It
is the day of O’ Romeo’s release. Under Vishal Bhardwaj’s direction, Shahid Kapoor transforms into Ustara and Triptii Dimri becomes Afshan. It is a gangster drama, reportedly based on Hussain Ustara and Sapna Didi. Before the world watches the film in theatres from today, the makers hosted a special screening for the industry insiders. Shahid’s wife, Mira Rajput Kapoor, accompanied her ‘Romeo’ for the star-studded premiere at a suburban theatre in Mumbai on Thursday. Wearing a white T-shirt with ‘Juliet’ printed on it, she gave O' Romeo a stamp of approval.
Mira Rajput reviews O' Romeo
Sharing a picture of
Shahid, Triptii and Vishal on Instagram Story, Mira praised the director for being ‘a genius of finesse’. Appreciating the film’s ability to hold attention, she said catching his tropes is like ‘playing a thrilling game’. Mira was impressed with
Triptii’s performance as Afshan, who is a ‘woman of power’. She further lauded Nana Patekar and Tamannaah Bhatia’s performances before calling the film her Romeo’s ‘best yet’.
Mira Rajput shares pictures with Shahid Kapoor
In addition, Mira posted a couple of pictures from
O’ Romeo’s premiere on Instagram. Dedicating it to her husband Shahid, she called him the one who is relentless and hailed his talent as ‘beyond belief’. Gushing over his ability to express a thousand words through the eyes, Mira showered love in abundance on ‘destiny’s child’. After watching
O’ Romeo, Mira said she is proud of what Shahid has done in the film.
Vishal Bhardwaj's note on O' Romeo's release eve
On the eve of
O’ Romeo’s release, Vishal penned an elaborate note on Instagram. Surrendering the film to the audience, he looked back at his body of work and noticed the recurring theme of revenge. The filmmaker also felt that the gangster drama made him realise the capacity he holds for love and for violence together. “At sixty, I am only now beginning to understand it,” a part of his note read. Through his protagonist in O'Romeo, Bhardwaj gets to ‘slash throats, split skulls, and blow the brains of the monsters’ that he cannot confront in real life.
He further added that violence in the film is cut by an intense force of love that was born from a lifetime of encounters with beautiful, sensitive souls who have shaped him. It is an emotion that pulled him out of ‘the pool of blood’. Expressing his love for stories about complex humans, who are torn between ‘two extreme emotions’, Vishal revealed what
O’ Romeo means to him. He ended the note with Dr Basheer Badr’s words.
About O' Romeo
O’ Romeo is Ustara and Afshan’s love story set amid gang wars. Apart from Shahid and Triptii, the film stars Nana Patekar, Farida Jalal, Avinash Tiwary, Tamannaah Bhatia, Disha Patani and Vikrant Massey.
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