Mumbai: The controversy over Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘O Romeo’, apparently inspired by Hussain Ustara’s life, continues.
A week ago, Ustara’s daughter Sanober had sent a legal notice to the filmmakers, following the release of teaser.
Now, following the release of the film’s first song ‘Hum To Tere Hi Liye The’, Ustara’s daughter Sanober Sheikh has claimed that the makers have misinterpreted facts about her father.
She stated that Sapna didi (played by Triptii Dimri), who is seen romancing Hussain’s character (played by Shahid Kapoor) in the film, was considered to be a sister, and not girlfriend, by her father.
Speaking to News18, Sanober revealed, “The story portrayed in the film is also wrong. My father had trained Sapna didi. She was like a sister to him. She used to come to our home and to our office.”
Furthermore, while the teaser of ‘O Romeo’ suggests that the film is rooted in the underworld, Ustara’s daughter maintains that her father was a protector, and not a criminal.
“O Romeo is based on baba. The teaser states that the film is based on a true story. I want to ask them, who’s the person the film is based on. My father wasn’t a gangster. Hussain Ustara helped a lot of people. He wanted to cleanse the city and remove gangsters. He wasn’t a criminal. You won’t find any criminal record. The problem is how is image is portrayed in the film,” she claimed.
Clarifying the relationship between her father and Sapna Didi, she continued, “Sapna didi had no one. She was alone when her husband was killed. She has no children. She went everywhere asking for help – to cleanse the city off crime – but it was only my baba who helped her. Both of them worked against criminals. Unka tareeka galat tha but this also happened 28 years ago. As his family, our concern is ki unki image kharab ho rahi hai. This isn’t a matter of money. In my first notice, there’s no mention of it at all.”
Sanober is planning to send a second legal notice to the makers.
Denying accusations of threatening the ‘O Romeo’ team, she said, “They’re claiming that I’m threatening them. That’s grossly wrong. I’ll also take the legal route and deal with this matter. Kitna bura aarop laga rahe hai! How can it become threatening if I opt for a legal process? For the past three months, I’ve been in touch with them. But they’re denying everything.”
Claiming that the film’s production team has stopped communicating with her, she said, “They had only responded to our first legal notice. They haven’t reverted to the last one. But we’ll continue this legal battle. We aren’t okay with the negative portrayal of my baba in the film. We’re deeply affected. We’ve been receiving DMs and messages from people, telling me, ‘This is your baba’s story’. We’re facing a lot of problems.”
Amid the brewing legal trouble, the film is scheduled to be released on February 13.
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