Hrithik Roshan PRAISES Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘O’Romeo’, APPLAUDS Shahid Kapoor’s performance

Hrithik Roshan is deeply impressed by Vishal Bhardwaj’s gangster drama ‘O’Romeo’, featuring Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri. The actor recently watched the film and shared that he enjoyed it a lot. He also praised Shahid for his outstanding performance, saying that he truly stands out in this kind of role.

Hrithik Roshan shares his review on X

The actor recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his reaction after watching Bhardwaj’s ‘O’Romeo’. The actor was clearly entertained by the film’s quirky style and praised Shahid for his performance. Expressing his thoughts, Hrithik wrote, “The quirkiness of #ORomeo eventually wins you over. I had fun. @shahidkapoor you do this genre BEST. Too good you are. Go watch it in the theatres guys. Also that running in circles action was brilliant".

‘O’Romeo’s cast and crew

‘O’Romeo’, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, arrived in cinemas on February 13. The actor takes on the role of Ustara, with Triptii Dimri starring opposite him as Afshan. The movie features an impressive line-up of actors, including Disha Patani, Vikrant Massey, Farida Jalal, Hussain Dalal, Nana Patekar, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Avinash Tiwary in important roles. ‘O’Romeo’ marks the fourth time Shahid and Vishal have worked together after hits like ‘Kaminey’, ‘Haider’, and ‘Rangoon’.

The story behind ‘O’Romeo’

Interestingly, the story is based on a chapter from Hussain Zaidi’s popular book Mafia Queens of Mumbai. Set in Mumbai’s dark and gritty underworld, ‘O’Romeo’ tells the story of Ustara, a feared gangster whose life takes a turn when he falls for Afsha.

Vishal Bhardwaj’s on success of ‘O’Romeo’

During an interview with PTI, Vishal described ‘O’Romeo’ as one of his most successful works. He said, “This is going to be one of my most successful films. I need to say this to break the hearts of critics who panned the film. No matter what they felt, this is going to be the most successful film of my life. I am so proud of this film. I am not ashamed of it at all. I am so happy. I am so proud of the violence-and-love story I’ve created".

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