Vishal Bhardwaj's action thriller O’Romeo has been having a good run in theatres worldwide. The film brings Vishal back together with his Kaminey and Haider star Shahid Kapoor. It has grossed over 67 crore at the global box office, according to industry tracker Sacnilk. Audiences and critics have been sharing mixed reviews for the film, but it has entertained some members of the film fraternity. Take Hrithik Roshan, for instance.
Earlier this Friday, the actor took to social media and shared his positive feedback for the film. “The quirkiness of O Romeo eventually wins you over. I had fun. Shahid Kapoor you do this genre BEST. Too good you are,” Hrithik wrote. “Go watch it in the theatres guys. Also that running in circles action was brilliant,” the actor added in his O’Romeo movie review.
Interestingly, Hrithik has never worked with Vishal Bhardwaj or Shahid Kapoor on a film. Shahid once mentioned in an interview with Pinkvilla that he finds Hrithik's stardom "intimidating" but would like to do a film such as Haider with him if the right script came along.
O’Romeo stars Shahid Kapoor as a contract killer who works under the protection of the Intelligence Bureau. The plot follows him as a widow (Triptii Dimri) enlists his help to avenge her husband's murder. As they embark on this dangerous mission across Mumbai and Spain, the woman finds himself falling for the killer, transforming their grim quest for vengeance into a romance.
In our review, Kartik Bhardwaj wrote, “O Romeo suffers from a splintered storyline which is having an existential crisis of its own. It doesn’t know whether it wants to be a mass-actioner, a doomed romance or a crime-drama.”
The film also stars Nana Patekar, Vikrant Massey, Avinash Tiwary, and Farida Jalal, among others.