In Indian cinema, shooting begins with the muhurat shot, “the first shot (or take) of a film marking the commencement of the principal photography.” “It is preceded by a pooja (religious rites).” The word comes from the Sanskrit muhurta. “Contemporarily it means ‘auspicious moment.'”
In November 2025 the actor Chiranjeevi gave the first clap at the muhurat ceremony of Spirit, the film of Prabhas and the director Sandeep Reddy Vanga.