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Starring: Adhvik Mahajan, Sakshi Gulati, Amruta
Khanvilkar, Prasad Purandare, Zakir Hussain, Sumeet
Nijhawan
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
If
‘Satya’ gave you inside view of the underworld,
‘Company’ an overview, Contract moves to the next level
where underworld meets terrorism. Ram Gopal Verma’s
typical traits, especially the tight close-ups of
characters with cold expressions are effectively
utilized in this slick underworld story.
The underworld is more complex now, than depicted in
Satya and Company. It has taken a stride deeper and has
meta-morphed into something much more dangerous.
The
maverick gangster RD (Sumeet Nijhawan) is responsible
for the unholy marriage of underworld and terrorism.
What makes him very dangerous is that he is still a kid
at heart. After RD emerged the winner in the turf wars
of mumbai underworld, Goonga (Upendra Limaye) is forced
into a watery exile. He is living on a yacht to hide and
survive in the desperate hope of killing RD one day.
Sultan (Zakir Hussain) is a self- proclaimed guiding
light, the messiah of mayhem, an agent of annihilation.
Dara (Kishore Kadam) is Mumbai's top encounter cop. A
megalomaniac who relishes killing.
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In some
instances it has become a conduit for terrorist
networks. Terrorists would require ground support, also
safe houses, local intelligence, sea routes and land
routes to get in arms and explosives and informants in
the Departments.
In present
times the RAW, IB, CID, Crime Branch, Anti Terrorist
Squad, etc need to share information with each other. More
people access and exchange the secret information through
co-ordination, more are the chances of it being leaked
out. CONTRACT is a film against this backdrop.
A man is planted in the underworld, who wins their
confidence and starts eliminating them gradually which is
partly due to settle his personal score with them.
Aman (Adhvik Mahajan) chooses to make himself and his life
into a mission. Ahmad Hussain (Prasad Purandare) the chief
of a special cell Mumbai police. His right hand doesn't
know what his left hand is doing. His deadpan face hides a
wolf's brain.
Contract is fast paced and a
compact flick with an interesting climax. Adhvik Mahajan
has an imposing personality and the qualities of becoming
a great actor. Upendra Limaye steals the show as Goonga.
Amruta Subhash is so lively at the same time so touching
when Goonga dies. Zakir Hussain and Prasad Purandhare are
just okay whereas Sakshi Gulati is impressive.
- Aniz Filmvala
CAST:
Adhvik Mahajan as Amaan
Sakshi Gulati as Iya
Amruta Khanvilkar as Divya
Prasad Purandare as Ahmad Hussain
Zakir Hussain as Sultan
Sumeet Nijhawan as RD
Ziyah Vastani as Binty
Raju Satyam as Haneef
Ranjeev Varma as Karim Ali
Yasir Khan as Allwyn
Jai Tari as Bhansali
Brajesh Jha as Zahwari
Upendra Limaye as Goonga
Amruta Subhash as Goonga's Wife
Vikas Shrivastav as RAW Agent 1- (Lalji)
Raaj Gopal as RAW Agent 2- (Shridhar)
Rajendra Nirman as Jailor
Vibha Cheebur as Commissioner
Kishore Kadam as Dara
Jaspal Sandhu as Home Minster |
CREW:
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Producers: Praveen Nischol, Ajay Bijli & Sanjeev K. Bijli
Executive Producers: Ashish Saksena & Umang Pahwa
DOP: Aseem Mishra
Music: Amar Mohile, Sanaa Kotwal & Bapi - Tutul
Line Producer: Abhijit Ghatak
Editor: Amit Parmar & Nipun Ashok Gupta
Writer: Prashant Pandey
Lyrics : Prashant Pandey & Mehboob |
Action Director: Allan Amin
Marketing & Publicity: Gautam Dutta & Ranjan Singh
Distribution: Sanjay Ghai & Gaurav Verma
Back Ground Score: Amar Mohile
Art Director: Khyatee Kanchan
Sound Designer: Debasish Mishra
Second Assistant Director: Javed Ansari
First Assistant Director: Sameer Sadhwani
ADR Assistant: Amit Ahire
Assistant Editor: Pranav Mistry |
