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	\| director = [[Ram Gopal Varma]]		\| director = [[Ram Gopal Varma]]
	\| producer = [[Praveen Nischol]]<br />[[Ajay Bijli]]<br />Sanjeev K. Bijli		\| producer = [[Praveen Nischol]]<br />[[Ajay Bijli]]<br />Sanjeev K. Bijli
	\| writer ~~= [[Prashant Pandey]](Dialogues)~~		\| writer = [[Prashant Pandey]]
	~~\| story = [[Prashant Pandey]]~~
	~~\| screenplay~~ = [[Prashant Pandey]]
	\| music = Amar Mohile<br />Bappi Tutul<br />Sana Kotwal<br />Rooshin Dalal<br />Clinton Mascarenhas (Background score)		\| music = Amar Mohile<br />Bappi Tutul<br />Sana Kotwal<br />Rooshin Dalal<br />Clinton Mascarenhas (Background score)
	\| starring = Adhvik Mahajan<br />Prasad Purandare<br />[[Sakshi Gulati]]<br />[[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]]<br />[[Amruta Subhash]]<br />[[Kishor Kadam]]<br />[[Sumeet Nijhawan]]<br />[[Upendra Limaye]]		\| starring = Adhvik Mahajan<br />Prasad Purandare<br />[[Sakshi Gulati]]<br />[[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]]<br />[[Amruta Subhash]]<br />[[Kishor Kadam]]<br />[[Sumeet Nijhawan]]<br />[[Upendra Limaye]]
	\| distributor = [[PVR Pictures]]		\| distributor = [[PVR Pictures]]
	\| studio = [[PVR Pictures]]		\| studio = PVR Pictures
	\| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]		\| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]
	\| editing = Amit Parmar<br />Nipun Ashok Gupta		\| editing = Amit Parmar<br />Nipun Ashok Gupta
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	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = [[Hindi]]		\| 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 [[Research and Analysis Wing\|R.A.W.]] and [[Intelligence Bureau (India)\|Intelligence Bureau]].<ref name="toi7">{{Cite news\|work=Times of India \|title=Movie Reviews: Contract \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Contract/movie-review/3251648.cms \|first=Nikhat \|last=Kazmi \|date=2008-07-18}}</ref>		'''''Contract''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama film]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/contract-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mtewmzg\|title=Contract\|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref> written by [[Prashant Pandey]] and directed by [[Ram Gopal Varma]]. The film is set against the backdrop of [[terrorism]] and the infiltration by [[Research and Analysis Wing\|R.A.W.]] and the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)\|Intelligence Bureau.]]<ref name="toi7">{{Cite news\|work=Times of India \|title=Movie Reviews: Contract \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Contract/movie-review/3251648.cms \|first=Nikhat \|last=Kazmi \|date=2008-07-18}}</ref>

