
Suraj meets Sherry (Puja Gupta) a rich but lonely girl and falls in love with her. Monica at every stage of the bilking process tries to outsmart Suraj the battle of wits is on. Monica has no choice she succumbs to Suraj’s blackmail and Suraj foots his holiday in Kenya along with his friends. He wants an assurance from her that she will provide him a luxurious life throughout his life. Despite Monica’s offering large sums of money for the tape, Suraj refuses to part with it. He then finds out that it is an extramarital affair and that the lovers Monica(Ameesha Patel)and Ashish are rich. Suraj chances upon a couple indulging in love making on the lawns of a golf course. 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 Plot: Suraj (Neil Nitin Mukesh) a good for nothing youth, who throws his weight around his house with his violent attitude. Lyrics are penned by Sameer, Shabbir Ahmed, Manoj Yadav and Sanjay Masoom.Star Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ameesha Patel, Puja Gupta The Soundtrack of the film is composed by Himesh Reshammiya and the music is sold to T-Series. 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. The schedule lasted for more than 20 days covering the Masai Mara and a few neighbouring places. The second schedule began in January and was filmed in Kenya. The major portion of the first schedule was filmed mainly in Mumbai and a few other places in India. Principal photography started in November 2011. A special song was also shot on the lead pair to music by Himesh Reshamiya. Once Puja was on board, the film's shooting progressed swiftly. However, after differences with the director, she dropped out and the role was offered to Puja Gupta.

The film went on floors in November, with Richa Gangopadhyay playing Mukesh's love interest. In September 2011, it was announced that Neil Nitin Mukesh and Ameesha Patel were the finalized as the protagonist and antagonist.

However, Ganeshan put a rest to these rumours stating that none of the rumoured actors have been considered for his film. It was rumoured that Emraan Hashmi was approached to play the title role, while Bipasha Basu and Deepika Padukone were contenders to play a negative role. Post Kanthaswamy (2009), Susi Ganeshan announced plans to make his debut in Bollywood by remaking his own Tamil film Thiruttu Payale (2006).

Suraj ( Neil Nitin Mukesh) is a good-for-nothing youth who throws his weight around his house with his violent attitude.
