Shahid Kapoor’s O Romeo faces legal battle: Hussain Ustara’s daughter asks for ₹2 crore, says story is wrong

Sanober Sheikh, however, tells a very different story. Speaking to News18, she 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, a core part of the dispute lies in how the film categorises its protagonists. While the O Romeo teaser suggests a story rooted in the underworld, Sanober maintains that her father was a protector, 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 remarked.

She further clarified the relationship between her father and Sapna Didi, emphasising a bond of mentorship and sibling-like care rather than the romance hinted at in the film: “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.