Patna, Aug. 2 -- Bollywood actor Sunny Deol expressed his wish to work in a film based on Emperor Ashoka, where he can also cast both his sons, Karan Deol and Rajveer Deol.

During the Batwara 1947 promotions in Patna, Sunny Deol highlighted the significance of Ashoka in his life as he first heard stories of this emperor from late actor-director Raj Kapoor.

However, he also highlighted that such a movie would require a high budget as it includes a depiction of India's history. Sunny Deol added that the story was compelling enough that he could even cast both of his sons in the film

"The Ashoka is very near to my heart. Rajkumar Santoshi has told me the story, and Chandraprakash Dwivedi has also narrated the story to me. But such films r...