Indian superstars Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor take over Dubai with ‘Saaho’

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00:00Can you guys explain the Prabhas phenomenon to me?

00:02I was like, what is happening when I went to the audio launch?

00:07And I saw like 1 lakh plus people or more than that

00:12went completely out of control.

00:18You're coming off with such a big movie. I'm so worried for y'all.

00:21So much money and such a beautiful looking film in terms of action.

00:25So are you guys happy with the way it's looking?

00:27Yeah, the way it came out and the grandeur and the action and the quality.

00:32We're very happy.

00:33But we're also a little stressed like what in another few hours

00:37the audience are going to say what they feel.

00:41How does it feel to be a part of such a big budget film?

00:44Absolutely, because there's so much that's gone into making this film

00:47from so many different departments.

00:49So much passion has gone into it. So much time has gone into it.

00:52So many minds and so much creativity.

00:54So many concepts, sequences and there's too much that's gone into it.

00:59So you just hope that people will get entertained

01:02and people will really want to watch the film

01:04and feel like it's a worthy experience.

01:08It's like a Hollywood extravaganza really.

01:10I feel like I'm watching Mission Impossible

01:12or something on those lines where it's larger than life.

01:14Did you feel that as well after watching it?

01:16So because we've got the world's best technicians

01:18and we want to give them something there which they've never felt before.

01:23So the producers have got a lot of money.

01:27That's a different thing. It's really well thought out.

01:29And we have the best technicians from the country.

01:32Madhu sir, Saab sir, Shrikha sir, Umar sir

01:35and the biggest technicians from Hollywood and China.

01:39So it's like, you know, we try to do something with the collective audience.

01:45It's your first, I suppose, a big budget film, am I right?

01:48It is my biggest in terms of budget.

01:51It was definitely a multi-linear film.

01:55I couldn't have asked for a better debut.

01:58I couldn't have asked for a better co-star.

02:00I couldn't have asked for a better producer team, director, everything.

02:06So I'm feeling very grateful right now

02:08even though like nervous and excited with a lot of gratitude as well.

02:11And there was a 20-minute chase sequence, I'm told,

02:15near the Burj Khalifa where you were part of it.

02:17It's not near the Burj Khalifa, it's in Abu Dhabi.

02:19In Abu Dhabi, yeah.

02:20So it's almost like 15 to 16 minutes action scene.

02:27And yeah, the most, 80% will be shot in Abu Dhabi,

02:3220%, 10%, 15% in Italy, 10%, 15% in Hyderabad.

02:38You play a RAW agent and you're playing a police officer.

02:41We know very little, a Malayali Nair girl.

02:44That was exciting because I'm a Malayali.

02:46I was like, yes, one for the Malayali team.

02:49And of course, you're playing a RAW agent who's gone rogue, I think.

02:54Is it a good idea to fall in love in the movie though?

02:57I mean, people do partners who should be working together,

03:00shouldn't they have your backs and not be on each other's backs?

03:02Yeah, that's what I told Suzy, but he won't relax.

03:08But Shraddha, what do you think?

03:10About being in love?

03:12Yeah, in office, intra-office romances.

03:15No, the thing is that love can surprise you anywhere.

03:18What can you do then?

03:19Then you have to deal with it, however you have to deal with it.

03:23In all its glory, is it?

03:24What is the best part about this movie?

03:26Is it the action part or is it romance or is it a mix of everything?

03:30What should we know?

03:32I think it's very difficult to choose like one best part

03:35because there's so much happening in the film

03:37and it's comprised of so much, you know,

03:40and so many forces really coming together.

03:42I would like to imagine that the entire experience is amazing.

03:46I think the screenplay, if it works,

03:48I think that might be one of the most exciting parts.

03:51And the way in which it's going,

03:54I think the actions and the vision and the romance

03:57is a very important part.

03:59The love, love, love stories, the most important part.

04:03So I think the screenplay, the action and the love story,

04:07it's a mixture, if everything works.

04:09He lost around eight kilos.

04:10Were you hangry?

04:11Hangry is when you're hungry and therefore angry.

04:14It's a weird place to be,

04:15but eight kilos is a lot.

04:19Yeah, I was hangry because I became vegetarian for some time

04:23because I don't know how to lose that muscle

04:25which I've given for so many years.

04:27Eating like half of the head of the animals.

04:31So me and Rana, I think...

04:34You both went on this diet together?

04:35Yeah, we both ate meat, muscle for about a year.

04:38Oh, yeah.

04:39And now?

04:40Now, yeah, we both lost weight.

04:44Is it true?

04:45I can never imagine him angry or hangry.

04:48What was he like, Shraddha?

04:51I've never seen him angry, like ever.

04:54I think that if you see he's always smiling,

04:56he's very chilled out and relaxed.

05:00I've never seen him angry, I don't think.

05:02Not at all?

05:03No.

05:04That's a good testament.

05:05You can say the same about her.

05:06Is she always charming like she is now?

05:08No, she's always giggling.

05:09That's what I was telling her going,

05:10I'm going to miss you people in my next set.

05:13I know, she's like a ray of sunshine.

05:16You are always happy.

05:17I've never seen her in a bad mood in years together.

05:20In terms of budget, I know people are very discerning now,

05:23like critics especially.

05:24First two hours if they don't get, they're brutal.

05:27There's so much is riding on you.

05:29Are you guys nervous about reading the reviews

05:30that will come out tonight in Dubai?

05:33Yeah, I'm a little nervous.

05:34But I think once the audience like it,

05:36I think no one can stop it.

05:40They should really like it.

05:43How about you?

