Saaho

Saaho is a 2019 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Sujeeth, and produced by UV Creations. Shot simultaneously made in Telugu and Hindi, Saaho stars Prabhas in the title role, and an ensemble cast of Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pandey, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Lal, Murali Sharma, Mandira Bedi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Prakash Belawadi, Tinnu Anand, Evelyn Sharma, Supreeth, Devan, and Vennela Kishore. It is the Hindi-film debut of Prabhas and the Telugu-film debut of Shraddha Kapoor. The film follows two covert operatives who are searching for a thief who has stolen (US$284 million). Soon, they realise the case is linked to the death of a prominent business tycoon and an emerging gang war for the control of a megalopolis. Principal photography for Saaho began in August 2017. Filming took place in India, the United Arab Emirates, Romania and Austria. The film's soundtrack was released by T-Series. Saaho was released in India in regular and IMAX theatres on 30 August 2019. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who praised the visual effects, cinematography and action sequences but criticised the story, screenplay, direction and length. Saaho grossed – worldwide against its budget of ₹350 crore ($50 million). The film is an above average grosser at the box office while the Hindi version was exceptionally successful. Plot Narantak Roy is a powerful, influential businessman who leads Roy Group, a corporate company and world's biggest crime syndicate that governs Waaji City, a fictional metropolitan city. When Roy visits Mumbai for a business deal, he is killed in a deliberate car crash. Devaraj, the son of Roy's friend, business partner, mentor and the former crime syndicate leader Pruthviraj, plans to declare himself the next leader of Waaji City. Ibrahim, Roy's most-trusted secretary, tells Kalki, the legal advisor of Roy Group, Roy's family has been dead for decades and that he had been hiding a secret – that he had a son named Vishwank Roy – for 25 years. Vishwank foils Devaraj's plans by succeeding his father as the city's leader. Vishwank is determined to discover the identity of his father's murderer. In Mumbai, a master thief steals (US$284 million) with ease. The culprit proves difficult to identify because he used random, unrelated people who were unaware they were assisting in a robbery, to steal the money; and a nationwide search ensues.