Contract (2008 film)
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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 |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Contract is a 2008 Bollywood spy thriller 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]
Starring Adhvik Mahajan, Upendra Limaye, Prasad Purandare, and Zakir Hussain in pivotal roles, the film received mixed reviews.[2][3] The film was screened retrospective at the 2010 Fribourg International Film Festival.[4][5]
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[]
- "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[]
- ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (18 July 2008). "Movie Reviews: Contract". Times of India.
- ^ Roy, Priyanka (19 July 2008). "Don't sign it". The Telegraph (Calcutta).
- ^ 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[]
- 2008 films
- Hindi-language films
- Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma
- Films set in Mumbai
- Films about terrorism in India
- 2000s spy thriller films
- 2008 crime thriller films
- Indian avant-garde and experimental films
- Indian crime thriller films
- Indian spy thriller films
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fiction
- Films shot in Mumbai
- 2000s Hindi-language films
- Films shot in India
- Indian war thriller films
- Films about the Research and Analysis Wing
- 2000s avant-garde and experimental films
- India–Pakistan relations in popular culture
- Indian films
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