05:45You always hope that the ones who are reviewing your film

05:49also love it because they are also an audience

05:52and also people also see the reviews

05:57and there's also word of mouth,

05:59all those things combined.

06:02I hope for the best in every way.

06:05I would say best reviews, best audience feedback,

06:09most accepted, all that.

06:11I would want that.

06:13You guys are in a very special place.

06:14You make your Bollywood debut

06:16and you make your South Indian debut.

06:17It's almost like it's untested waters for both of you.

06:20Are you worried about how your Hindi will be?

06:22Because I'm a South Indian, my Hindi sucks.

06:24You should hear me.

06:26With Nawazuddin Siddiqui, I spoke Hindi

06:28and he was like, I'll speak English.

06:32So there you go.

06:33So are you worried about the language?

06:35Because there is a balance.

06:36Yeah, because in Hyderabad we speak Hindi

06:39but still Hyderabad Hindi is a very different thing.

06:42The way, the language they use in Bollywood.

06:45Same in Telugu also.

06:47We have Telugu and a lot of Isaac language.

06:51But we use one particular language,

06:53most of it's like Gujwara.

06:54That's what they got used to.

06:56So I think in Bollywood,

06:58mostly they use UP language.

07:01And unknowingly, I have a South Indian slang.

07:03Right, yeah, that's right.

07:05Yeah, so I had a master.

07:08I got from Bombay, he helped me.

07:11So we had rehearsals and we did the thing with him.

07:15And he was on the set, so that really helped.

07:18When I came to know that it's going to be

07:20shot in Telugu and in Hindi,

07:23I was very excited.

07:24Like more than anything, I was like,

07:26how exciting, it's a multi-lingual film.

07:28I get to shoot, we shoot it in two ways.

07:31It's such a, like first you shoot a scene

07:33in either Hindi or Telugu and then the other language.

07:36And so it's shot in three languages.

07:37For me it was Telugu and Hindi.

07:40So I was like, okay, that's going to be interesting.

07:44Like for the first time ever to shoot on a film

07:47and feel like we're shooting for two films.

07:49So, and then first I was like very excited.

07:52And I was like, wait a second,

07:54this is also going to be difficult, you know.

07:58Yeah, so it was both because,

08:01and also like, I really, really wanted to

08:04put my best foot forward,

08:06and have a really good first impression

08:10and experience of, you know, speaking in Telugu

08:13and knowing my dialogues and putting that prep in it.

08:15So I tried my best and yeah, I tried to like-

08:20Was he your guide?

08:21Yes, he helped me.

08:22He helped me.

08:23This is very, very crazy.

08:25I don't think they'll remember.

08:27I would ask him like, you know,

08:28how do I say that and then tell me,

08:30and you know, he would always help.

08:31Can you guys explain the Prabhas phenomenon to me?

08:34Because I always think he's got the kind of sway

08:37and clout that I've never seen.

08:39It's like a rock star welcome he gets.

08:40And people are so excited about you.

08:42I'm telling you that that's something

08:44that is quite immense, intense.

08:48You have to break it down for me.

08:49I don't know how to explain it.

08:50I just, I couldn't.

08:52I was like, what is happening

08:55when I went to the audio launch?

08:56And I saw like one lakh plus people

09:00or more than that,

09:02went completely out of control.

09:06Meaning like so loud

09:08that we couldn't talk to someone else

09:11because they were cheering so much.

09:12So you can see the crazy amount of love that he has.

09:15I've never seen anything like that in my life.

09:18You know, I've never seen that amount of praise.

09:20And I think that-

09:21Exactly.

09:23Prabhas mania.

09:24Proper Prabhas mania.

09:27And it was really something.

09:29I was like, wow.

09:32Do you ever try to understand it?

09:34Or do you just see it?

09:35No, yeah.

09:36This is Bahubali.

09:37It's a Bahubali film.

09:40People in Hyderabad are like,

09:42they saw me after four years.

09:43So you get like...

09:46Yeah.

09:47It's a lot of time to be in any movie.

09:49Do you have any regret?

09:50Especially you as well.

09:52I think for an actor, it has to be quick.

09:54All quickies work, right?

09:55In your case, you seem to be mastering this.

09:58He'll be a sardar.

09:58I don't want to...

10:00It's happening.

10:02I don't want to, but it just happened.

10:04Because after Bahubali, it's very important film.

10:08Bahubali was very, very important.

10:10Because you know,

10:12these many movies and the budgets and that, this and that.

10:15And after Bahubali, it became very, very important for me.

10:18So for the quality, we need time.

10:21And for research, we need time.

10:22And for, you know, a lot of money was thrown away

10:27just for the research to get the people here.

10:29And you know, like 30, 40 people from Hollywood there.

10:33The producers, they were there for three months

10:36building a factory here.

10:38So many things like this happen.

10:39So for that, you need time, planning.

10:42And you don't know because there's no business

10:44before building a factory in Abu Dhabi.

10:47Yeah, yeah, that's the first.

10:47It's not easy.

10:49A lot of support we got from 4454.

10:52But yeah, but still a lot of money was thrown.

10:56And you know, a lot of the cars,

10:58we bought cars from Europe for some shots.

11:02And a lot of cars were being crashed.

11:06So the producer, he had the money to build the car

11:09and safety and things like that.

11:11And another one minute, everything is blown away.

11:13So yeah, so much of things were...

11:16Seven years of your life.

11:17Two years, I want to say, of your life?

11:19Or was it...

11:20I still did film.

11:22Okay, yes.

11:22She multitasked.

11:23So yeah, I think that...

11:26Since Aashiqui 2, I've been doing multiple films pretty much.

11:29So for me, that's not new.

11:33Like, you know, because I'm kind of used to that.

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