Saaho (transl. May victory be yours) is a 2019 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Sujeeth. It was produced by Vamsi Krishna Reddy, Pramod Uppalapati and Bhushan Kumar under their respective banners of UV Creations and T-Series.[7][8][9] Filmed simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu,with a dubbed version in Malayalam it stars Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor, marking the former's Hindi debut and the latter's debut in south Indian cinema.[10][11][12][13] The film follows an expansive criminal syndicate engulfed in a power struggle following the death of their leader all the while intelligence agencies use this to their advantage to take them down once and for all.

Saaho

Theatrical release poster

Directed by

Sujeeth

Produced by

Vamsi Krishna Reddy

Pramod Uppalapati

Bhushan Kumar

Written by

Sujeeth

(story, screenplay, and Telugu dialogue)

K. G. R. Ashok

(Tamil dialogue)

Abbas Dalal

Hussain Dalal

(Hindi dialogue)

Starring

Prabhas

Shraddha Kapoor

Music by

Songs:

Tanishk Bagchi

Guru Randhawa

Badshah

Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy

Score:

Ghibran[1]

Cinematography

R. Madhi

Edited by

A. Sreekar Prasad

Production

company

UV Creations

T-Series

Distributed by

AA Films (India)

Yash Raj Films

Phars Film (International)[2]

Release date

30 August 2019[3]

Running time

170 minutes[4]

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Tamil

Telugu

Budget

₹350 crore[5]

Box office

est. ₹370 crore[6]

Principal photography for Saaho began in August 2017. Filming took place in India, United Arab Emirates, Romania and Austria, and was undertaken with IMAX cameras.[14] Produced on a budget of ₹350 crore, it is one among the most expensive Indian films. The film's soundtrack was composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Guru Randhawa, Badshah, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and Ghibran, and released under the banner T-Series.

Saaho was theatrically released in India in theatres and IMAX on 30 August 2019.[15]