Mehta stated that his intention behind making '' Omerta '' was to explore evil as a " human characteristic " . 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 . " Mehta called the villain of the film , Omar Sheikh , the " hannibal " of terrorism who could be planning how to outwit you even while talking to you . " Mehta further told that the film " exposes state-sponsored terrorism and how it manipulates young minds into believing a sordid interpretation of Jihad . " The film was shot in real locations across London and Punjab , Old Delhi , parts of Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in India , while the scenes of Afghanistan and Pakistan were recreated . Mehta , along with his crew , visited some of the places that Ahmed Sheikh had visited . Mehta said that the film does not show the backstory of Sheikh and how he became a terrorist : " It is an uncomfortable film which will raise uncomfortable questions and answers that we have to compel our establishment to find " . Several real life footage 's were purchased from different sources of the Indian Airlines flight 814 hijacking , media footage following the September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Omerta (film)