Code Name: Tiranga

2022 film by Ribhu Dasgupta

Code Name: Tiranga

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Ribhu Dasgupta
Written by| Ribhu Dasgupta
Produced by|

* Bhushan Kumar
* Krishan Kumar
* Ribhu Dasgupta
* Reliance Entertainment
* Vivek B. Agrawal

Starring|

* Parineeti Chopra
* Harrdy Sandhu
* Sharad Kelkar

Cinematography| Tribhuvan Babu Sadineni
Edited by| Sangeeth Prakash Varghese
Music by| Score:
Gilad Benamram
Songs:
Jaidev Kumar
Vipin Patwa

Production
companies

* T-Series Films
* Reliance Entertainment
* Film Hangar

Distributed by| Reliance Entertainment

Release date

* 14 October 2022 (2022-10-14)

Running time

| 134 minutes[1]
Country| India
Language| Hindi
Box office| ₹1.41 crore[2]

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.[3] The film released on 14 October 2022, received mostly negative reviews from critics and was declared a box-office bomb.[4][5]

## Plot

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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

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* 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

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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.[6][7]

Harrdy Sandhu was cast opposite Chopra,[8] while Sharad Kelkar was cast as the main antagonist.[9]

Shooting of the film started in April 2021 in Turkey, including Istanbul, where a major portion of the film was shot.[10]

## Soundtrack

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Code Name: Tiranga

Soundtrack album by

Jaidev Kumar and Vipin Patwa

Released| 1 November 2022
Recorded| 2022
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.[11]

No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Ki Kariye"| Kumaar| Jaidev Kumar| Harrdy Sandhu, Sakshi Holkar| 2:13
2.| "Dumadum Mast Kalandar"| Kumaar| Jaidev Kumar| Sardar Ali, Sanj V, Shahzad Ali, Gurucharan Singh| 3:12
3.| "Vande Mataram"| Kumaar, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee| Vipin Patwa| Shankar Mahadevan| 4:13
4.| "Yaar Ve"| Kumaar| Vipin Patwa| Arijit Singh| 4:03
Total length:| 13:40

## Release

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The film was theatrically released on 14 October 2022 and the same was announced on 20 September 2022.[3] After the theatrical release, the film was made available for streaming worldwide exclusively on Netflix from 16 December 2022.[12]

## Reception

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### Critical response

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The film received mostly negative reviews. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 0% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.2/10.[13]

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."[14]

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."[15] 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."[16]

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."[17] 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."[18]

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."[19] 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."[20]

### Box office

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Code Name: Tiranga competed with the Ayushmann Khurrana-starred Doctor G, which was released on the same day.[21] The film collected ₹0.15 crore at the domestic box office on its opening day. The film then collected ₹0.15 crore on day 2 [22] and ₹0.07 crore on day 5.[23] It ended its theatrical run on day 7 with a total collection of ₹0.70 crore.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Code Name: Tiranga". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
2. ^ a b "CODE NAME: TIRANGA BOX OFFICE; CHECK DAY WISE BOX OFFICE COLLECTION". Bollywood Hungama. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
3. ^ a b "Parineeti Chopra and Harrdy Sandhu starrer Code Name: Tiranga to release in theatres on October 14; see first posters". Bollywood Hungama. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
4. ^ "Code Name Tiranga". British Board of Film Classification. "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."
5. ^ "Code Name Tiranga trailer: Parineeti Chopra looks dangerous but also in love in action-packed espionage drama. Watch". Hindustan Times. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
6. ^ "Parineeti Chopra to play undercover agent in Ribhu Dasgupta's next action thriller". India Today. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
7. ^ "Parineeti Chopra on Code Name Tiranga: 'Have pushed my body for this physically challenging film'". Indian Express. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
8. ^ "Code Name Tiranga star Parineeti Chopra says, 'Hope audiences love how Harrdy and I look together'; talks on her fresh pairing". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
9. ^ "Photos: Parineeti Chopra, Harrdy Sandhu, Sharad Kelkar and others attend the trailer preview of Code Name: Tiranga". Bollywood Hungama. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
10. ^ "Parineeti Chopra and Harrdy Sandhu quietly begin shooting for Ribhu Dasgupta's action thriller in Turkey". Bollywood Hungama. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
11. ^ "Code Name: Tiranga - Original Sound Track Album (2022)". JioSaavn. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
12. ^ "PICS: Parineeti Chopra & Harrdy Sandhu look bruised in FIRST look from their project ahead of Independence Day". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
13. ^ "Code Name: Tiranga | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
14. ^ "Code Name Tiranga Review: Harrdy Sandhu Is Treat To Watch; Parineeti Chopra Slays As RAW Agent". News 18. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
15. ^ "Code Name: Tiranga Movie Review: Parineeti Chopra packs a punch in this predictable action-thriller". Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
16. ^ "Code Name Tiranga Movie Review: Give yourself a break from Parineeti Chopra film". India Today. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
17. ^ "Code Name Tiranga Review: Parineeti Chopra's Spy Thriller Is All Smoke No Fire". NDTV. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
18. ^ "Code Name: Tiranga movie review – Ek Thi Tiger and she is wasted in a thrill-less spy 'thriller". Firstpost. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
19. ^ "'Code Name: Tiranga' review: Parineeti Chopra's film is a deadly dull espionage thriller". Scroll.in. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
20. ^ "Code Name Tiranga Review : Parineeti Chopra, Harrdy Sandhu Stand Out In This Not-So-Formula Spy Film". ABP News. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
21. ^ "Code Name Tiranga box office day 1 collection: Parineeti Chopra film records poor opening, earns around ₹15 lakh". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
22. ^ "Code Name Tiranga box office collection Day 2: Parineeti Chopra's film is already a disaster". India Today. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
23. ^ "Code Name Tiranga box office collection Day 5: Parineeti Chopra's film is a huge disaster". India Today. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

## External links

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* Code Name: Tiranga at IMDb
* Code Name: Tirannga at Bollywood Hungama

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