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Veer Kunal (1945)

Veer Kunal poster
Directed by
Kishore Sahu
Genre
historical film
Country
British Raj
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is about Emperor Ashoka's son Kunal. His stepmother schemes to blind him and have him imprisoned. The story follows Kunal's journey until Ashoka delivers justice.

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What happens

Veer Kunal (Valiant Kunal) also called Son Of Ashoka is a 1945 Hindi historical fiction film directed by Kishore Sahu. Besides directing the film Sahu also produced it and wrote the story and screenplay. The cinematographer was Chandu. Produced under the Ramnik Productions banner, it had music by Khan Mastana. The starcast consisted of Kishore Sahu, Shobhna Samarth, Durga Khote, Mubarak and Maya Banerji. The film based on popular historical folk myth, focuses on Emperor Ashoka's son, Kunal. Ashoka has brought in a third wife, who through her evil planning has Kunal blinded and thrown in the dungeons. The story then follows episodes in Kunal's life till he gets Ashoka's impartial justice. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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