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]
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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Produced by | Praveen Nishchol Ajay Bijli Sanjeev K. Bijli |
| Written by | Prashant Pandey(Dialouges) |
| Screenplay by | Prashant Pandey |
| Story by | Prashant Pandey |
| Starring | Adhvik Mahajan Prasad Purandare Sakshi Gulati Zakir Hussain Amruta Subhash Kishor Kadam Sumeet Nijhawan Upendra Limaye |
| Music by | Amar Mohile Bappi Tutul Sana Kotwal Rooshin Dalal Clinton Mascarenhas (Background score) |
| Cinematography | Aseem Mishra |
| Edited by | Amit Parmar Nipun Ashok Gupta |
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| Distributed by | PVR Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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
- "Maula Khair Kare" – Shilpa Rao, Sukhwinder Singh
- "Aa Khushi Se Khudkhushi Kar Le" – Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan
- "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.
- bobbysing (18 July 2008). "Contract (2008)". IMDb.
- "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.