India 2019 170m Directed by: Sujeeth. Starring: Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Jackie Shroff, Mandira Bedi, Ajit Shidhaye, Evelyn Sharma, Mahesh Manjrekar, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Chunky Pandey, Arun Vijay, Philip Fornah, Tinnu Anand. Music by: Badshah, Tanishk Bagchi, Ghibran, Guru Randhawa.
Saaho is an action film starring Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles. Prabhas is playing gray-shaded fictitious cop role. Neil Nitin Mukesh, Evelyn Sharma and Mandira Bedi are playing other important roles.
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This movie suffered from many problems, but the biggest problem was the multiple parallel stories that the movie tried to balance. Trying to combine the stories of a police department, crime syndicate, lone wolf, and romantic interest into a single 3-hour movie created a passable first act and confusing second act. Had the movie stripped the romantic interest and perspective from the police department and just kept the story to a battle between a lone wolf and a crime syndicate, the movie would have been stellar. Instead, it led to a mess of underdeveloped major characters and plot twists that were loosely tied up together at the end. Also, the movie suffered from the generic trope that many action high-budget Bollywood movies suffer from: having to tie the story of a romantic interest with multiple dance montages in random backgrounds.
In addition, the CGI in the movie was subpar. Most of the animals were clearly artificial. Also, most of the action scenes were too one-dimensional and straightforward. Some of the villain's goons had interesting weapons that could have been used better than just swinging it around like a baseball bat.
However, there are a few positives to the movie. The musical score was slightly above average with songs appealing to the modern audience. Prabhash's acting was stellar for the role he had to play. The action scenes, although one-dimensional, were fun to watch. Had the movie focused on revolving these elements around a coherent story, the movie would have been more than a 410.
Review by Geox123321 from the Internet Movie Database.