A recounting of the story of infamous British-born terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who kidnapped and murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002.A recounting of the story of infamous British-born terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who kidnapped and murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002.A recounting of the story of infamous British-born terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who kidnapped and murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002.
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Omertà is a gripping and intense biographical crime drama about Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a cold-blooded, blood-thirsty madman British-Pakistani terrorist responsible for kidnappings, financing 9/11 and the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. He was caught and arrested in India for kidnapping foreign tourists and was put behind bars. However, was later released in an exchange for the hostages on a hijacked Air India flight taken to Kandahar in 1999.
Rajkummar Rao delivers a commanding performance as Omar. He portrays the chilling brutality which is quite unsettling and complexity of the character to the perfection and with ease. Convincing performances by supporting cast esp. Timothy Ryan Hickernell as Daniel Pearl. Well-crafted and masterfully directed story of a radicalized young man who becomes a hardened cold-blooded murderer. Crisp editing and well-fitted original score. Film is taut.
Omertà is a code of silence about criminal activity. It is an oath to not to give any evidence against a mafia to authorities.
A great watch.
Rajkummar Rao delivers a commanding performance as Omar. He portrays the chilling brutality which is quite unsettling and complexity of the character to the perfection and with ease. Convincing performances by supporting cast esp. Timothy Ryan Hickernell as Daniel Pearl. Well-crafted and masterfully directed story of a radicalized young man who becomes a hardened cold-blooded murderer. Crisp editing and well-fitted original score. Film is taut.
Omertà is a code of silence about criminal activity. It is an oath to not to give any evidence against a mafia to authorities.
A great watch.
When there is Hansal Mehta on Director's Chair and Rajkumar Rao is in lead role, then what more do you want other than watch it. This is fully a Rajkumar Rao Show. Rao completely transformed himself into Omar Saeed Sheikh.
Technical Departments should also be praised as well. It's editing, lightening and of course BGM, there's some scenes where only BGM and Rao's expression does it all.
WATCH THIS FOR EXCEPTIONAL RAJKUMAR.
Available on Zee5.
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Technical Departments should also be praised as well. It's editing, lightening and of course BGM, there's some scenes where only BGM and Rao's expression does it all.
WATCH THIS FOR EXCEPTIONAL RAJKUMAR.
Available on Zee5.
© MandalBros.
Love to see Bollywood's standard is increasing by making such top level movies with pure acting and amazing direction.
Rajkumar is definitely an A level performer.
The entire movie, it's environment and impact is equally appreciable.
It shows light on the terrorism and brain washed intelligent terrorist.
Music, direction and scenes are intense. The movie is a full package.
I can say it's an Oscar level one.
Omerta as the meaning goes deal with mafia and their tactics.The movie is an intelligent blend of real life facts portrayed with great acting performance by Rajkumar Rao which surely puts him ahead of various A-list actors.The movie has a limited runtime of 1 hour 30 minutes but covers almost every dark aspect of the life of protagonist character.Certain scenes from the movie feel so real that they give you chills all over.But the X-factor here is the amazing direction which makes the movie an easy affair for every set of audience despite the confusing & dark theme.You certainly can't expect a positive message or a happy ending from such movies instead they are made for one purpose,to entertain and put light over the facts we mostly are unaware of.You can argue about the negative aspects of such cinema but you can't overlook the unmatched performances put in by everyone involved.The editing of the movie makes it stand apart from the normal bollywood movie league.From the point it began till it ends,you doesn't lose the connection with the characters.The boldness of the story and audacity to reflect the real image of the world force you to give it a thumbs up without any complains.The strong background score provide a certain pace to the movie and the music grips you with shades of foreign languages.
Well if you have a neck for meaningful cinema this is the best you can choose from the limited options.
Well if you have a neck for meaningful cinema this is the best you can choose from the limited options.
Rajkummar Rao breathes into the character of Omar Saeed Sheikh and the best part about it is that it looks like the combination of two movies namely 'A Mighty Heart' and the director Hansal Mehta's very-own 'Shahid' which featured Rajkummar Rao himself. The plot keeps you hooked and there is an unpredictable pace during the Daniel Pearl kidnapping which kept me hooked and petrified. This movie is must watch for those who are bored of masala-potboilers and overrated movies.
Did you know
- TriviaIn an interview Rajkummar Rao said that this movie is Hansal Mehta's and his biggest and most important project.
- GoofsIn one scene the main character is drawing points on a map and beside the map, there is a book "The Believer: How an Introvert with a Passion for Religion and Soccer Became Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Leader of the Islamic State" was shown. The book was actually published in 2015 but the film's story is set in the early 90s.
- Alternate versionsIn India, the film was cleared with an A certificate, after a sequence showing Omar Sheikh urinating in prison while the Indian national anthem plays outside, was edited. The national anthem was replaced with a routine background music. Also, his violent sex scene with a woman before embarking on an operation was chopped off.
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- 1h 38m(98 min)
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