Contract (2008 film)

Contract
Contract
Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Written by	Prashant Pandey
Produced by	Praveen Nischol; Ajay Bijli; Sanjeev K. Bijli
Starring	Adhvik Mahajan; Prasad Purandare; Sakshi Gulati; Zakir Hussain; Amruta Subhash; Kishor Kadam; Sumeet Nijhawan; Upendra Limaye
Cinematography	Aseem Mishra
Edited by	Amit Parmar; Nipun Ashok Gupta
Music by	Amar Mohile; Bappi Tutul; Sana Kotwal; Rooshin Dalal; Clinton Mascarenhas (Background score)
Production; company	PVR Pictures
Distributed by	PVR Pictures
Release date	18 July 2008;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Contract is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action drama film^[1] written by Prashant Pandey and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is set against the backdrop of terrorism and the infiltration by R.A.W. and the Intelligence Bureau.^[2]

Starring Adhvik Mahajan, Upendra Limaye, Prasad Purandare, and Zakir Hussain in pivotal roles, the film received mixed reviews.^[3]^[4] The film was screened retrospectively at the 2010 Fribourg International Film Festival.^[5]^[6]

Plot

The story revolves around an ex-Special Protection Group Commando, Amaan Malik, whose wife and daughter are killed in a terrorist attack. Indian agents, working with the RAW of India, approach Amaan for collaboration to hunt the mastermind behind the serial terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Sultan. Sultan is executing another mission of serial blasts, including a government hospital in Mumbai. Supported by the Intelligence Bureau (India), how RAW and Amaan are able to infiltrate the underworld gangs to reach Sultan forms the rest of the plot.

Cast

Adhvik Mahajan as Amaan Malik
Sakshi Gulati as Iya
Kishor Kadam as Dara Bajaj
Sumeet Nijhawan as R.D.
Amruta Khanvilkar as Divya Jalani
Upendra Limaye as Goonga
Amruta Subhash as Goonga's Wife
Vibha Cheebur as Commissioner
Prasad Purandare as Ahmad Hussain
Jaspaul Sandhu as Home Minister
Raaj Gopal as RAW Shridhar
Vikas Shrivastav as RAW Lalji
Zakir Hussain as Sultan Jabbar Khan
Brajesh Jha as Zahwari
Yasir Khan as Allwyn
Jai Tari as Bhansal

Soundtrack

"Maula Khair Kare" – Shilpa Rao, Sukhwinder Singh
"The Heart Of Contract" – Instrumental
"Jeene Ka" – Runa Rizvi, Ravi Shankar
"Badalon Pe" – Shaan
"Saathiya" – Adnan Sami, Tulsi Kumar
"Har Kafan" – Abhishek Nailwal, Runa Rizvi
"Twinkle Twinkle" – Amitrajit Bhattacharee, Devika Verma, Rajana Verma, Trishe
"Khallas" – Asha Bhosle, Sudesh Bhosle, Sapna Awasthi
"Hai Aag Yeh" – Sunidhi Chauhan
"Take Lite" – Jiah Khan

References

^ "Contract". British Board of Film Classification.
^ Kazmi, Nikhat (18 July 2008). "Movie Reviews: Contract". Times of India.
^ Roy, Priyanka (19 July 2008). "Don't sign it". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 28 July 2008.
^ Mohamed, Khalid (18 July 2008). "On Planet Kill Kill". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011.
^ "Edouard Waintrop on the New Indian Cinema : UP Front – India Today". India Today. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
^ David (16 June 2006). "The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview". Cinema Strikes Back. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009.

External links

Contract at IMDb

[1] "Contract". British Board of Film Classification.

[toi7-2] Kazmi, Nikhat (18 July 2008). "Movie Reviews: Contract". Times of India.

[tt6-3] Roy, Priyanka (19 July 2008). "Don't sign it". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 28 July 2008.

[ht5-4] Mohamed, Khalid (18 July 2008). "On Planet Kill Kill". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011.

[India_Today-5] "Edouard Waintrop on the New Indian Cinema : UP Front – India Today". India Today. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[David-6] David (16 June 2006). "The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview". Cinema Strikes Back. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009.

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