	Starring Adhvik Mahajan, [[Upendra Limaye]], Prasad Purandare, and [[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]] in pivotal roles, the film received mixed reviews.<ref name="tt6">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080719/jsp/entertainment/story_9568903.jsp \|work=The Telegraph (Calcutta) \|first=Priyanka \|last=Roy \|date=2008-07-19 \|title=Don't sign it}}</ref><ref name="ht5">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/reviews/Review-Contract/Article1-324866.aspx \|date=2008-07-18 \|work=Hindustan Times \|title=On Planet Kill Kill \|first=Khalid \|last=Mohamed \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231035037/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/reviews/Review-Contract/Article1-324866.aspx \|archivedate=31 December 2011 \|df=dmy ~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242843/\|title=Contract (2008)\|author=bobbysing\|date=18 July 2008\|work=IMDb~~}}</ref> The film was screened ~~retrospective~~ at the 2010 [[Fribourg International Film Festival]].<ref name="India Today">{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/edouard-waintrop-on-the-new-indian-cinema~~/1/189357.html~~ \|title=Edouard Waintrop on the New Indian Cinema : UP Front – India Today \|work=India Today \|date=18 May 2012 \|~~accessdate~~=27 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="David">{{cite web\|author=David \|title=The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview \|publisher=Cinema Strikes Back \|date=16 June 2006 \|url=http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202 \|accessdate=22 February 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725153007/http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202 \|archivedate=25 July 2009 \|df=dmy }}</ref>		Starring Adhvik Mahajan, [[Upendra Limaye]], Prasad Purandare, and [[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]] in pivotal roles, the film received mixed reviews.<ref name="tt6">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080719/jsp/entertainment/story_9568903.jsp \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728092050/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080719/jsp/entertainment/story_9568903.jsp \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=28 July 2008 \|work=The Telegraph (Calcutta) \|first=Priyanka \|last=Roy \|date=2008-07-19 \|title=Don't sign it}}</ref><ref name="ht5">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/reviews/Review-Contract/Article1-324866.aspx \|date=2008-07-18 \|work=Hindustan Times \|title=On Planet Kill Kill \|first=Khalid \|last=Mohamed \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231035037/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/reviews/Review-Contract/Article1-324866.aspx \|archivedate=31 December 2011 \|df=dmy }}</ref> The film was screened retrospectively at the 2010 [[Fribourg International Film Festival]].<ref name="India Today">{{cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/up-front/story/20120528-edouard-waintrop-on-the-new-indian-cinema-758464-2012-05-18 \|title=Edouard Waintrop on the New Indian Cinema : UP Front – India Today \|work=India Today \|date=18 May 2012 \|access-date=27 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="David">{{cite web\|author=David \|title=The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview \|publisher=Cinema Strikes Back \|date=16 June 2006 \|url=http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202 \|accessdate=22 February 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725153007/http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202 \|archivedate=25 July 2009 \|df=dmy }}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== 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 [[Research and Analysis Wing\|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.		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 [[Research and Analysis Wing\|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 [[Research and Analysis Wing\|RAW]] and Amaan are able to infiltrate the underworld gangs to reach Sultan forms the rest of the plot.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	* Adhvik Mahajan as Amaan Malik		* Adhvik Mahajan as Amaan Malik
	* [[Sakshi Gulati]] as Iya		* [[Sakshi Gulati]] as Iya
	* [[Kishor Kadam]] as Dara		* [[Kishor Kadam]] as Dara Bajaj
	* [[Sumeet Nijhawan]] as R.D.		* [[Sumeet Nijhawan]] as R.D.
	* [[Amruta Khanvilkar]] as Divya		* [[Amruta Khanvilkar]] as Divya Jalani
	* [[Upendra Limaye]] as Goonga		* [[Upendra Limaye]] as Goonga
	* [[Amruta Subhash]] as Goonga's Wife		* [[Amruta Subhash]] as Goonga's Wife
			* Ranjeev Verma as karim ali
	* Vibha Cheebur as Commissioner		* Vibha Cheebur as Commissioner
	* Prasad Purandare as Ahmad Hussain		* Prasad Purandare as Ahmad Hussain
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	* Raaj Gopal as RAW Shridhar		* Raaj Gopal as RAW Shridhar
	* [[Vikas Shrivastav]] as RAW Lalji		* [[Vikas Shrivastav]] as RAW Lalji
	* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]] as Sultan		* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]] as Sultan Jabbar Khan
	* Brajesh Jha as Zahwari		* Brajesh Jha as Zahwari
	* Yasir Khan as Allwyn		* Yasir Khan as Allwyn
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	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	* "Maula Khair Kare" – [[Shilpa Rao]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]]		* "Maula Khair Kare" – [[Shilpa Rao]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
	* "Aa Khushi Se Khudkhushi Kar Le" – [[Shaan (singer)\|Shaan]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
	* "The Heart Of Contract" – Instrumental		* "The Heart Of Contract" – Instrumental
	* "Jeene Ka" – Runa Rizvi, Ravi Shankar		* "Jeene Ka" – Runa Rizvi, Ravi Shankar
	* "Badalon Pe" – Shaan		* "Badalon Pe" – [[Shaan (singer)\|Shaan]]
	* "Saathiya" – [[Adnan Sami]], [[Tulsi Kumar]]		* "Saathiya" – [[Adnan Sami]], [[Tulsi Kumar]]
	* "Har Kafan" – Abhishek Nailwal, Runa Rizvi		* "Har Kafan" – Abhishek Nailwal, Runa Rizvi
	* "Twinkle Twinkle" – Amitrajit Bhattacharee, Devika Verma, Rajana Verma, Trishe		* "Twinkle Twinkle" – Amitrajit Bhattacharee, Devika Verma, Rajana Verma, Trishe
	* "Khallas" – [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Sudesh Bhosle]], [[Sapna Awasthi]]		* "Khallas" – [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Sudesh Bhosle]], [[Sapna Awasthi]]
	* "Hai Aag Yeh" – Sunidhi Chauhan		* "Hai Aag Yeh" – [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
	* "Take Lite" – [[Jiah Khan]]		* "Take Lite" – [[Jiah Khan]]

