Shahid Kapoor Returns With His Animal | O’ Romeo Movie 2026 Teaser Review

After Shahid Kapoor tasted the biggest success of his career with Kabir Singh, there has been a constant attempt to achieve a similar success once again. With this aim, he has been playing the same role of loud, mad, and ruthless protagonist back-to-back in his career, as seen in Bloody Daddy and Deva. As for the latest development, his upcoming film seems to have been inspired by Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal, in hopes of a blockbuster comeback with O’ Romeo, a romantic action drama whose teaser was released today. Read the O’ Romeo movie teaser review here.

Shahid Kapoor’s Comeback With an Animal Inspiration

Shahid Kapoor in the lead would have been exciting to watch, only if he had not done Deva, as both the characters carry the exact blend of brutality, seriousness, madness, abuse, and action. Additionally, the Deva teaser cut was much better than the O’ Romeo movie teaser. As for this upcoming movie of his, the execution and idea of the film as shown in the O’ Romeo teaser feel decent, besides the way too much animalification, an approach that the Indian film industry has commonly adopted. However, Shahid Kapoor has tried to be the character but seems to have gone loud and overboard instead.

Does Vishal Bhardwaj Fall Prey to the Animal Template?

In the past, Vishal Bhardwaj has helmed many raw and unapologetic gangster action dramas like Omkara and Maqbool, both of which are considered some of the finest films of their genre in Bollywood, critically, even though they were box office failures. However, he takes things up a notch and turns his raw touch for stories into something that appeals way more to the masses with the O’ Romeo film 2026. 

While it has proved unique in his filmography, one can see that he has fallen for the Animal template after movies like Marco, Baaghi 4, and Dhurandhar, which were heavily influenced by it from the outset.

This is evident from the O’ Romeo movie teaser when you see Shahid Kapoor’s character blood-soaked in his poster, shooting people, and cursing, as well as the way he laughs – all these are the traits of a protagonist written by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. To make it more evident, he has Triptii Dimri among the female leads of the movie.

Shahid Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj Combo Returns But…

As confirmed in the O’ Romeo teaser release date and its poster, the film’s official release date has been announced as 13 February 2026, just a day before Valentine’s Day. While it may or may not cater to couples, we will get a clearer idea of the same with future assets, as we cannot reach a conclusion from just its teaser. On this release date, the film will clash for namesake with Tu Yaa Main, another unique blend of romance with the survival thriller genre.

What makes O’ Romeo movie 2026 something to hype as of now is the reunion of Vishal Bhardwaj and Shahid Kapoor in this Shahid Kapoor new movie for the fourth time, after delivering classics like Kaminey and Haider. They are touted as classics on social media, while both movies were average box-office performers.

Another factor is the excellent O’ Romeo film star cast, which includes numerous talents besides Shahid, such as Nana Patekar, Avinash Tiwary, Vikrant Massey, Triptii Dimri, Disha Patani, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Farida Jalal. This has been a factor in nearly every Vishal Bhardwaj film. Additionally, what could further hype the audience up is its music, a department where director-composer Vishal Bhardwaj rarely ever disappoints. In today’s time, music plays a really important role in creating interest in the film.

After the O’ Romeo movie teaser release date, whenever the O’ Romeo video trailer releases, it will give a better sense of how well the movie can connect with the masses it’s made for and whether Vishal Bhardwaj has succeeded in doing something new for himself. The O’ Romeo teaser review has been largely positive on social media, but it is an obvious fact that social media’s hype there doesn’t always translate into box-office numbers.

Final Thoughts

Currently, O’ Romeo does not carry much hype nor much exciting material in its story, as highlighted in our O’ Romeo teaser review. As the film was announced just over 1 month before its release, they have to be more careful with their future marketing assets and cater to the film’s target audience. 

However, after the trailer releases, the movie’s fate can be considered sealed, as the duo of Shahid Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj has never been known for delivering huge box-office grossers. If the O’ Romeo trailer turns out to be good, then hopes for the film will increase a bit, and in case it does not, then it will be ignored by the audience for sure.

Stay tuned to Inside Box Office for the O’ Romeo YouTube trailer review in the future, as well as this Shahid Kapoor film’s advance booking updates and day wise box office collection.