Code Name Tiranga Review: Poor and predictable spy action drama that falls short of eliciting the desired adrenaline rush
Code Name Tiranga Movie Rating: 1.5 Stars
Finally watched Code Name Tiranga movie on Netflix. Let’s focus on the complete details, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this movie.
Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Harrdy Sandhu, Sharad Kelkar, Rajit Kapur, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Shishir Sharma, Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Deesh Mariwala
Director: Ribhu Dasgupta
Release Date: 14th October 2022 in Cinemas & digital premiere from 15th December 2022 on Netflix
Story: Movie revolves around a female RAW agent Durga Singh (Parineeti Chopra) who chances upon Dr. Mirza Ali (Harrdy Sandhu) who is half-Turkish and half-Punjabi in Afghanistan. Since both hail from India, they strike an instant rapport and get married.
But it was all a ploy to use him as a decoy. She’s actually after Khalid Omar (Sharad Kelkar), the dreaded terrorist who blew up the Indian Parliament years earlier and has been hiding out in Turkey. Dr. Ali is shocked to see his wife (who had introduced herself as Ismat to him) firing at unknown people at a wedding reception they were attending. Not comprehending what she really is, he drifts apart from her.
The two meet again after several weeks, in Turkey where Dr. Ali lives. Here Durga assignment is to eliminate her handler Ajay Bakshi (Dibyendu Bhattacharya) who has gone rogue. Involved in all this is the Pakistani agent (Shishir Sharma) who also wants to capture Ajay Bakshi for his own nefarious purposes. How Durga goes about her mission and finally manages to corner Khalid Omar forms the crux of the film.
Positives
1. Performances
2. Cinematography
3. Patriotic feel
Negatives
1. Music
2. Story
3. Length
4. Direction
5. Climax
6. Screenplay
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this film planned to watch this movie on digital premiere because it looks good in parts only so skipped theatrical release.
A RAW agent is on a journey across many countries. As a spy, she is on an unfaltering and fearless mission for her nation in a race against time where sacrifice is her only choice.
Code Name Tiranga has routine story which doesn’t quite involve or engage the audience. Screenplay moves on the beaten path. Consequently, the drama becomes predictable and also quite boring. Several points in the drama are revealed much after their first references. Had the drama been engaging, the audiences would not have gotten irritated at the late revelations, but because the screenplay is hackneyed, such suspense angles don’t go down well with them. Although Khalid Omar is shown to be a dreaded terrorist, but we don’t get much of a glimpse of his terror. All in all, the story and screenplay are dull.
The film has some nice action scenes which is major highlight of this film apart from performances. The film has been shot at multiple locations abroad and looks quite picturesque. The chase scenes, whether on a car or on foot, are decent as well. But it looks like director only concentrated on action scenes and, as a result, has let other things slide. The film’s plot is paper thin and doesn’t offer you any surprises, the way a spy film should. And there’s no emotional core to the film as Parineeti and Harrdy Sandhu’s romantic track isn’t properly developed. Better writing and more fleshed out characters would have made it a crackling watch. To reiterate, while the action does hold your attention, the inane storyline doesn’t grip you at all.
Overall, movie falls short of eliciting the desired adrenaline rush. Despite the story’s lack of substance, performances and action sequences with patriotic touch are few positives of this film. My view on this movie Time Pass only if you’re a die-hard action film buff who has to watch everything released in the genre.
For more Bollywood and Cricket updates visit my page on Facebook Durgesh Tiwary’s View and website Cricket Movie Website