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.

[3][4] 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 Journal journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.

[16] 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.

"[18] Mehta further told that the film "exposes state-sponsored terrorism and how it manipulates young minds into believing a sordid interpretation of Jihad.

"[21] The film was shot in real locations across London and Punjab, Old Delhi,[22] parts of Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in India,[23] while the scenes of Afghanistan and Pakistan were recreated.

[25] 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.

[27] The title of the film refers to the Italian term for a criminal code of honor that encompasses absolute non-cooperation with legal authorities.

[38] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV stated Rajkumar Rao performance as pitch- perfect in this riveting thriller and gave it 3.5 stars.

[51][52] Director Hansal Mehta said that film's poor collections were due to bad show timings after the success of Avengers: Infinity War in India.

[54][55] On 26 April 2018, Supreme Court of India passed a judgement, demanding director Hansal Mehta to deposit Omerta's earnings in separate bank account to pay up dues of Adarsh Telemedia — a film production house financed by Amit Agarwal, Kolkata-based businessman.