What it took Rajkummar Rao to get into Omar Saeed Sheikh’s mind in Omerta

Rajkummar Rao, one of the most versatile Bollywood actors, is ready to enact dreaded terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh onscreen in director Hansal Mehta’s Omerta. In a freewheeling chat with the Hindustan Times, Rajkummar and Hansal explain how difficult it was to portray a man involved in gruesome acts with honesty. Omar Saeed Sheikh was the main hand behind a number of kidnappings including that of American journalist Daniel Pearl.