Inside Saaho trailer, we could notice that the action is happening in a desert backdrop and a skyline of skyscrapers could be seen right there. But that is not Abu Dabhi or any other cosmopolitan desert city, in case if you are thinking that the whole sequences got shot in Emirates.
For reasons unknown, Saaho team is said to have created their own futuristic city in the deserts of Abu Dabhi. Splurging almost 65+ crores, they have spent two years in the making under the leadership of production designer Sabu Cyril to create this fantastic landscape. In fact, the fictional Gotham City in Batman Series might have inspired Prabhas and his director to come up with this new city, whose name is not yet revealed. The whole setup was built in Abu Dabhi only, as the desert backdrop will make things easier.
Hiring special effects supervisor Danilo Bollettino, who is known for films like Wonder Woman (2017) and Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015), Magadheera VFX supervisor Kamal Kannan took the onus of delivering visual effects and special effects for this city, with the support of 300 digital artists in India and abroad.
Hope all these efforts will turn into a super hit on the silver screen as Saaho hits cinemas on August 30th. Directed by Sujeeth, the film features Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Jackie Shroff, Mandira Bedi and Evelyn Sharma in the leads.
