'Omerta' set for ZEE5 premiere on July 25

Director Hansal Mehta's "Omerta", featuring Rajkummar Rao, will premiere on ZEE5 on July 25, streaming platform anunced on Wednesday.

2017 critically-acclaimed movie is based on life of British-born Pakistani terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh, played by Rao.

Rao said Omar was one of most challenging characters he has ever played on screen.

"I could never have imagined that playing this part would mentally take me to such dark places. It's a journey of one of most deliest terrorists of our times and Hansal sir pushed me out of my boundaries to explore," actor said in a statement.

"It is great that ZEE5 will premiere this film digitally, which world will be able to see," he ded.

Mehta said he is looking forward to digital premiere of film.

"This is a film I'm very proud of. And as film h predicted n Omar Sheikh with all his complicity in some of this centuries' most heius acts of terror is on his way to acquittal by Pakistan's apex court.

"It is an important document of our times, a thriller that is finally set to release on ZEE5 and I am really looking forward for world to experience 'Omerta'," he ded.

"Omerta" h its world premiere at 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, it was closing film at   Mumbai Film Festival, New York Indian film Festival and R2R Florence Film Festival. It was an official selection at Hong Kong International Film Festival and Busan International Film Festival.

film released atrically in India in May 2018 and received positive reviews from critics.

Mehta and Rao have previously collaborated on films like "Shahid", "Citylights" and "Aligarh", and web series "Bose: De/Alive", on which director served as creative producer.

duo are set to reunite for "Chhalaang", a social comedy set in Uttar Presh.

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