Review: Shahid Kapoor’s O’ Romeo – Mediocre romantic action drama

Movie Name : O Romeo
Release Date : Feb 13, 2026
123telugu.com Rating : 2.5/5
Starring : Shahid Kapoor,Triptii Dimri ,Avinash Tiwary,Farida Jalal ,⁠Tamannaah Bhatia ,Disha Patani.etc..
Director : Vishal Bhardwaj
Producer : Sajid Nadiadwala
Music Director : Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cinematographer : Ben Bernhard, BVK
Editor :  Praveen Prabhakar
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A crazy combination in Bollywood, Shahid Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj have now come together with a film titled O’ Romeo. This romantic action thriller created decent expectations among the audience and was released in theatres today. Triptii Dimri played the female lead. Let’s see how much the film impresses.
Story:
Set in Mumbai in 1995, the story follows Ustar (Shahid Kapoor), a contract killer. He works for Police Inspector Khan (Nana Patekar) and takes money from him to eliminate criminals. One day, Afshan (Triptii Dimri) approaches Ustar and asks him to eliminate four people who killed her husband. She says Jalal (Avinash Tiwary) played a key role in her husband’s murder. However, Ustar refuses to kill Jalal and sends her away. What happens next? Why does Afshan end up staying with Ustar? Does he fall in love with her? What happens in the end? The film has the answers.
Plus Points:
Shahid Kapoor delivers a good performance in this Vishal Bhardwaj’s directorial. The actor looks impressive as a stylish gangster, and his action sequences are well designed. Triptii Dimri does justice to her role and performs convincingly as a woman seeking revenge.
Some scenes between Shahid and Triptii work well, and their dialogues are neatly written. The theatre action scene at the beginning is stylishly shot. Shahid also portrays the pain in love effectively. A few twists in the film are interesting, especially the one related to Triptii’s character. The scenes where the protagonist goes to extremes for his loved one are impressive. The climax action episode is well designed.
Minus Points:
The film is a blend of gangster, action, and romance elements, which leaves the viewers confused about the genre. Some dialogues meant to make the hero look powerful don’t work well. Though the making is good, the core plot is routine.
A few illogical scenes weaken the narrative. The first half feels slow and may also test the patience levels. Apart from the action, the narration feels flat. The track between the lead pair becomes boring at times. Though there are many actors, their roles don’t get enough importance. Especially, Tamannaah’s role doesn’t leave an impact, and a cameo in the flashback also feels wasted.
While the action scenes are stylish, their placement isn’t always effective. The hero-villain face-off could have been better. The songs aren’t very impactful.
Technical Aspects:
As a director, Vishal Bhardwaj seems to have put in a lot of effort. However, since the core story is simple, he tries to move it forward by adding action and romance. The screenplay could have been much better.
Ben Bernard’s cinematography is okay. The songs are average, but the background score works well. Arif Sheikh’s editing could have been sharper, as several scenes needed trimming. Production values are good.
Verdict:
On the whole, O’ Romeo is a mediocre romantic action thriller that doesn’t impress entirely. Shahid Kapoor’s performance and the stylish action blocks are its biggest strengths. However, weak writing, slow pacing, and unimpressive music hold the film back, and hence it ends up being a below-par watch.
123telugu.com Rating: 2.5/5
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