Code Name: Tiranga
{{short description|2022 film by Ribhu Dasgupta}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Code Name: Tiranga
| image = Code Name- Tiranga poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Ribhu Dasgupta
| producer = {{ubl|Bhushan Kumar|Krishan Kumar|Ribhu Dasgupta|Reliance Entertainment|Vivek B. Agrawal}}
| writer = Ribhu Dasgupta
| based_on =
| starring = {{plainlist|
}}
| music = Score:
Gilad Benamram
Songs:
Jaidev Kumar
Vipin Patwa
| cinematography = Tribhuvan Babu Sadineni
| editing = Sangeeth Prakash Varghese
| studio = {{ubl|T-Series Films|Reliance Entertainment|Film Hangar}}
| distributor = Reliance Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2022|10|14}}
| runtime = 134 minutes{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/code-name-tiranga-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda3odgy|title=Code Name: Tiranga |website=British Board of Film Classification|access-date=13 October 2022}}
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR|1.41}} crore{{Cite web|title=CODE NAME: TIRANGA BOX OFFICE; CHECK DAY WISE BOX OFFICE COLLECTION|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=14 October 2022 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/code-name-tiranga/box-office/|access-date=24 October 2022}}
}}
Code Name: Tiranga is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language spy action drama film written and directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. The film is jointly produced by T-Series, Reliance Entertainment and Film Hangar. It stars Parineeti Chopra, Harrdy Sandhu and Sharad Kelkar.{{Cite web|title=Parineeti Chopra and Harrdy Sandhu starrer Code Name: Tiranga to release in theatres on October 14; see first posters|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/parineeti-chopra-harrdy-sandhu-starrer-code-name-tiranga-release-theatres-october-14-see-first-posters/|access-date=20 September 2022|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=19 September 2022 }} The film released on 14 October 2022, received mostly negative reviews from critics and was declared a box-office bomb.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/code-name-tiranga-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda3odgy|title=Code Name Tiranga|website=British Board of Film Classification|quote=CODE NAME TIRANGA is a Hindi language action drama in which an intelligence agent and her colleagues carry out a mission to take down a terrorist organisation.}}{{Cite web|title=Code Name Tiranga trailer: Parineeti Chopra looks dangerous but also in love in action-packed espionage drama. Watch|work=Hindustan Times|date=28 September 2022 |access-date=28 September 2022|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/code-name-tiranga-trailer-parineeti-chopra-looks-dangerous-but-also-in-love-101664345106359-amp.html}}
Plot
An Indian Research and Analysis Wing spy on an unfaltering and fearless mission across the Middle East in a race against time where sacrifice is her only choice.
Cast
- Parineeti Chopra as Durga Devi Singh / Ismat
- Harrdy Sandhu as Dr. Mirza Ali
- Sharad Kelkar as Khalid Omar
- Rajit Kapur as Kabir Ali
- Dibyendu Bhattacharya as Ajay Bakshi
- Shishir Sharma as Iftikar Khan
- Sabyasachi Chakrabarty as Ranjit Kapoor
- Deesh Mariwala as Goyal
- Prabhat Kumar Sharma as Agent Nair
- Erin Gurdal as Omar’s Wife
- Nishant Thakur as Sharma
- Prasoon Arya as Afghani Groom
- Ayushi Thakur as Afghani Bride
- Musap Eyma as Omar's Son
- Hasan Yanik as Omar's Security Guard
- Vikas Tomar as Family Member
- Merve Ozel as Ferozi
- Ayub Azam as Sameer Rao
- Umar Suhail as Haqqani
Production
The film's pre-production began around December 2020. It was announced, that Parineeti Chopra would play an undercover RAW agent in Ribhu Dasgupta's next. It is her second collaboration with Dasgupta post The Girl on the Train.{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/parineeti-chopra-to-play-covert-agent-in-ribhu-daspgupta-s-next-action-thriller-1753571-2020-12-27/ |title=Parineeti Chopra to play undercover agent in Ribhu Dasgupta's next action thriller |website=India Today |access-date=28 December 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Parineeti Chopra on Code Name Tiranga: 'Have pushed my body for this physically challenging film'|access-date=23 September 2022|work=Indian Express|date=23 September 2022 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/parineeti-chopra-on-code-name-tiranga-have-pushed-my-body-for-this-intensely-physically-challenging-film-8169162/lite/}}
