Omerta

The 2017 Indian biographical crime drama film "Omerta" explores the 1994 kidnappings of Westerners in India for which Omar was arrested and served time in prison, and the plotting of the murder of Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. It stars Rajkumar Rao as Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British terrorist of Pakistani descent, and Timothy Ryan Hickernell as Daniel Pearl. The film delves into the complexities of terrorism, state-sponsored manipulation, and the human characteristic of evil. It was directed by Hansal Mehta, who credits Rajkumar Rao with enabling him to make the film, and was released in 2018 to positive reviews from critics.