O Romeo lands in legal tangle

O Romeo lands in legal tangle. Shahid Kapoor is coming to entertain movie lovers with O Romeo directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. The film is releasing on 13 Feb 2026.

The film which is inspired by Hussain Ustara however landed in trouble, when his daughter Sanober Shaikh lodged a complaint against the makers alleging distortion.

She demanded Rs 2crs compensation with in week's time and said the stakes are high and asked the makers to cancel the film's release. She said “The story portrayed in the film is also wrong. My father had trained Sapna didi. She was like a sister to him. She used to come to our home and to our office.”

Sanober Shaikh continued “O Romeo is based on baba. The teaser states that the film is based on a true story. I want to ask them, who’s the person the film is based on. My father wasn’t a gangster. Hussain Ustara helped a lot of people. He wanted to cleanse the city and remove gangsters. He wasn’t a criminal. You won’t find any criminal record. The problem is how is image is portrayed in the film,"

She revealed “Sapna didi had no one. She was alone when her husband was killed. She has no children. She went everywhere asking for help – to cleanse the city off crime – but it was only my baba who helped her. Both of them worked against criminals. Unka tareeka galat tha but this also happened 28 years ago. As his family, our concern is ki unki image kharab ho rahi hai. This isn’t a matter of money. In my first notice, there’s no mention of it at all."

She alleged “They’re claiming that I’m threatening them. That’s grossly wrong. I’ll also take the legal route and deal with this matter. Kitna bura aarop laga rahe hai! How can it become threatening if I opt for a legal process? For the past three months, I’ve been in touch with them. But they’re denying everything,”

She added “They had only responded to our first legal notice. They haven’t reverted to the last one. But we’ll continue this legal battle. We aren’t okay with the negative portrayal of my baba in the film. We’re deeply affected. We’ve been receiving DMs and messages from people, telling me, ‘This is your baba’s story’. We’re facing a lot of problems.”