Harrdy Sandhu was cast opposite Chopra,{{Cite web|title=Code Name Tiranga star Parineeti Chopra says, 'Hope audiences love how Harrdy and I look together'; talks on her fresh pairing|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=26 September 2022 |access-date=27 September 2022|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/code-name-tiranga-star-parineeti-chopra-says-hope-audiences-love-harrdy-look-together-talks-fresh-pairing/}} while Sharad Kelkar was cast as the main antagonist.{{Cite web|title=Photos: Parineeti Chopra, Harrdy Sandhu, Sharad Kelkar and others attend the trailer preview of Code Name: Tiranga|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=27 September 2022 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/photos-parineeti-chopra-harrdy-sandhu-sharad-kelkar-attend-trailer-preview-code-name-tiranga/|access-date=28 September 2022}}
Shooting of the film started in April 2021 in Turkey, including Istanbul, where a major portion of the film was shot.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/parineeti-chopra-harrdy-sandhu-quietly-begin-shooting-ribhu-dasguptas-action-thriller-turkey/ |title=Parineeti Chopra and Harrdy Sandhu quietly begin shooting for Ribhu Dasgupta's action thriller in Turkey |date=21 April 2021 |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=21 June 2021}}
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Code Name: Tiranga
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Jaidev Kumar and Vipin Patwa
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1 November 2022
| recorded = 2022
| venue =
| studio = Neo Sounds & Saffron Touch Studio
| genre = Romance
Soundtrack
| length = 13:40
| language = Hindi
| label = T-Series
| producer = Bhushan Kumar
}}
The songs for the film are composed by Jaidev Kumar & Vipin Patwa and lyrics are penned by Kumaar, while a few lines of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's Vande Mataram have been borrowed for a song of the same name. Background music score composed by Gilad Benamram.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/featured/code-name-tiranga/VteFFLDo7DVNXRw7JlcL4A__|title=Code Name: Tiranga - Original Sound Track Album (2022)|work=JioSaavn|access-date=14 October 2022}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ki Kariye
| length1 = 2:13
| lyrics1 = Kumaar
| music1 = Jaidev Kumar
| extra1 = Harrdy Sandhu, Sakshi Holkar
| title2 = Dumadum Mast Kalandar
| length2 = 3:12
| lyrics2 = Kumaar
| music2 = Jaidev Kumar
| extra2 = Sardar Ali, Sanj V, Shahzad Ali, Gurucharan Singh
| title3 = Vande Mataram
| length3 = 4:13
| lyrics3 = Kumaar, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
| music3 = Vipin Patwa
| extra3 = Shankar Mahadevan
| title4 = Yaar Ve
| length4 = 4:03
| lyrics4 = Kumaar
| music4 = Vipin Patwa
| extra4 = Arijit Singh
| total_length = 13:40
}}
Release
The film was theatrically released on 14 October 2022 and the same was announced on 20 September 2022. After the theatrical release, the film was made available for streaming worldwide exclusively on Netflix from 16 December 2022.{{Cite web |title=PICS: Parineeti Chopra & Harrdy Sandhu look bruised in FIRST look from their project ahead of Independence Day |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/pics-parineeti-chopra-harrdy-sandhu-look-bruised-first-look-their-project-ahead-independence-day-1174497%3famp |access-date=16 August 2022 |work=Pinkvilla |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818072145/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/pics-parineeti-chopra-harrdy-sandhu-look-bruised-first-look-their-project-ahead-independence-day-1174497?amp |url-status=dead }}
Reception
=Critical response=
The film received mostly negative reviews. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|0|3.2|8|consensus=}}{{Cite web |title=Code Name: Tiranga {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/code_name_tiranga |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}
While praising the performance, News 18 gave the film 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Ribhu Dasgupta’s direction film's script suffers from cliched and weak plot lines. It manages to engage the audience, taking full advantage of its breathtaking locations. Harrdy Sandhu is treat to watch while Parineeti Chopra slays as a RAW Agent."{{Cite web |title=Code Name Tiranga Review: Harrdy Sandhu Is Treat To Watch; Parineeti Chopra Slays As RAW Agent |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=News 18 |date=14 October 2022 |url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/code-name-tiranga-review-harrdy-sandhu-is-treat-to-watch-parineeti-chopra-slays-as-raw-agent-6161395.html}}
Times of India gave the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote, "It’s refreshing to watch Parineeti Chopra take on the villains with the sole intention of serving the country. Action choreography gets the maximum share of credit, as the story of this espionage thriller is quite predictable right from the beginning."{{Cite web |title=Code Name: Tiranga Movie Review: Parineeti Chopra packs a punch in this predictable action-thriller |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/code-name-tiranga/amp_movie_review/94845023.cms}} India Today gave the film 1.5 out of 5 and noted, "Parineeti Chopra delivers a power-packed performance in Code Name: Tiranga. Her action scenes look flawless and well rehearsed. However, after a point, she fails to make an impact." They further noted, "There was absolutely no research put in behind a film about the country’s smartest, RAW."{{Cite web |title=Code Name Tiranga Movie Review: Give yourself a break from Parineeti Chopra film |access-date=19 October 2022 |work=India Today |date=14 October 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/bollywood/story/code-name-tiranga-movie-review-give-yourself-a-break-from-parineeti-chopra-film-2285132-2022-10-14}}
