New Delhi: As soon as O’Romeo hit the theatres, filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj shared an emotional note on Instagram, expressing pride in the film even before the critics and box office announced their verdict. Several members of the film industry came out in support of the director, including Sutapa Sikdar, wife of late actor Irrfan Khan and Bhardwaj’s close friend.
Commenting on Vishal Bhardwaj’s post, Sutapa Sikdar revealed that O’Romeo’s original name was Sapna Didi and it was once offered to Irrfan Khan.
He wrote, “Congratulations to you! You had this dream long ago, its name was Sapna Didi. Your dream came true and you became a dreaming Romeo. Salute to you and dream of ending oppression in the world! Best wishes! @vishalrbhardwaj @rekha_bhardwaj. @irrfan is sending you best wishes from heaven.
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Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj wrote an emotional note about O’Romo just a day before the film’s release. He expressed immense pride in the project on Instagram.
In a long note, Bhardwaj extended special congratulations to his entire team, calling him “real heroes”.
“O’ Romeo – Before the critics speak and the box office announces its verdict, I feel compelled to share how proud I am of this film. Before the praise or criticism comes, let me thank all my HODs from the deepest part of me, who gave much more than was asked of them – their vision, their honesty, their sweat, their blood and their unconditional commitment to my vision.
My real heroes: Mustafa Stationwala, Faramarz Wankadia, Ben Bernhard, Meghdeep Bose, Arif Shaikh, Maxima Basu, Dani del Rosario, Vikram Dahiya, Ankur Choudhary, Yash Darji, Shantanu Yenemadi, Krutika Jain, Mukesh Chhabra, Makarand Surte, Justin Jose, Sameer Zaidi, Constantin Minich, Saurabh Goswami and ‘Anal’ Arasu.
Also, my dearest collaborator, Abhay Dutt Sharma – who shared my love, pain, frustration and my reasonable and unreasonable desires – and my creative producer, Preeti Shahani. I won’t make another film without him,” he wrote.
He talked about humanity’s “immense capacity” for both love and violence and said:
“Looking at the body of my work, I see a recurring theme I didn’t even know existed: revenge. And at sixty, I’m only now beginning to understand it. There is so much hatred, violence, and injustice in society, and I often feel powerless against it. It wounds me deeply.”
Bhardwaj further describes how O’Romeo channels this “repressed pain” through an equally intense force – violence against love.
He said, “I love this species called humans, which is always caught between two extremes of emotion. O’Romeo is the expression of these poles.”
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The action drama also stars Nana Patekar, Vikrant Massey and Avinash Tiwari in lead roles.
The film has completed its censor formalities and has received an ‘A’ (Adults Only) certificate from the **Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). According to trade tracking site Sacknilk, the Vishal Bhardwaj-directed film has a theatrical run time of 2 hours and 58 minutes.