O'Romeo: Hussain Ustara's Daughter 'Deeply Affected' By Shahid Kapoor Film - My Father Wasn't A Gangster

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Kapoor's O'Romeo landed in controversy after the film's official teaser was released online. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the crime thriller is set to release in theatres on February 13, 2026. A few days ago, Hussain Ustara's daughter, Sanober Sheikh, sent a legal notice to the makers of Shahid's film. And now, in a media interview, Sanober has stated that her father wasn't neither a gangster nor a criminal. She added that her father helped a lot of people. Apart from that, Sanober shared that she will continue the legal battle against O'Romeo makers.

Hussain Ustara's daughter on O'Romeo, her father

In an interview with News18, Hussain's daughter Sanober claimed thatO'Romeo is based on her father. "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," she said. Sanober further mentioned, "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."

Apart from that, she discussed her legal battle against the makers of O'Romeo. Sanober revealed that the makers have claimed that she is threatening them. Denying the same, she shared that she would take a legal route and deal with the matter. Continuing the conversation, Hussain's daughter mentioned that the makers only responded to her 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," added Sanober.

More about O'Romeo

Directed by Vishal, O'Romeo stars Shahid and Triptii Dimri in lead roles. Besides them, the star cast includes Vikrant Massey, Nana Patekar, Farida Jalal, Tamannaah Bhatia, and others.