'Omerta' box-office collection Day 1: Rajkummar Rao starrer opens to Rs 50 lakh

'

Omerta

', starring Rajkummar Rao in the lead finally hit the screens on Friday.








According to reports on BoxofficeIndia.com, the film opened to an average Rs 50 lakh on Day 1 at the ticket windows.

In this film,

Rao

essays the character of dreaded terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh.

'Omerta', directed by Hansal Mehta, is a gruesome true tale of criminal mastermind, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his journey as a radical and hardened criminal committing atrocities in the name of religion.

Rajkummar and Mehta have previously delivered a number of critically acclaimed films like 'Shahid' and 'City Lights' among others.

Shot in real locations across London and India, 'Omertà' revolves around some deadly terror acts, starting with the kidnapping of foreign tourists, the 9/11 attacks, the 2008 terror strikes on Mumbai and the beheading of Daniel Pearl.