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Okay, confession. As much as i want to know from the writing team that why Helena aunty is negative or why she is a Mom or who Justin is ( wasn't the Greek princess childless when Chandragupt uncle picked bairaag?) or what is the deal about Ahankara / Asandhimitra/Devi and jazz , owing to the little bit of history that i know , i have to say this that little Sidster is a POWERHOUSE of talent.
I don't think the kid is more than 13. Is he? Surrounded by such veteran and awesome actors, the boy totally grabs your attention. He has an amazing screen presence , more than decent dialogue delivery , a very flexible face cut that helps display both the angel and the devil ( quite like Ashoka's character in history even though his angel wings came late... ahem, ahem), and he looks every bit a ferocious warrior and a leader.
No matter how weak or strong the script is, sometimes i let even utter choke-in-the-throat go only because Siddharth is convincing in the act. The best work the team has done in this show till now is casting Siddharth as the young version of Ashoka.
Earlier, i felt the boy comes across as too cocky and oversmart but then, how much do we know of Ashoka, except that he was an avalanche of a king who rose to power through bloodshed, calculation and ambition. Who knows what a little devil he must have been?😆
Anyway, just wanted to appreciate this little bundle of talent as he is actually setting a benchmark and a standard to match for the actor who plays grown-up Ashoka. Seriously. This attitude , aura and quickness of character and acting has to be carried forward. I hope the actor is shown these episodes.
I am not a regular viewer of this show but when Siddharth or Manoj Joshi are on screen, i catch their scenes. What performers and they are given the best lines, the best range IMO.
Little Ashoka , irrespective of the faults in script or botched history shows all signs of being the Chakravartin that Ashoka was and is in history. Great work, little one and at 13/14/15, you are truly a star.
The producers of this show have picked a leviathan from history to make a show on - Ashoka. A king whose weight can be felt everytime you look at the lions of our emblem, and more than that a king who was a confusing mix of good and evil. How much justice they can do, i don't know, but we need an exceptional artist to play adult Ashoka.
P.S- I hope the makers know that they need to cast an actor with light brandy eyes or at least provide him with the lenses. 😆
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