Hansal Mehta purchased original videos of Omar Saeed Sheikh for adding realism to 'Omerta'
| Mar 20, 2018, 12:47 IST
Recently it was announced that Rajkummar Rao was to star in Hansal Mehta's upcoming film 'Omerta'. The film is based on the life of one of the most infamous terrorists, Omar Saeed Sheikh. The British-Pakistani terrorist is known for heinous crimes such as the 9/11 attacks. Now, there are reports that Hansal spent a whopping amount to gather original footage of the terrorist. He also procured archival footage of various terrorist attacks that led Sheikh to take up the cause of jihad. "The film covers various crucial events from world history. I had to buy these videos from France, UK, Bosnia and local news agencies. They were bought in bits and pieces through the years," Hansal said.
Although the director refused to comment on the figure spent, sources estimate that the amount is somewhere between 10-15 crores. The film traces Sheikh plotting the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl as well as touches on the topics of the Kandahar hijack and the 9/11 attacks. "Details about these attacks are not available on public domain as they are sensitive information. In case of Kandahar, some footage of statements made by important politicians had to be found. We had to buy the footage from European news agencies," Hansal concluded. Stay tuned for more updates.
Although the director refused to comment on the figure spent, sources estimate that the amount is somewhere between 10-15 crores. The film traces Sheikh plotting the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl as well as touches on the topics of the Kandahar hijack and the 9/11 attacks. "Details about these attacks are not available on public domain as they are sensitive information. In case of Kandahar, some footage of statements made by important politicians had to be found. We had to buy the footage from European news agencies," Hansal concluded. Stay tuned for more updates.