The makers of the upcoming Prabhas action thriller Saaho have released the first look at Jackie Shroff and Chunky Panday’s characters in the film. The two received their own individual character posters.
Jackie shared his Saaho poster, where his character Roy is seen being pensive yet suave. The tagline on the poster says, “Say yes or die.” “SAY YES OR DIE #Roy #saaho releasing on 30th Aug” Jackie wrote on his Instagram post. “He won't leave you with many choices!” claimed the official T-Series account.
Take a look at the poster.
Meanwhile, Chunky poster’s features him in a subtly sinister avatar, flanked by goons and explosions as he smokes a cigar. The tagline appropriately says, “Rise from the ashes.” “The Devil Himself😈👿🤡👹👺 #saaho releasing 30th August 2019” Chunky captioned the image.
Check it out.
Both actors seem to be making life harder for Prabhas’s protagonist, but Chunky plays an especially diabolic villain. In a new inteview, Chunky revealed that he had to stay in character as Devraj for almost a year of shooting. He revealed to Mumbai Mirror that Oscar winner Javier Barden character Raoul Silva in the James Bond flick Skyfall was a major inspiration.
“Javier Bardem, I loved him in the film though I am nowhere close to that. Javier Bardem though is my man crush,”Chunky Panday
The filmmakers had earlier released character posters for Neil Nitin Mukhesh, Arun Vijay and Lal.
Saaho features an impressive ensemble cast of Shraddha Kapoor, Mandira Bedi, Arun Vijay and Mahesh Manjrekar among others. It has been shot in three languages - Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil.
Saaho is directed by Sujeeth and will release in theatres on 30 August.
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