''Contract'' is a 2008 Indian

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-language

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written by

Prashant Pandey Prashant Pandey is a Mumbai-based writer director. He started his career writing Amitabh Bachchan's critically acclaimed '' Sarkar Raj'' (2008) featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. Educated at Hansraj College Univer ...

and directed by

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu films.** * * Varma has dir ...

. The film is set against the backdrop of

terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war aga ...

and the infiltration by R.A.W. and the Intelligence Bureau. Starring Adhvik Mahajan,

Upendra Limaye Upendra Limaye (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian actor, who won the National Film Award for his role in the Marathi film '' Jogwa''. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, ''Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazin ...

, Prasad Purandare, and Zakir Hussain in pivotal roles, the film received mixed reviews. The film was screened retrospectively at the 2010

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Plot

The story revolves around an ex-

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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

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. Supported by the

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, how RAW and Amaan are able to infiltrate the underworld gangs to reach Sultan forms the rest of the plot.

Cast

* Adhvik Mahajan as Amaan Malik *

Sakshi Gulati Sakshi Gulati is an Indian model and actress. She was the Femina Miss India 2007 runner-up. She made her acting debut in Hindi cinema with Ram Gopal Varma's 2008 film Contract (2008 film), ''Contract''. She then appeared in films such as ''The ...

as Iya *

Kishor Kadam Kishor Kadam (born 9 November 1967) is an Indian actor and poet who has acted prominently in Marathi and Hindi movies. He has also acted in Tamil movies and has appeared in some television serials as well. He is a veteran Marathi poet, writin ...

as Dara Bajaj *

Sumeet Nijhawan Sumit Nijhawan (born 28 December 1978) is an Indian actor residing in Mumbai, India. Nijhawan has appeared in films such as ''Contract'', ''Sarkar Raj'' and '' Phas Gaye Re Obama''. He also played Sarfaraz, a prominent character in the movie ''J ...

as R.D. *

Amruta Khanvilkar Amruta Khanvilkar (; born 23 November 1984) is an Indian film and television actress and producer. She primarily works in Marathi language, Marathi and Hindi films. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in Marathi cinema. Khanvilkar aspired ...

as Divya Jalani *

as Goonga *

Amruta Subhash Amruta Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi and Hindi films, television, and theatre. She is a graduate of the National School of Drama, National School of Drama, New Delhi. She has received several awards, including a National Fil ...

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 Vikas Shrivastav is an Indian actor who has appeared primarily in Hindi films. Career Vikas Shrivasatav was born in Bihar and grew up in Uttar Pradesh. He worked in theatre since he was young. He started his career as an actor with ''Gangaajal' ...

as RAW Lalji * Zakir Hussain as Sultan Jabbar Khan * Brajesh Jha as Zahwari * Yasir Khan as Allwyn * Jai Tari as Bhansal

Soundtrack

* "Maula Khair Kare" –

Shilpa Rao Shilpa Rao (born Apeksha Rao; 11 April 1984) is an Indian singer who primarily records songs in Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil languages. During her college days, composer Mithoon offered her to record the song "Javeda ...

Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh (born 18 July 1971) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings Bollywood songs. He sang " Jai Ho" in the film '' Slumdog Millionaire'', for which he won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Televisi ...

* "The Heart Of Contract" – Instrumental * "Jeene Ka" – Runa Rizvi, Ravi Shankar * "Badalon Pe" – Shaan * "Saathiya" –

Adnan Sami Adnan Sami Khan (born 15 August 1969) is an Indian singer, musician, composer, actor and pianist. He performs Indian and Western music in many languages, such as Hindi, Urdu, English, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has been awarded ...

Tulsi Kumar Tulsi Kumar Dua popularly known as Tulsi Kumar, is an Indian playback singer, radio jockey, musician, and actress in the Bollywood industry. She was born to businessman Gulshan Kumar, the former owner of T Series who also worked as a singer, ...

* "Har Kafan" – Abhishek Nailwal, Runa Rizvi * "Twinkle Twinkle" – Amitrajit Bhattacharee, Devika Verma, Rajana Verma, Trishe * "Khallas" –

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the ...

Sudesh Bhosle Sudesh Bhosale (born 1 July 1960) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings for Marathi and Bollywood films. Bhosale is known for his ability to mimic actor Amitabh Bachchan, having sung for him in various films. Career Bhosale was bo ...

Sapna Awasthi Sapna Awasthi Singh is a Bollywood playback singer best known for her "Banno Teri Ankhiyan Soorme" from '' Dushmani'' (1995), "Pardesi Pardesi" from '' Raja Hindustani'' (1996), " Chaiyya Chaiyya" from '' Dil Se..'' (1998), "Angoori Badan" fr ...

* "Hai Aag Yeh" –

Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born Nidhi Chauhan, 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her Bold vocal range, she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and List of awards and nominations received by Sunidhi ...

* "Take Lite" –

Jiah Khan Nafisa Rizvi Khan (20 February 1988 – 3 June 2013), better known as Jiah Khan, was a British-Indian actress and singer who worked in Hindi cinema. She appeared in three Bollywood films from 2007 to 2010. Born in New York City to Indian paren ...

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