Amitabh Bachchan launches ‘Yudh’ poster with Sarika in New Delhi

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan launched the dramatic poster of his first fiction TV series titled 'Yudh' on Wednesday (June 11) in New Delhi. The show is expected to go on air from July.
Amitabh Bachchan with actress Sarika and Aahana Kumra at the event in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

Amitabh Bachchan along with entire team of 'Yudh' including Anurag Kashyap, Sarika, Shoojit Sircar pose for a photograph at the event. (Source: Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

The 71-year-old star, one of the first from Bollywood to take a plunge into television by hosting popular gaming reality show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', said he wanted to explore the narrative format for a long time. (Source: Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Amitabh Bachchan, who has starred in over 180 films in a career spanning more than four decades, says he decided to be a part of the series because he understands the potential of TV. (Source: Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Big B, who will be seen playing the role of construction company co-owner Yudhishthir Sikarwar in the TV series, unveiled the poster in the presence of his co-stars Sarika and Aahana Kumra, the show’s creative director Anurag Kashyap, and creative consultant Shoojit Sircar, among others. Amitabh Bachchan with Sarika. (Source: PTI)

“I play a construction company owner. There is business rivalry and family issues along with health issues which might be terminal…how he balances is what you will get to see,” Amitabh Bchchan said at the poster launch in New Delhi. (Source: PTI)

The poster of the series, directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, presents an intense-looking Amitabh running away in a blue suit against the backdrop of skyrising buildings amidst dust. (Source: Twitter)