Shahid Kapoor's 'O Romeo' Faces Legal Challenge Over Alleged Unauthorized Biography

Mumbai. The film 'O Romeo', starring Shahid Kapoor and Tripti Dimri, has been dragged into a legal dispute just as it is set for release.

Sanobar Sheikh, daughter of gangster Hussain Sheikh alias 'Ustara', has filed a petition in the Mumbai Civil Court seeking a stay on the film, which is scheduled for release on February 13. The court has set the hearing for this matter on February 6.

According to Indian media outlet India Today, Sanobar claims in her petition that this film is an unauthorized biography of her late father and that he has been portrayed incorrectly. She has requested the court to arrange a 'pre-screening' of the film and to appoint an official or commissioner to watch the film and submit a report. This case has been filed against the film's producer Sajid Nadiadwala, director Vishal Bhardwaj, and the author of the related book.

Sanobar argues that while the film's trailer depicts her father as a gangster, in reality, he was a person who cooperated with the Mumbai Police and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in controlling crime. She mentioned that her father worked as a journalist in Mumbai and that due to the risk to his life, the Police Commissioner provided him with a bulletproof jacket in 1994. The petition states that the film could seriously affect her family's reputation and security.

'O Romeo' is based on S. Hussain Zaidi's famous book 'Mafia Queens of Mumbai', in which Shahid Kapoor plays the role of Ustara. Amidst the legal dispute, the producers only released a new song titled 'Ishq Ka Fever', sung by Arijit Singh, on Monday.