Contract (2008 film)

Contract
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Written byPrashant Pandey
Produced byPraveen Nischol
Ajay Bijli
Sanjeev K. Bijli
StarringAdhvik Mahajan
Prasad Purandare
Sakshi Gulati
Zakir Hussain
Amruta Subhash
Kishor Kadam
Sumeet Nijhawan
Upendra Limaye
CinematographyAseem Mishra
Edited byAmit Parmar
Nipun Ashok Gupta
Music byAmar Mohile
Bappi Tutul
Sana Kotwal
Rooshin Dalal
Clinton Mascarenhas (Background score)
Production
company
PVR Pictures
Distributed byPVR Pictures
Release date
  • 18 July 2008 (2008-07-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Contract". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (18 July 2008). "Movie Reviews: Contract". Times of India.
  3. ^ Roy, Priyanka (19 July 2008). "Don't sign it". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 28 July 2008.
  4. ^ Mohamed, Khalid (18 July 2008). "On Planet Kill Kill". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Edouard Waintrop on the New Indian Cinema : UP Front – India Today". India Today. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  6. ^ 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.