TV actor Mohit Raina, best known for his portrayal of Lord Shiva in Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev, will be seen in a merciless avatar in the historical show Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat.
Taking the rein from child artist Siddharth Nigam, who was seen as child Ashoka in the Colors show, Raina will play the title role after the story makes a 10-year leap on Monday. His character will seek vengeance against all those who have wronged him.
He will be joined by Navya actress Somya Seth who plays Ashoka’s love interest, Kaurwaki.
“I feel honoured to be a part of this show. After doing my last show [Mahadev], I was looking for something extraordinary and larger than life. Since the show started, my family has been a big fan of it, since first day,” Raina, who is returning to the small screen after almost a year, said at an event in Mumbai on Friday.
“Personally, I always wanted to play this character. Somewhere deep in my heart I was waiting for the leap to happen so I could fill in the gap. Now I feel blessed to play this part,” he added.
During the event, which took place at the set of the show, Raina along with his co-stars Seth, Ankit Arora, Kajol Shrivastav and Dakssh Ajit Singh showcased the post-leap look of the show, where Ashoka will fight against all odds to get the throne of Pataliputra.
Seth said: “I am happy that I’m playing the part of Kaurwaki. It’s something that I dreamt of ever since I was a little girl. Where my friends used to have Barbie dolls in their hands, I used to have swords in my hand. So it feels great to live my dream of becoming a princess and that too a warrior princess”.
Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, which started in February 2015, tells the story of Ashoka, an Indian emperor during the Maurya Dynasty, from his struggle as a younger child of Bindusara to his rise to power, his state of expiation after the bloodbath of Kalinga, and finally his journey towards Buddhism.
