Emraan Hashmi was the first choice for Neil Nitin Mukesh's role. Bipasha Bau and Deepika Padukone were first approached for Amisha Patel's role.
The film did not have a theatrical release in British Columbia, Canada.
After poor response from the release, director cancelled further shows and releases in other platforms. In 2023, after almost 10 years, Shortcut Romeo was sold to OTT platforms including Amazon Prime Video.