Saaho producers UV Creations have announced that actress Shraddha Kapoor will join Prabhas in the lead cast. The film is a Telugu-Tamil-Hindi trilingual directed by Sujeeth, and is billed as a high-budget, stylish action film.
Happy to announce the leading lady of Saaho, The beautiful @ShraddhaKapoor it is. Here’s welcoming her to #Saaho family. #UVCreations pic.twitter.com/mYUAHQa23a
— UV Creations (@UV_Creations) August 15, 2017
Earlier, Prabhas’ Baahubali co-star Anushka Shetty was to play the female lead, but left the team due to scheduling conflicts.
Director Sujeeth had been keen on roping in a top Bollywood actress, and the makers had reportedly approached Deepika Padukone, Parineeti Chopra and Amy Jackson. At one point, it even seemed likely that Katrina Kaif would play the role.