Besides marking Prabhas' return to the big screen since Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017), Saaho has been keenly awaited as it is touted to be the most expensive Indian film so far. Prabhas had won hearts of the audience across quarters with the humongous success of Baahubali franchise. The film become the highest-grossing Indian film of all time. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion became the first-ever Indian film to gross over Rs 10 billion, doing so in just ten days.

It's been two years, but the record set by Baahubali is yet to be broken. Speaking to PTI, Prabhas said that the record set by Baahubali films can be broken any Friday. He also said that any filmmaker with a strong storyline can set new benchmarks today.