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Omerta
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHansal Mehta
Written byMukul Dev
Hansal Mehta
Produced byNahid Khan
StarringRajkummar Rao
CinematographyAnuj Rakesh Dhawan
Edited byAditya Warrior
Music byIshaan Chhabra
Production
companies
  • Swiss Entertainment
  • Karma Features
Distributed byNH Studioz
Release dates
  • 8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) (TIFF)
  • 4 May 2018 (2018-05-04) (India)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Omerta is a 2017 Indian biographical crime drama film directed by Hansal Mehta and stars Rajkumar Rao in the role of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, British terrorist of Pakistani descent.[1][2] The film explores the 1994 kidnappings of Westerners in India for which Omar was arrested and served time in prison and the plotting of murder of Wall Street journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.[3][4] It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, the Mumbai Film Festival, Florence Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival.[5][6][7] The first trailer was released on 14 March 2018 while second trailer was released on 23 April 2018.[8] Omerta is scheduled to release on 4 May 2018.

Cast

Production

The story of Omerta was suggested to director Hansal Mehta by actor Mukul Dev in 2005, who marks his debut as a writer.[9][10] Mehta said that at the time when Dev told him the story, the internet was "really slow". So he had to buy books, material from the archives and magazines for the research.[9] He started developing the script but made Shahid (2012) with Rajkummar Rao instead, as he felt the latter was an "easier film to make".[11] He credits Rao being a reason Omerta was made. "I had to meet Rajkummar and because I met him, he became an enabler and because of him, I could make this film."[9] Initially, Hansal was thinking of casting Riz Ahmed,a British actor of Pakistani descent, as the lead actor for Omerta.[12]

Mehta stated that his intention behind making Omerta was to explore evil as a "human characteristic".[9] He further said that he wanted to leave the audience with a sense of "awe, disgust, hate, surprise" and to examine the "ramifications of these [terror] events on their lives today."[13] Mehta called the villain of the film, Omar Sheikh, the "hannibal" of terrorism who could be planning how to outwit you even while talking to you."[11]

Mehta further told that the film "exposes state-sponsored terrorism and how it manipulates young minds into believing a sordid interpretation of Jihad."[14] The film was shot in real locations across London and India, while the scenes of Afghanistan and Pakistan were recreated.[15] Mehta, along with his crew, visited some of the places that Ahmed Sheikh had visited.[15] Mehta said that the film does not shows the backstory of Sheikh and how he became a terrorist: "It is an uncomfortable film which will raise uncomfortable questions and answers that we have to compel our establishment to find".[9] Several real life footage's were purchased from different sources of the Indian Airlines flight 814 hijacking, media footage following the September 11 attacks.[16]

To prepare for the role, Rao watched several videos, documentaries and hate speeches of Sheikh repeatedly to "gather a lot of hatred and anger" inside himself.[17] He expressed that he was "disturbed" while shooting the film, because of the character he was playing and called it "easily the toughest character" he has played till date.[17][14] While filming, the November 2015 Paris attacks took place. Rao stated that he was in the character and appreciated the attacks, but soon realised that it was wrong.[18] The title of the film refers to the Italian term for a criminal code of honor that encompasses absolute non-cooperation with legal authorities.[19] Anuj Rakesh Dhawan and Aditya Warrior served as the director of photography and editor respectively.[20]

Central Board of Film Certification cleared Omerta with an 'A' certificate,[21] with only two cuts, where the censor board has asked for the national anthem to be removed from an offensive scene[22] and a scene involving full frontal nudity that was showcased to portray the mental condition of the protagonist.[23]

Reception

Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "gripping study of evil that reveals nothing".[20] Dennis Harvey called it a "slickly mounted film" but criticised the lack of motivation behind the crimes.[19]

References

  1. ^ "The simplified terror in Omerta".
  2. ^ "Omerta review: Steely, concise portrait of a terrorist". Cinestaan. 18 April 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "Omerta Movie Review: Brilliant performance trapped in a not quite brilliant film". 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Omerta first look: Hansal Mehta, Rajkummar Rao team up again for this intriguing looking film". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Toronto Film Festival 2017 Unveils Strong Slate". Deadline. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  6. ^ Jha, Subhash K. (15 March 2018). "Hansal Mehta surprised by U/A certification for Omerta". The Asian Age. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Hansal Mehta: Happy that audience appreciated hard push against terrorism in Omerta". The Indian Express. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. ^ "'Omertà' attempts to expose state-sponsored terrorism".
  9. ^ a b c d e Kameshwari, A. (16 March 2018). "Omerta raises uncomfortable questions but does not provide any answers: Hansal Mehta". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  10. ^ Parkar, Shaheen (16 March 2018). "Mukul Dev: Omar Sheikh Turned Me Into A Writer". Mid Day. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  11. ^ a b Bhattacharya, Roshmila (20 March 2018). "Omerta director Hansal Mehta: I am the outsider even after 25 years". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  12. ^ "It was this Hollywood actor who was the first choice for 'Omerta', not Rajkummar Rao!".
  13. ^ Srivastava, Shruti (14 March 2018). "Omerta Director Hansal Mehta Wants To 'Leave The Viewer With A Sense Of Disgust, Hate'". NDTV. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  14. ^ a b Srivastava, Shruti (13 March 2018). "Omerta First Look: Rajkummar Rao As An Antagonist Will Leave You Speechless". NDTV. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Omerta director Hansal Mehta: With Rajkummar Rao, no challenge seems insurmountable". The Indian Express. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Hansal Mehta: Purchased actual footage to keep Omerta as real as possible". The Indian Express. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  17. ^ a b Kameshwari, A. (14 March 2018). "Rajkummar Rao: I was very disturbed while shooting for Omerta". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  18. ^ "During Omertà filming, Rajkummar Rao had a shocking reaction to the 2015 Paris attacks". Times Now. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  19. ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (22 September 2017). "Toronto Film Review: 'Omertà'". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  20. ^ a b "'Omerta': Film Review: Mumbai 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  21. ^ "Hansal Mehta On Omerta's Censor Hurdle: Revising Committee Lopped Off Frontal Nudity".
  22. ^ "Rajkummar Rao-starrer Omerta's release date pushed to 4 May; CBFC clears film with 'A' certificate".
  23. ^ "'Omerta': Censor board demands two scenes cut from the Rajkummar Rao starrer".

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