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{{Infobox film
| name = Contract
| image = Contract Hindi Movie.jpg
| director = [[Ram Gopal Varma]]
| producer = [[Praveen Nischol]] [[Ajay Bijli]] Sanjeev K. Bijli
| writer = [[Prashant Pandey]](Dialogues)
| story = [[Prashant Pandey]]
| screenplay = [[Prashant Pandey]]
| music = Amar Mohile Bappi Tutul Sana Kotwal Rooshin Dalal Clinton Mascarenhas (Background score)
| starring = Adhvik Mahajan Prasad Purandare [[Sakshi Gulati]] [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] [[Amruta Subhash]] [[Kishor Kadam]] [[Sumeet Nijhawan]] [[Upendra Limaye]]
| distributor = [[PVR Pictures]]
| studio = [[PVR Pictures]]
| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]
| editing = Amit Parmar Nipun Ashok Gupta
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|07|18}}
| runtime =
| 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 [[Research and Analysis Wing|R.A.W.]] and [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]].<ref name="toi7">{{Cite news|work=Times of India |title=Movie Reviews: Contract |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Contract/movie-review/3251648.cms |first=Nikhat |last=Kazmi |date=2008-07-18}}</ref>

Starring Adhvik Mahajan, [[Upendra Limaye]], Prasad Purandare, and [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] in pivotal roles, the film received mixed reviews.<ref name="tt6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080719/jsp/entertainment/story_9568903.jsp |work=The Telegraph (Calcutta) |first=Priyanka |last=Roy |date=2008-07-19 |title=Don't sign it}}</ref><ref name="ht5">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/reviews/Review-Contract/Article1-324866.aspx |date=2008-07-18 |work=Hindustan Times |title=On Planet Kill Kill |first=Khalid |last=Mohamed |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231035037/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/reviews/Review-Contract/Article1-324866.aspx |archivedate=31 December 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242843/|title=Contract (2008)|author=bobbysing|date=18 July 2008|work=IMDb}}</ref> The film was screened retrospective at the 2010 [[Fribourg International Film Festival]].<ref name="India Today">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/edouard-waintrop-on-the-new-indian-cinema/1/189357.html |title=Edouard Waintrop on the New Indian Cinema : UP Front – India Today |work=India Today |date=18 May 2012 |accessdate=27 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="David">{{cite web|author=David |title=The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview |publisher=Cinema Strikes Back |date=16 June 2006 |url=http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202 |accessdate=22 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725153007/http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202 |archivedate=25 July 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref>

== 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 [[Research and Analysis Wing|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 (actor)|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 (singer)|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 ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|1242843}}

{{Ram Gopal Varma}}

[[Category:Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films about terrorism in India]]
[[Category:2000s spy thriller films]]
[[Category:2008 crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian spy thriller films]]
[[Category:Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fiction]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in India]]
[[Category:Indian war films]]
[[Category:Films about the Research and Analysis Wing]]
[[Category:2000s avant-garde and experimental films]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]]
[[Category:Indian films]]