O Romeo trailer launch: The Shahid Kapoor starrer gets mixed reviews

Vishal Bhardwaj-directed film O Romeo has left netizens with mixed feelings.

On Wednesday, the trailer launch event for O Romeo was held in Mumbai, featuring the film’s cast and crew. The film, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Shahid Kapoor, TriptiiDimri, Farida Jalal, Nana Patekar, Vikrant Massey, AvinashTiwary, Tamannaah Bhatia, and DishaPatani, had its trailer launched today. But, netizens are left with mixed feelings after watching the trailer.

Mixed reactions from netizens after the O Romeo trailer release.

The trailer of O Romeo has received mixed feedback from audiences thus far. Expressing disappointment, one netizen compared Shahid’s film to his 2019 release, Kabir Singh, and to Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal (2023), both directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. One user reacted, “Looks like Animal meets ThukrakemerapyaarMerainteqaamdekhegi. The dialogues felt so cringe at times.” Another wrote, “Nah, Vishal B trying to copy vanga’sragebaiting but these dialogues look cheaper than animal’s. I wonder how cinephiles will react to this now.” A third person reacted, “Seems like an interesting sequel to Kabir Singh. The teaser was better. Vikrant Massey keliyepehli hi Special Apperancelikhdiyalol.” A fourth person wrote, “ngl, i felt like I watched Kabir Singh after he was done with Med school and is now a full time gunda. Sadly, not feeling this one tbh, will watch it on OTT.” One comment read, “Kabirsingh if he was illiterate.” However, there were a few positive reactions as well. One fan wrote, “Damn, looks fire. The sass, blood, Power. Hope this Improves Shahid’s Image as a bankable actor and give Vishal Bharadwaj his long overdue of being a great director.” Another comment read, “It’s iconic fire. I m really excited to watch this. I hope it turns out to be incredible.”

More about the film O Romeo.

O Romeo is a film based on the life of the gangster Hussain Ustara, played by Shahid Kapoor. He is seen as a hitman, a contract killer, who falls in love with Afsha, played by TriptiiDimri. The trailer gave audiences a good glimpse of the high-octane action that can be witnessed in theatres when it releases on February 13. But a few dialogues, such as Ustara asking Afsha to sleep with him or take her clothes off, have cringed netizens.