Contract (2008 film)

Contract is a 2008 Bollywood spy film written by Prashant Pandey and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is setup in the backdrop of terrorism, and the infiltration by R.A.W. and Intelligence Bureau.[1]

Contract
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Produced byPraveen Nishchol
Ajay Bijli
Sanjeev K. Bijli
Written byPrashant Pandey(Dialouges)
Screenplay byPrashant Pandey
Story byPrashant Pandey
StarringAdhvik Mahajan
Prasad Purandare
Sakshi Gulati
Zakir Hussain
Amruta Subhash
Kishor Kadam
Sumeet Nijhawan
Upendra Limaye
Music byAmar Mohile
Bappi Tutul
Sana Kotwal
Rooshin Dalal
Clinton Mascarenhas (Background score)
CinematographyAseem Mishra
Edited byAmit Parmar
Nipun Ashok Gupta
Production
company
Distributed byPVR Pictures
Release date
  • July 18, 2008 (2008-07-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Starring Adhvik Mahajan, Upendra Limaye, Prasad Purandare, and Zakir Hussain in pivotal roles, the film received mixed reviews.[2][3][4] The film was screened retrospective 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 Jihad inspired terrorist attack. Indian Agents working with the RAW of India, approach Amaan to collaborate with him to hunt the mastermind Sultan responsible for these serial attacks in Mumbai. Sultan, is executing another mission of serial blasts including a Government Hospital in Mumbai. Supported with Intelligence Bureau (India), how Amaan is able to infiltrate the underworld gangs to reach Sultan, the Chief Mentor forms the rest of the plot.

Cast
  • Adhvik Mahajan as Amaan Malik
  • Sakshi Gulati as Iya
  • Kishor Kadam as Dara
  • Sumeet Nijhawan as R.D.
  • Amruta Khanvilkar as Divya
  • 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
  • Brajesh Jha as Zahwari
  • Yasir Khan as Allwyn
  • Jai Tari as Bhansal

Soundtrack
gollark: Well, I thought about grass, but then I got bored of it.
gollark: Well that just makes it meaningless.
gollark: It's not even really the same thing as "intelligence", which is "ability to solve problems", roughly.
gollark: How do you know ANYONE ELSE has "awareness"?
gollark: (or, well, some programs on it)

References
  1. Kazmi, Nikhat (18 July 2008). "Movie Reviews: Contract". Times of India.
  2. Roy, Priyanka (19 July 2008). "Don't sign it". The Telegraph (Calcutta).
  3. Mohamed, Khalid (18 July 2008). "On Planet Kill Kill". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011.
  4. bobbysing (18 July 2008). "Contract (2008)". IMDb.
  5. "Edouard Waintrop on the New Indian Cinema : UP Front – India Today". India Today. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  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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