‘Saaho Will Make A Visual Impact'

Prabhas on what went into the film’s making, from remote controlled cars to a Jetman sequence

- Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

Telugu movie buffs who’ve observed Prabhas over the years would agree that the actor has never spoken in public as much as he has in recent weeks, travelling across the country and promoting Saaho. The admittedly shy actor had to get used to q&a sessions and all the promotional blitzkrieg.

When he sits down to talk to a small gathering of media in Hyderabad, his home-turf, he appears relaxed and breaks into Telugu now and then.

He’s often asked if he would have done a smaller film after Baahubali. He would have loved to: “I thought I’ll do a small film with a good love story, where a girl and boy walk hand in hand and we look at their stories. But (director) Sujeeth came to me with this big project. Initially me and my childhood friends (co-producers Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati) thought we’ll do the film within ₹150 crore. But it grew to ₹350 crore; we didn’t compromise on quality.”

Prabhas remembers the time when S S Rajamouli narrated the story of Baahubali. “He described that gigantic waterfall. He said it’s as tall as the sky and you won’t know where it begins and ends. At that moment I knew he was on to something big. After Baahubali, it seemed right for me to do another film that will entertain the audience across the country,” he says.