"Though he was born in 265 BC, today Emperor Ashoka's message of Buddhist peace at the time of terrible strife and war is more relevant than ever. I want my Ashoka to reach out to the young hip-and-happening generation. It won't be a costume drama like Mughal-e-Azam .
It will be a happening epic on the lines of Hollywood's Spartacus , Braveheart and Gladiator . Technicians from all over the world are now being finalised.