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Genre
  
Psychological thriller

Directed by
  
Ribhu Dasgupta

Director
  
Ribhu Dasgupta

8.7/10
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Developed by
  
Mrinalini Khanna

First episode date
  
14 July 2014

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Written by
  
Story and screenplay Bijesh Jayarajan Episode Writers Bijesh Jayarajan Manu Warrier Dialogues Anukalp Goswami Bijesh Jayarajan

Creative director(s)
  
Anurag Kashyap Mohammad Suleman Quadri Rukmini Bhuyan

Starring
  
Amitabh Bachchan Sarika Ayesha Raza Pavail Gulati Aahana Kumra Mona Wasu Zakir Hussain Tigmanshu Dhulia Kay Kay Menon Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Network
  
Sony Entertainment Television

Cast
  
Amitabh Bachchan, Sarika, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Ayesha Raza, Zakir Hussain

Yudh is an Indian television psychological thriller miniseries directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, starring Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. It also stars Sarika, Zakir Hussain, Mona Wasu, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Kay Kay Menon. This show is Bachchan's debut fiction television show . Produced by Endemol India and Saraswati Creations, Yudh premiered on Sony Entertainment Television India on 14 July 2014. It was replaced by Indian idol

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Plot

Yudhisthir Sikarwar (Amitabh Bachchan) is an elite businessman who owns a conglomerate company known as the Shanti Group which consists of Shanti Constructions and Shanti Mining in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He wishes to venture into the mining industry but he is diagnosed with Huntington's disease, an incurable neuropsychological disorder, which leaves him with a few years to live.

DNA India stated the plot is copied from the American TV series Boss.

Cast

  • Amitabh Bachchan as Yudhisthir Sikarwar
  • Sarika as Gauri Shekhar
  • Ayesha Raza as Nayantara Sikarwar
  • Pavail Gulati as Rishikesh Sikarwar
  • Aahana Kumra as Taruni Sikarwar
  • Avinash Tiwari as Advocate Ajatshatru
  • Mona Wasu as Mona Shekhar
  • Zakir Hussain as Anand Upadhyay
  • Tigmanshu Dhulia as Home Minister Bharat Choudhary
  • Kay Kay Menon as Municipal Commissioner
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Sanjay Mishra
  • Anurag Kashyap as Mr. Sikarwar
  • Yusuf Hussain as Gautam Dev
  • Siddharth Chandra as Rahul Mehra
  • Himesh Choudhary as Chhotu

    • Reception

    DNA India praised the light use of background music, the casting and the unobtrusive camera work, but stated the production values were lacking for a project where each episode costs an estimated ₹3 crores stating that the sets were "tacky" and the sound quality was poor .

    Juhi Chawla expressed disappointment with Mr.Bachchan's character in the TV series and described it as "dull"

    References

    Yudh (TV series) Wikipedia
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