{"id":279643,"date":"2026-02-07T22:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T22:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/279643\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T22:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T22:43:10","slug":"court-rules-in-favour-of-shahid-kapoors-o-romeo-declines-hussain-ustaras-daughters-plea-to-stall-the-films-release-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/279643\/","title":{"rendered":"Court rules in favour of Shahid Kapoor\u2019s \u2018O Romeo\u2019, declines Hussain Ustara’s daughter’s plea to stall the film’s release | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Court Vishal Bhardwaj<\/a>\u2019s upcoming film \u2018O Romeo\u2019, starring Shahid Kapoor<\/a> and Triptii Dimri in the lead, has scored a major legal win ahead of its release. A Mumbai civil court has refused to stay the film\u2019s release, rejecting interim relief sought by the daughter of late gangster Hussain Ustara, who claimed the project was based on her father\u2019s life.Sanober Shaikh, daughter of Hussain Shaikh, also known as Hussain Ustara, had alleged that the filmmakers went ahead with the project without taking consent from her or her family. She filed a civil suit against producer Sajid Nadiadwala, director Vishal Bhardwaj and author Hussain Zaidi. <\/p>\n

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In its order passed on Saturday, the court held that Sanober failed to establish a case for an injunction. Civil court judge H C Shende said that the plaintiff had earlier sought monetary compensation from the makers, making the request for an immediate stay \u201cimpermissible in the eye of law\u201d.In her plea, Sanober Shaikh claimed that the film\u2019s theme is entirely drawn from her late father\u2019s life, alleging that he has been \u201cportrayed as a gangster\u201d.The defence, however, maintained that the film is a \u201cpure work of fiction\u201d and carries clear disclaimers. Advocates Ashwin Bhalekar and Rishi Bhuta, appearing for the makers, informed the court that Sanober had sent multiple notices prior to filing the suit, demanding compensation ranging between Rs 1 crore and Rs 5 crore. They argued that this clearly showed \u201cthe grievance is purely monetary\u201d.The court also pointed out the delay in filing the suit. \u201cThe plaintiff was well aware of the proposed film much prior to filing suit, yet approached the court only when the release date was imminent,\u201d the judge observed. The court further declined the request for a pre-release screening, stating that such a move would amount to judicial censorship, which is not permissible under settled law.Sanober Shaikh\u2019s lawyer has said the verdict will now be challenged before the Bombay High Court.\u2018O Romeo\u2019 is a gangster drama, with its teaser suggesting a gritty, action-driven narrative filled with violence and romance, though the plot remains tightly under wraps. Shahid Kapoor is seen playing a gunman in the film.The project marks Vishal Bhardwaj\u2019s third collaboration with Shahid Kapoor after \u2018Kaminey\u2019 and \u2018Haider\u2019. The film also features a strong ensemble cast including Triptii Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Farida Jalal, Vikrant Massey, Nana Patekar, Tamannaah Bhatia and Disha Patani<\/a>. \u2018O Romeo\u2019 is slated for a theatrical release on February 13. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vishal Bhardwaj\u2019s upcoming film \u2018O Romeo\u2019, starring Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri in the lead, has scored a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279644,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69346,146,143862,85,46,143863,143866,143865,143864,19863,132738,78486,143861],"class_list":{"0":"post-279643","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-disha-patani","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-hussain-ustara-daughter-lawsuit","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-legal-case-against-o-romeo","14":"tag-mumbai-civil-court","15":"tag-o-romeo-release-date","16":"tag-sanober-shaikh-lawsuit","17":"tag-shahid-kapoor","18":"tag-shahid-kapoor-o-romeo","19":"tag-vishal-bhardwaj","20":"tag-vishal-bhardwaj-upcoming-film"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}