Vishal Bhardwaj never takes the easy road. For the grand finale of his new action-thriller, O Romeo, you’d think he’d just pack up and shoot in Spain. But no, he brought Spain to Mumbai instead. He built an entire Spanish world inside a studio, right in the heart of the city. That gave him total freedom: he could play with the lights, choreograph stunts, tweak every little detail of the set. Shahid Kapoor and Avinash Tiwary went head-to-head in the middle of this handcrafted “Spain,” and the whole thing wrapped up at a Borivali studio just last week. The shoot kicked off way back in January.

Most of the action, the wild stunts, the up-close shots, happened on this custom-built set. The wide, sweeping views? Those, they actually grabbed on location abroad, but the meat of it all happened at home. One person from the crew said, “Bhardwaj-sir wanted the finale to feel explosive.” So, instead of chasing after perfect backgrounds in far-off places, he built his own.

Tiwary, playing the villain against Shahid’s lead, got thrown into the deep end: he trained hard for the role, diving into fight choreography, wire work, and even some controlled explosions. Both actors put in a few solid days of rehearsal just to nail the rhythm of the duel. The stunt team watched them work it out, step by step.

This isn’t the first rodeo for Bhardwaj and Kapoor. It’s their fourth time working together after Kaminey, Haider, and Rangoon. Each film had its own unique flavor, but people in the industry think O Romeo takes Bhardwaj back to his love for big, bold drama, this time with a global twist.

Nobody’s spilling the full story yet. But building the climax in a studio instead of chasing foreign landscapes says a lot about the film’s ambition and Bhardwaj’s obsession with getting the world of his story just right. Now that filming’s done, everyone’s buzzing to see what kind of cinematic universe he and his team have cooked up.

Keep an eye out, O Romeo is gearing up to make its grand entrance soon.