of a Gandharva, Chitragreeva. Asoka too is said to have made extensive use of Vish kanya who were often sent under disguise of rakshita or ganika.

Thanks for this info😊
Yeah this Vish kanya usage became a lot more prevalent during Chankya's period even though it was in existence much before. There were quite a few South Indian movies made on this topic with Chanakya and Chandragupta as the central figures of course!

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Asandhimitra

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Posted: 10 years ago

#98

Originally posted by: Meself
True that! But just imagine if Siddharth were to play a father...how comical and cute that would look!😆

I think it'll look vulgar ! 😕

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LiveYourDream

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Posted: 10 years ago

#99

One of Ashoka's friends is the guy who played young Duryodhan from MB...
and another friend played either Nakul or Sahdev, i forget which...they were always interchangeable to me😆

Edited by LiveYourDream - 10 years ago