Karma Yudh, a new Hotstar special series, has just got a trailer and release date. Disney+ Hotstar unveiled the trailer for the upcoming Paoli Dam-led drama thriller series, which will premiere on September 30. After a fatal fire incident at the Roy Group of Industries, the Karma War sees a succession crisis within the wealthy family, which turns Kolkata. A “bloody battlefield.” The eight-episode series is directed by Ravi Adhikari, who co-produced it with his brother Kailashnath Adhikari.
The Karma Yudh trailer begins with a voiceover detailing how wealthy family relationships work, while a group of armed bandits set Roy Industries on fire. “Mathematics can teach us that 1 and 1 together stand for 11. But as far as the family is concerned, 1 and 1 translate to one,” says the unseen narrator. The Karma Wars trailer then cuts through, as the cops make their way into the dark remains of the factory. It turns out that the criminals killed all the workers before setting fire to the property, indicating that this was done with some deep malice.
The eldest son Bhishma Roy (Satish Kaushik) – who seems to be in charge of the company – begins to take some heat, as people question his relationship with Indrani Roy (Dam). An unknown investor says in the Karma Yudh trailer, “Rumor has it that there is a fight between the two Roys.”
The trailer of Karma Yudh features Indrani, who maintains a calm, well-adjusted presence in the public eye, constantly arguing with her brother-in-law in the house. “Is it really a relationship if there’s no fighting?” she asks. The trailer of Karma Yudh, which is quite vague on the plot details, hints at the ongoing power struggle within the family, now that people have lost faith in the chief Roy.
The Karma Yudh trailer then introduces the last prominent member of the Roy family – Guru Shastri (Ashutosh Rana), who is described as the illegitimate son of the late Yash Roy. It’s unclear what the trailer is trying to hint at here, as we see him planning an attack with local college students. “Now he will realize that the wind can change direction and consume him instead,” he says. Is this supposed to be a harbinger of the occurrence of fire or just a “clever” word for events to come?
Apart from the erratic editing, there are also points in the Karma Warfare trailer where the subtitles don’t match the dialogues. Notably, when Indrani’s party-loving stepson Abhimanyu (Ankit Bisht) is introduced. While the voiceover indicates that she loves him as her blood child, the subtitles indicate some anachronistic attraction.
Karma Wars premieres September 30 on Disney+ Hotstar Wherever Available. Hotstar Specials are available on Hulu in the US. All eight episodes will be available on day one, as is usually the case.