NDTV gave 1.5 out of 5 and said, "Code Name Tiranga, is a series of yawn-inducing gunfights interspersed with fleeting sequences in which the characters are given lines to speak. In a film that is literally all over the place, the actors have their jobs cut out. They struggle to rise above the deafening din and be heard and understood."{{Cite web |title=Code Name Tiranga Review: Parineeti Chopra's Spy Thriller Is All Smoke No Fire |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=NDTV |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/code-name-tiranga-review-parineeti-chopras-spy-thriller-is-all-smoke-no-fire-1-5-star-3430477/amp/1}} Firstpost gave 0.5 out of 5 and mentioned, "Writing a woman as the lead in an actioner is the only good idea to be found in the entire length and breadth of this thrill-less espionage ‘thriller’, Code Name: Tiranga is a disaster. The wait continues."{{Cite web |title=Code Name: Tiranga movie review – Ek Thi Tiger and she is wasted in a thrill-less spy 'thriller |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=14 October 2022 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/code-name-tiranga-movie-review-ek-thi-tiger-and-she-is-wasted-in-a-thrill-less-spy-thriller-11448441.html/amp}}
Scroll wrote, "Except for a point-of-view sequence in which Durga storms Khalid’s citadel, the 127-minute movie is too sluggishly staged to sell Parineeta Chopra as an action heroine. Harrdy Sandhu valiantly tries to be noticed in a film that is barely interested in him. The film isn’t interested in its own subject matter either."{{Cite web|title='Code Name: Tiranga' review: Parineeti Chopra's film is a deadly dull espionage thriller|access-date=14 October 2022|work=Scroll.in|date=14 October 2022 |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1034666/code-name-tiranga-review-a-deadly-dull-espionage-thriller}} ABP News stated, "Parineeti's performance in the film deserves a special mention. She lends the right kind of pragmatic depth to the otherwise films about spies' who mostly have a straight face in all situations."{{Cite web|title=Code Name Tiranga Review : Parineeti Chopra, Harrdy Sandhu Stand Out In This Not-So-Formula Spy Film|work=ABP News|access-date=15 October 2022|date=13 October 2022|url=https://news.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/code-name-tiranga-parineeti-chopra-and-harrdy-sandhu-s-starrer-will-debut-in-theatres-on-october-14-1558059/amp}}
=Box office=
Code Name: Tiranga competed with the Ayushmann Khurrana-starred Doctor G, which was released on the same day.{{Cite web|title=Code Name Tiranga box office day 1 collection: Parineeti Chopra film records poor opening, earns around ₹15 lakh|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/code-name-tiranga-box-office-parineeti-chopra-film-records-poor-opening-101665799073105-amp.html|access-date=14 October 2022}} The film collected
{{INR|0.15}} crore at the domestic box office on its opening day. The film then collected
{{INR|0.15}} crore on day 2 {{Cite web|title=Code Name Tiranga box office collection Day 2: Parineeti Chopra's film is already a disaster|work=India Today|date=16 October 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/code-name-tiranga-box-office-collection-day-2-parineeti-chopras-film-is-already-a-disaster-2285901-2022-10-16|access-date=16 October 2022}} and {{INR|0.07}} crore on day 5.{{Cite web|title=Code Name Tiranga box office collection Day 5: Parineeti Chopra's film is a huge disaster|work=India Today|date=19 October 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/code-name-tiranga-box-office-collection-day-5-parineeti-chopras-film-is-a-huge-disaster-2287072-2022-10-19|access-date=19 October 2022}} It ended its theatrical run on day 7 with a total collection of {{INR|0.70}} crore.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|22099068}}
- [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/code-name-tiranga/ Code Name: Tirannga] at Bollywood Hungama
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Category:Indian action drama films
Category:2020s Hindi-language films
Category:Films about Islamic terrorism in India
Category:Films directed by Ribhu Dasgupta
Category:Indian spy action films
Category:Films about the Research and Analysis Wing
Category:Films shot in Istanbul
Category:Films set in Afghanistan
Category:War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) films