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Omerta! Rajkummar Rao: I Take The Side Of Terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
Omerta actor Rajkummar Rao revealed that despite his hatred towards the motives of terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, he had to support his views, as without it, the delivery could go wrong.
Rajkummar
Rao
starrer
Omerta
released
today
on
May
4,
2018
and
has
received
positive
reviews
for
its
gripping
and
shocking
storyline
which
is
based
on
the
life
of
terrorist
Ahmed
Omar
Saeed
Sheikh
who
was
wanted
not
only
in
India,
but
also
in
the
United
States
and
the
United
Kingdom.
Rajkummar
Rao
opened
up
to
HT
about
how
he
felt
while
shooting
for
Omerta
and
revealed
that
he
had
to
take
the
side
of
the
terrorist,
as
without
that,
he
couldn't
deliver
his
lines
with
conviction.
He said, "I would take the side Omar believes in. I can't let my personal ego come in the way. If I don't have conviction in my lines then how will people react to it!" Well, he's absolutely right! No matter how evil or insane a role might be, the actor has to live and breathe the character and support the cause while shooting, as without that, the delivery might go wrong, look pale and leave the audiences unimpressed. Also, Rajkummar Rao doesn't support Omar Sheikh's motives in real life!
Rajkummar Rao Explains About The Daniel Pearl Scene
"Then there are scenes in the film where there is violence as well. There is a big scene between him and Daniel Pearl and the whole scene was improvised."
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I Felt A Lot Of Anger, Says Rajkummar Rao
"I felt a lot of anger, a lot of internal violence inside me and it's a very, very uncomfortable space."
The Actor Talked About The Violence In Omerta
"There are a lot of silences in the film and the violence doesn't always have to be physical. It could be in your looks, your silence, in how you are planning things around, because Omar Sheikh's mind is always working. He is never at rest. Once he has taken up a job, he would make sure he does it the best way possible."
I Was Very Nervous, Says Rajkummar Rao
"I was nervous of course. It was a very unfamiliar territory to me. I didn't know anything about these guys or Omar Saeed."
On The Nude Scenes In Omerta
"It doesn't come naturally. There is certain amount of nervousness that I have to do a nude scene, but I trust Hansal Mehta. With him, I know it will be aesthetically shot," said Rajkummar Rao to HT.
I Created This World, Says Director Hansal Mehta
"I created his world. There was research. I read a lot about the history of fundamentalism. It gave me an understanding of the world. But there was this responsibility that I shouldn't be glorifying and justifying any of Omar Saeed's acts. The big challenge was how do you take that research and not over-humanise it. Humanising evil is as much a human characteristic as empathy is."
