India, Aug. 12 -- Actor Amitabh Bachchan will host decorated officers from the Indian Armed Forces in the Independence Day special episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) season 17.

In a promo release of the show, Bachchan welcomed Colonel Sofiya Qureshi of the Indian Army, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh of the Indian Air Force and Commander Prerna Deosthalee of the Indian Navy. The Sony TV show is expected to see the officers narrating key moments from India's high-risk counterterror mission, Operation Sindoor.

"Pakistan had been carrying out such acts repeatedly. A response was necessary, and that's why Operation Sindoor was planned (Pakistan yeh karta chala araha hai. Toh jawab dena banta tha sir. Isiliye Operation Sindoor ko plan kiya ...