India, Jan. 21 -- Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has opened up about why he didn't think he needed the permission of gangster Hussain Ustara's family for his upcoming film O Romeo. Speaking during the film's trailer launch event on Wednesday, he said the film's story is based on a book whose rights he already owns.

The film, which stars Shahid Kapoor in the role of Ustara, is based on Hussain Zaidi's book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, about Hussain Ustara. "This film is from the book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, by Hussain Zaidi, and I've taken the rights of this story. I didn't think (of the permission). The germ of the idea and the characters are the same, but we've added a lot of fictional elements, which permission Hussain Zaidi sahab has taken or...