Mumbai: The daughter of underworld figure Hussain ‘Ustara’ Shaikh on Monday sought a permanent injunction from a civil court against the release of upcoming Hindi film “O’ Romeo”, claiming the movie was an unauthorised biopic of her late father and portrays his life falsely.Sanober Shaikh has filed a civil suit against the producer of the film, Sajid Nadiadwala, its director Vishal Bhardwaj and journalist-author Hussain Zaidi before the civil court, which will hear the matter on Feb 6. The film, starring Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor in the role of Ustara, is based on Zaidi’s book “Mafia Queens of Mumbai”. The movie is slated to hit theatres on Feb 13. “The film was being produced with the intent of commercial and monetary gain and no prior consent had been obtained from the plaintiff (Sanober Shaikh),” the lawsuit, filed through advocate D V Saroj, alleged. Shaikh emphasised that the movie’s theme is entirely based on her father, who has been “portrayed as a gangster”.She “feared” the movie’s release would not only cause “irreparable injury” to her, “but also to my children, who have every right to live in peace and in a good atmosphere”. “The release of the movie containing false portrayal would have a serious implication on the plaintiffs’ family members,” the suit argued. Shaikh insisted her father contributed in preventing crimes across India, particularly in Mumbai, and helped police and intelligence sleuths in tackling criminals. Bhardwaj and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment denied her claims, asserting the film is purely a work of “fiction”.
