With each passing day, director Hansal Mehta seems to unravel many layers from his film Omertà. While we saw Rajkummar Rao playing the dreaded British-born Pakistani terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh deep in prayer in the first poster, Omertà's second poster shows a bearded and remorseless Rajkummar being taken away in a police van.
The actor shared the poster on Twitter and wrote, “Here’s the second poster of #Omerta. Releasing on 20th April. Journey of an evil mind. @mehtahansal @ShaileshRSingh @Omerta2018”
Whether this was soon after his capture by Delhi police for the kidnapping of four foreign tourists or for his ruthless killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, we will know only after watching the film. A defiant, nonchalant Rajkummar Rao can be seen almost smiling in the poster.
The posters of Omertà released gives a clear indication that the filmmaker along with his muse Rajkummar Rao is set to break new ground again. Talking about his role, Rajkummar said, “My first as an anti-hero and exhausting as an actor. To feel the hate towards another human-being without any remorse can take quite a toll. It took me a while to shed this character.”
Shot in real locations across London and India, Omertà exposes the real and present danger of Pakistan sponsored terror. Woven around some of the most bloody terror attacks in recent history including the 9/11 world trade center attacks, the Mumbai Terror Strike and the brutal beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl, Omertà is a thriller that looks into the journey of an evil mind.
Produced by Nahid Khan, Omerta releases on April 20, 2018.
