Dressed in a simple kurta-pyjama with intense eyes as he climbs into a police van flanked by cops, Rajkumar Rao paints the perfect picture of a convicted terrorist. But the sheer fearlessness on his visage and his angelic smile, all signs of a man who has no fear of consequences, is the chilling image that will replay in your head.
From explosions, police brutality, to talks about jihad, everything about Hansal Mehta’s ‘Omerta’ trailer leaves you stunned and sends a chill down your spine. The film is based on the life of Ahmad Omar Saeed Shaikh, a British-born terrorist of Pakistani descent, who was freed in exchange for passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines plane in 1999. The trailer of the film is finally out and it is every bit as terrifying yet exhilarating.
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Hansal Mehta and Rajkummar Rao’s movie is one of their bravest attempts to date. What makes ‘Omerta’ an exceptional movie is the fact that the content is not easy to make or sell, after all, it revolves around the life of an unsympathetic man whose main goal was death and destruction.
One look at the trailer and you will totally understand what makes it so extraordinary. The trailer introduces you to a young Rajkummar who is a trainee and later becomes a full-fledged terrorist, undertaking various assignments in the name of “jihad”.
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In the beginning you hear a terrifying command being given to Rao, “Is raaste pe khatron ka saamna karne ke liye tumhe apne jazbaat pe qaabu rakhna hoga. Training ka sahi istemal karke humare jihad ko apne manzil tak le jana hoga.”
Talking about the trailer, Rao said, “Omerta is among the most researched films that I have worked on till date. We actually visited some of the places frequented by Omar in London during his transformation from an LSE graduation student to becoming this deadly terrorist. I needed to feel and touch this man’s past – to ingest him. It was not an easy journey for me to take. With Omerta and Hansal Sir, we have a combination that will probably leave you stunned. There will be this moment of shock and silence as the end credits roll,” said Rajkummar Rao at the Omerta trailer launch.”
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The trailer is so on point that it takes you into the reel world of terror. ‘Omerta’ will hit theatres on April 20 and is definitely one that we are waiting for.