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Line 5: \| image = Contract Hindi Movie.jpg \| director = [[Ram Gopal Varma]] \| producer = [[Praveen ~~Nishchol~~Nischol]]<br />[[Ajay Bijli]]<br />Sanjeev K. Bijli \| writer = [[Prashant Pandey]]~~(Dialouges)~~ ~~\| story = [[Prashant Pandey]]~~ ~~\| screenplay = [[Prashant Pandey]]~~ \| 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]] \| distributor = [[PVR Pictures]] \| studio = [[PVR Pictures]] \| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]] \| editing = Amit Parmar<br />Nipun Ashok Gupta \| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|2008\|707\|18}} \| runtime = \| country = India \| language = [[Hindi]] }} '''''Contract''''' is a 2008 Indian [[~~Bollywood~~Hindi]]-language [[~~spy~~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 ~~setup~~set inagainst 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 \|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><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~~retrospectively 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~~agents, working with the [[Research and Analysis Wing\|RAW]] of India, approach Amaan tofor ~~collaborate with him~~collaboration to hunt the mastermind ~~Sultan~~behind ~~responsible~~the ~~for~~serial ~~these serial~~terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Sultan. Sultan, is executing another mission of serial blasts, including a ~~Government~~government ~~Hospital~~hospital in [[Mumbai]]. Supported ~~with~~by the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)]], how [[Research and Analysis Wing\|RAW]] and Amaan isare 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 Bajaj * [[Sumeet Nijhawan]] as R.D. * [[Amruta Khanvilkar]] as Divya Jalani * [[Upendra Limaye]] as Goonga * [[Amruta Subhash]] as Goonga's Wife Line 40 ⟶ 38: * Raaj Gopal as RAW Shridhar * [[Vikas Shrivastav]] as RAW Lalji * [[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]] as Sultan Jabbar Khan * Brajesh Jha as Zahwari * Yasir Khan as Allwyn Line 47 ⟶ 45: == 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 (singer)\|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]] Line 68 ⟶ 65: [[Category:Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma]] [[Category:Films set in Mumbai]] [[Category:Films about Islamic terrorism in India]] [[Category:~~Indian~~Films ~~war~~about ~~films~~jihadism]]▼ [[Category:2008 action drama films]] [[Category:2000s spy thriller films]] [[Category:~~2000s~~2008 crime thriller films]] [[Category:Indian action drama films]] [[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]] [[Category:Indian crime thriller films]] Line 79: [[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:Intelligence Bureau (India) in fiction]] [[Category:Films about law enforcement in India]] [[Category:Hindi-language action drama films]] [[Category:Hindi-language crime thriller films]]