
A dramatization of the complex and dangerous life of Omar Sheikh. A convicted terrorist who many believe had financial connections to 9/11, Sheikh is widely known as the man responsible forthe 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
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Making of an evil that is tightly written and realistic thriller throughout. Whatever is shown is very tightly written but at the same time whatever they have not shown (Just putting facts on screen and real life news clips or recordings) - seems like Mehta wasn’t interested in showing some of the main events that happened in Omar’s life or taking a total character study route. Mehta is more interested to show radicalized Omar’s intention and rise to reach the top of terrorist organisation’s hierarchy in order to save his brothers and sisters who are facing atrocities in different parts of the world (Which Omar repeatedly uses in the film). And in showing just that Mehta is supremely successful. I think this is Mehta’s most un-Mehta film in terms of treatment though we still get to see some of his usual strokes. It’s treated as an intense thriller (At times very disturbing) with a “cut…