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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 | | writer = [[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 = | | 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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| runtime = | | runtime = | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = | | language = Hindi | ||
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'''''Contract''''' is a 2008 [[ | '''''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 | 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 | 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]] | ||
* "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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[[Category:Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma]] | [[Category:Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma]] | ||
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]] | [[Category:Films set in Mumbai]] | ||
[[Category:Films about terrorism in India]] | [[Category:Films about Islamic terrorism in India]] | ||
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[[Category:2008 action drama films]] | |||
[[Category:2000s spy thriller films]] | [[Category:2000s spy thriller films]] | ||
[[Category:2008 crime thriller films]] | [[Category:2008 crime thriller films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian action drama films]] | |||
[[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]] | [[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]] | [[Category:Indian crime thriller films]] | ||
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[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]] | [[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]] | ||
[[Category:2008 films]] | [[Category:2008 films]] | ||
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[[Category:Films shot in India]] | [[Category:Films shot in India]] | ||
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[[Category:2000s avant-garde and experimental films]] | [[Category:2000s avant-garde and experimental films]] | ||
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]] | [[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:44, 3 March 2026
| Contract | |
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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Produced by | Praveen Nischol Ajay Bijli Sanjeev K. Bijli |
| Written 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 |
Production company | PVR Pictures |
| Distributed by | PVR Pictures |
Release date |
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| 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- 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
- Ranjeev Verma as karim ali
- 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[edit | edit source]
- "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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.