RGV’s contract with the underworld

The filmmaker who is back in the groove post Sarkar Raj, Ram Gopal Varma is all calm and composed as he awaits the release of his next film, this one titled ‘Contract’. Based against the backdrop of underworld, the film is already being touted by many as the last of the trilogy of gangster films after Satya and Company.

But try asking about this to the reticent director and he’s quick to retort, “Contract cannot be considered as the final part of a gangster trilogy for several reasons. Firstly, the underworld is just a backdrop for the story. The film is about coming together of the section of a certain industry with a larger one. However, at no point does it talk about a macro-level nexus between the underworld and terrorism. Contract is about tracing the link as it appears from the protagonist’s perspective.”

So that’s that and all Ramu is willing to reveal about the film’s plot is that this one is as fictional as Satya but much simpler in terms of the subject treatment. On that note, I’m tempted to ask if RGV is expecting this one to be an equal stealer.

“Well, that purely depends on the audiences. A film is always open to individual interpretation and pre-notions. Even though I may try to manipulate it, there are just too many factors involved here. In fact, even the association of the audiences with my previous films would be a big make or break film for Contract, especially Satya and Company. But then, there is no way I can stop people from disassociating the three since there is an underlying connection of the underworld,” concludes a self-confident RGV