Contract (2008 film) explained

Contract
Director:Ram Gopal Varma
Producer:Praveen Nischol
Ajay Bijli
Sanjeev K. Bijli
Music:Amar Mohile
Bappi Tutul
Sana Kotwal
Rooshin Dalal
Clinton Mascarenhas (Background score)
Starring:Adhvik Mahajan
Prasad Purandare
Sakshi Gulati
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
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 up in the backdrop of terrorism, and the infiltration by R.A.W. and 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 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 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

Soundtrack

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contract. British Board of Film Classification.
  2. News: Times of India . Movie Reviews: Contract . Nikhat . Kazmi . 2008-07-18.
  3. News: Don't sign it. https://web.archive.org/web/20080728092050/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080719/jsp/entertainment/story_9568903.jsp . dead . 28 July 2008 . The Telegraph (Calcutta) . Priyanka . Roy . 2008-07-19 .
  4. News: On Planet Kill Kill . 2008-07-18 . Hindustan Times . Khalid . Mohamed . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111231035037/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/reviews/Review-Contract/Article1-324866.aspx . 31 December 2011 . dmy .
  5. News: Edouard Waintrop on the New Indian Cinema : UP Front – India Today . India Today . 18 May 2012 . 27 September 2012.
  6. Web site: David . The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview . Cinema Strikes Back . 16 June 2006 . 22 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090725153007/http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202 . 25 July 2009 . dmy .