Updated On: 13 January, 2026 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Randeep Hooda, who was roped in to play the antagonist in ‘O’Romeo’, backed out of Shahid Kapoor starrer at the last minute due to personal commitments. Vishal Bhardwaj and Sajid Nadiadwala were supportive of his decision

Randeep Hooda
With the teaser of O’Romeo, filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj gave us a peek into his action thriller’s world that is populated by Shahid Kapoor, Triptii Dimri, Tamannaah Bhatia, Avinash Tiwary, Disha Patani, and Nana Patekar. But an actor was missing from the teaser — Randeep Hooda. A bit of digging revealed that though he was supposed to play the antagonist in the February 13 offering, he backed out of the film days before his scheduled shoot.
Vishal Bhardwaj