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Plot
Suraj (Neil Nitin Mukesh) 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 Goa to Mumbai to his uncle's house. Suraj chances upon a couple indulging in love making on the lawns of a golf course. He has this act shot 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's 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 a luxurious life throughout his life.Monica has no choice; she succumbs to Suraj's blackmail and Suraj foots his holiday in Kenya along with his friends. Monica at every stage of the bilking process tries to outsmart Suraj; the battle of wits is on. Suraj meets Sherry (Puja Gupta) a rich but lonely girl and falls in love with her. Thats 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. Does Suraj join with Sherry? Does Monica free herself from the clutches of the blackmailer? Sherry gets caught as a victim in this cross-fire. Or does the husband punish Suraj? The later part of the story ends with interesting twist and turns.
Cast
- Neil Nitin Mukesh as Suraj
- Ameesha Patel as Monica
- Puja Gupta as Sherry / Raathikha
- Rajesh Shringarpure as Rahul
- Jatin Grewal as Ashish
- Susi Ganeshan as Detective Agent (Cameo)
- Ashutosh Kaushik
- Errol Marks
- Meherzan Mazda
- Vrajesh Hirjee
- Mumaith Khan
- Himesh Reshammiya in a special appearance in a song.
- Bhrigu Das as Tamil Gunda
Production
Casting
Post Kanthaswamy (2009), Susi Ganeshan announced plans to make his debut in Bollywood by remaking his own Tamil film Thiruttu Payale (2006). It was rumored that Emraan Hashmi was approached to play the title role, while Bipasha Basu and Deepika Padukone were contenders to play a negative role.[7][8] However, Susi Ganeshan put a rest to these rumours stating clearly that none of the rumoured actors have been considered for his film. Later in September 2011, it was announced that Neil Nitin Mukesh and Ameesha Patel were the finalized cast, with Mukesh playing the protagonist and Patel playing the antagonist.[9] The film went on floors in November, with Richa Gangopadhyay playing Mukesh's love interest. However, after differences with the director she dropped out and the role was offered to Puja Gupta.[10] Once Puja was on board the film's shooting progressed swiftly. A special song was also shot on the lead pair in the music of Himesh Reshamiya [11]Filming
The Principle photography was started in November 2011, major portion of the first schedule was filmed mainly in Mumbai and few other places in India.The second schedule begin in January and was been filmed in Kenya,where major portion of the film takes place.The schedule lasted for more than 20 days covering Masai Mara and few neighboring places.Critical Response
Shortcut Romeo got a very miniscule release by its producer[12] and hence opened to a low 50 lacs response on opening day and ended its 1st week with a nett domestic collections of just 2.27 crore. Avad M of Bollywood3 stated the film as a time pass thriller with unexpected twists and turns.[13] VjMoviews expressed that here was no shortcut to its climax and the movie was to be avoided.[14]Soundtrack
The Soundtrack of the film is composed by Himesh Reshammiya and the music is sold to T-Series. Lyrics are penned by Sameer, Shabbir Ahmed, Manoj Yadav and Sanjay Masoom.Shortcut Romeo | ||||
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File:Shortcut Romeo Music CD Cover.jpg | ||||
Soundtrack album by Himesh Reshammiya | ||||
Released | 29th May 2013 | |||
Genre | Film Soundtrack | |||
Label | T-Series | |||
Producer | Himesh Reshammiya | |||
Himesh Reshammiya chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "Pe Pe Pe (Coca Cola)" | Manoj Yadav | Himesh Reshammiya | 4:06 | |
2. | "Khali Salam Dua" | Shabbir Ahmed | Mohit Chauhan | 5:10 | |
3. | "Ishq Gangster" | Sameer | Himesh Reshammiya, Vineet Singh | 4:40 | |
4. | "Short Cut Romeo" | Sanjay Masoom | Ash King | 4:39 | |
5. | "Jave Saari Duniya" | sameer | Mika Singh | 3:30 | |
6. | "Short Cut Romeo (Reprise)" | Sanjay Masoom | Aman Trikha | 3:19 | |
7. | "Pe Pe Pe - Remix" | Manoj Yadav | Himesh Reshammiya | 3:50 | |
8. | "Ishq Gangster - Remix" | sameer | Himesh Reshammiya, Vineet Singh | 3:28 | |
9. | "Shortcut Romeo - Mashup" | Various | Various | 2:37 | |
Total length:
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35:22 |
References
- ^ http://www.marchedufilm.com/uploads/albums/2013/screeningschedule2013.pdf
- ^ "`Shortcut Romeo` Neil Nitin Mukesh backs Sonam Kapoor`s `Raanjhanaa`". Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- ^ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/watch-racy-trailer-of-shortcut-romeo-featuring-neil-nitin-mukesh-and-ameesha-patel/317661-8-159.html
- ^ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-director-ganesan-is-back-with-shortcut-romeo/317562-71-180.html
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-13/kolkata/39227816_1_alik-sukh-rituparna-sengupta-bengali-film-industry
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-16/news-interviews/39993362_1_manjari-susi-ganesh-shortcut-romeo-puja-gupta
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/53058.html
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-10-02/susi-ganesan-deepika-padukone-thiruttu-payale-12-02-10.html
- ^ Tuteja, Joginder (September 21, 2011). "Ameesha gets Neil as her Shortcut Romeo". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Richa Gangopadhyay had other commitments down south - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ "Pooja Gupta shoots a special song with Neil". Bollywood3. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5155
- ^ "Shortcut Romeo surprises you with its twists and turns". Bollywood3. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ http://www.vjmoviews.com/2013/06/shortcut-romeo-review.html
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