Hansal Mehta and Rajkumar Rao have given acclaimed films by critics Shahid And AligarhEstablishing itself as a successful director-actor pair. However, all his cooperation has not achieved the same level of recognition.

One such example is his 2017 crime drama OmartaWhich did not find a comprehensive audience despite the prince’s intense performance. When a fan recently praised the film as a “career-defying”, the filmmaker had a clear response.

What did Hansal say

On Wednesday evening, an X user shared a poster of Omerta and wrote, “Hidden Jem Alert @Rajkummarrao @MeHTANSAL’s #OMERTA of #OMERTA of #OMERETA @PRIMEVDEOINMA & @Zee5India 📺”

Hansal said to the tweet with a tongue-in-chole comment, “So define the career that no one watched the film. So define the career that none of us made such a film. Is really defined.

So defense career that no one watched the film. Therefore, while defining the career, none of us have made such a film. To really define career. https://t.co/YMXDZJJJJJJ928p

– Hansal Mehta (@Mehtahansal) January 29, 2025

Another X user echoed Hansal’s feelings, explaining how Omerta never got a widespread dramatic release despite being one of Rajkumar’s finest performances. “Aaj Tak @rajkummarrao’s best work. The film was liked, but yes, looked at it on OTT, not found a screen showing it in Sydney at the time of release, ”he wrote.

Another fan shared a similar experience: “I remember that I had covered a distance of 10-12 km from my college to a small multiplex from my college to see it, but when I arrived, he said that he said that the show was the audience The reason for was canceled. “

Some users appreciated Hansal’s humor on the situation. “Haha, love it when the skillful people have self-deprived humor about their art,” one commented.

Another fan accepted the commercial struggle of the film, but praised Hansal and Rajkumar’s work: “Yes, I know these films had tank at the box office, but I have seen Omerta and Shahid, and I have seen, and me Actually the work was very much liked and @rajkummarrao. Best Director-Actor Couple! ,

Another user remembered the viewing Omarta Almost in an empty theater: “Yes, I saw it alone in a theater in Goa. My father and brother were forced to go to the film Marvel Avengers to watch the film Quose Bro was under 18. ,

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About Omerta

Omarta A British terrorist of Pakistani origin is based on the life of Ahmed Umar Saeed Sheikh, who is responsible for the 2002 murder Wall Street Journal Reporter Daniel Pearl. Rajkumar Rao painted Omar in the film. Despite its entertaining story and strong performance, the film managed to collect only off 4.49 crores at the box office.

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