Saaho production concludes in Abu Dhabi

Production of Indian blockbuster Saaho wrapped in Abu Dhabi this week – marking the end of a successful shoot of a third major international movie in the Emirate this year.

The action film stars Pan-India star Prabhas alongside Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor. The pair have been shooting at locations across Abu Dhabi for 40 days – one of the longest shoots to have taken place in the Emirate – with a huge crew of 450 media professionals. The large-scale action scenes alone took 20 days to shoot.

Production on Saaho started a few weeks after two other international movies – Mission: Impossible – Fallout, starring Tom Cruise, and Race 3, starring Salman Khan – wrapped in the Emirate.

H.E. Maryam Eid AlMheiri, CEO of Media Zone Authority – Abu Dhabi and twofour54 Abu Dhabi, who visited the set to meet the cast and crew during the shoot, said: “Abu Dhabi is becoming the number one choice in the region for filmmakers from all over the world, thanks to our incredible pool of talent, diverse and unique locations, award-winning studios and backlot, and financial incentives, such as the 30% rebate on production spend. Already this year, we have had three major international productions shoot here in the space of just a few months, as well as numerous Arabic TV shows and films. It is exciting for all of us in Abu Dhabi’s thriving media industry to see such success in our Emirate, which is truly becoming the Capital for content creators.”

twofour54 provided full production services as well as the support of its Government and Travel Services department and the film is benefiting from Abu Dhabi Film Commission’s 30% rebate on production and post-production spend in the Emirate. Two interns also worked on the project as part of twofour54’s aim to ensure that attracting productions to Abu Dhabi helps to develop the Emirate’s media professionals to create a sustainable media industry.

Saaho is expected to hit cinemas in 2019.