''Shortcut Romeo'' is an Indian

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film directed and produced by Susi Ganeshan, under the banner of Susi Ganesh Productions. It is the

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remake of the director's own

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film '' Thiruttu Payale'' (2006), starring

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in the title role with

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as his love interest, and Ameesha Patel in a negative character. The theatrical trailer of ''Shortcut Romeo'' was unveiled on 25 January 2013. The film was screened at

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on 22 May 2013. It released on 21 June 2013 to a largely mixed critical reception.

Plot

Suraj (

) is a good-for-nothing youth who throws his weight around his house with his violent attitude. One day, in a fit of rage, he injures his younger brother, following which he is sent off from

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to his uncle's house. Suraj chances upon Monica. She is the wife of a rich man and comes to learn golf, but her coach becomes interested on her and they make love in a golf park. He records this act on a video camera. He then finds out that it is an extramarital affair and that the lovers, Monica ( Ameesha Patel) and Ashish, are rich. Despite Monica offering large sums of money for the tape, Suraj refuses to part with it. His demand is much greater. He wants an assurance from her that she will provide him with a luxurious life. Monica has no choice; she succumbs to Suraj's blackmail and Suraj foots his holiday in Kenya along with his friends. Monica tries to outsmart Suraj at every stage. Suraj meets Sherry (

) a rich but lonely girl and falls in love with her. That's when he begins to realize that there are things more important than money in life. The cat and mouse game between Monica and Suraj, and the way one alternately checkmates the other in every round goes on till Rahul, Monica's husband, hires a private detective. Sherry gets caught in this cross-fire. The later part of the story ends with an interesting twist and turns.

Cast

as Suraj * Ameesha Patel as Monica * Yogender Kumar as Suraj's Best Friend *

as Sherry / Raathikha * Rajesh Shringarpure as Rahul * Jatin Grewal as Ashish * Susi Ganeshan as Detective Agent (Cameo) * Errol Marks * Meherzan Mazda *

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* Mumaith Khan *

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in a special appearance in a song. *

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as a Police inspector * Ashutosh Kaushik

Production

Casting

Post ''

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'' (2009), Susi Ganeshan announced plans to make his debut in

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by remaking his own

film '' Thiruttu Payale'' (2006). It was rumoured that Emraan Hashmi was approached to play the title role, while

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and

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were contenders to play a negative role. However, Ganeshan put a rest to these rumours stating that none of the rumoured actors have been considered for his film. In September 2011, it was announced that

and Ameesha Patel were the finalized as the protagonist and antagonist. The film went on floors in November, with

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playing Mukesh's love interest. However, after differences with the director, she dropped out and the role was offered to

. Once Puja was on board, the film's shooting progressed swiftly. A special song was also shot on the lead pair to music by Himesh Reshamiya.

Filming

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started in November 2011. The major portion of the first schedule was filmed mainly in

and a few other places in India. The second schedule began in January and was filmed in Kenya. The schedule lasted for more than 20 days covering the

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and a few neighbouring places.

Critical response

Shortcut Romeo got a very minuscule released by its producer and hence opened to a low 5 million response on opening day and ended its 1st week with a nett domestic collections of just 22.7 million.

Soundtrack

The Soundtrack of the film is composed by

and the music is sold to T-Series. Lyrics are penned by Sameer, Shabbir Ahmed, Manoj Yadav and Sanjay Masoom.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2013 crime thriller films 2010s chase films Hindi remakes of Tamil films 2010s Hindi-language films Indian crime thriller films Films shot in Kenya 2013 films Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya Films about stalking Indian chase films Films directed by Susi Ganeshan