Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor's highly anticipated film Saaho will finally hit the screens next Friday, August 30. Initially, it was supposed to come out on Independence Day alongside Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal and John Abraham's Batla House. But to avoid the box office clash, the makers decided to postpone the release. Made on a reported budget of Rs 350 crore, Saaho will mark Shraddha's debut in South cinema whereas Prabhas will make his Hindi debut with this action thriller helmed by Sujeeth. While its no news that Saaho is one of the most awaited releases of this year, the latest update on the film is that it's going to have the third widest release in India. Bad Boy Song from Saaho: Prabhas' Cool Charm and Jacqueline Fernandez's Hot Moves Make Up for a Sizzling Track (Watch Video)

Yes, you heard that right. The movie is expected to release across 6500 screens in India alone. Baahubali: The Conclusion, which starred Prabhas in the lead, also released on the same scale and in the same number of screens. It had the widest ever theatrical release in India until Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's 2.0 came out in November last year and released across 7500 screens in India.

Talking about Saaho's big release, film trade analyst Sumit Kadel took to Twitter a while back and wrote, "#Saaho House Booking is on 🔥 across India. All India screen count is expected to be around 6500 which’ll make it one of the biggest release of Indian cinema only second to #Baahubali2 . #Prabhas mania to unleash on 30th August PAN INDIA #SaahoOnAugust30." Saaho Movie Trailer: Prabhas - Shraddha Kapoor's Thriller Is High On Action And Visuals

Well, considering the massive screen count, it won't be surprising if Saaho ends up recording the biggest opening of the year, leaving behind Salman Khan's Bharat in the box office race. But will the tri-lingual film beat the opening day record of Baahubali 2? Probably not but it will be interesting to see whether it manages to hit a century on or not on day 1 itself.

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