Check out the first gritty and intense poster of Aishwarya's Sarbjit

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and BJP President Amit Shah along with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched the first official poster of 'Sarbjit' in New Delhi.

The first poster of the movie features an aged Aishwarya, who is seen wearing a simple salwar kameez and spectacles.

Directed by Omung Kumar, the movie is based on Indian convict Sarbjit Singh, who died following an assault by fellow prisoners at a Pakistani jail.

The event, which was held at the residence of BJP president was also attended by the producers of the film, Vashu Bhagnani, Bhushan Kumar and Sandeep Singh, along with actress Richa Chadha and actor Darshan Kumar.

Aishwarya plays Sarbjit's sister Dalbir Kaur while Randeep Hooda will be seen in the titular role.

Aishwarya, who was last seen in 2015's 'Jazbaa', thanked the makers for giving her the chance to portray such a strong character.

"It is a subject which we are all very familiar with. And we, as a team, were very keen to share the story with those who don't know about it in detail. It's very important for us, as a nation, to understand, respect and recognise the struggle. I would like to say thank you for giving me this opportunity to play the part of a lady I immensely respect. It's an absolute honour," she said.

Omung, who won the national award for his film 'Mary Kom', starring Priyanka Chopra, said that the purpose of launching the poster on the political stage was to convey that the movie is on a serious subject which needs to be treated in the same manner.

"It is a political story. We wanted to create awareness about the film in a different way. It is a serious story and means serious business. That is the reason why we chose to get the first official poster launched by Amit Shah ji and Gadkari ji," said Omung.