# Operation Fryday
**Operation Fryday** is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed and written by Vishram Sawant, starring [Randeep Hooda](https://www.edgepedia.org/randeep-hooda) as Ghulam, a police informant who turns to crime after his brother Imtiaz is killed in a gang conflict.[1](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/operation-fryday/umc.cmc.56wyxgnvzcwqn3uvofw14gjsp) It premiered on the streaming service ZEE5 on January 26, 2023.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/releaseinfo/) The film was shot under the working title *Shooter*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/releaseinfo/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director and writer | Vishram Sawant, who also wrote the screenplay[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/fullcredits/) |
| Lead cast | Randeep Hooda as Ghulam, Suniel Shetty as Sada Nair, Neetu Chandra as Pinky, Siddharth Jadhav as Maruti[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/fullcredits/) |
| Release | ZEE5, January 26, 2023 (internet)[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/releaseinfo/) |
| Certification | Certified A (adults only) by the CBFC on 18 January 2023 as a video film of 136.49 minutes[4](https://www.uat.cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/assets/pdf/Films_certified_2023.pdf?PHPSESSID=1fn7loc75ang2okvlfvoni1r7e) |
| Working title | *Shooter*[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/releaseinfo/) |
| Genre | Action, crime[1](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/operation-fryday/umc.cmc.56wyxgnvzcwqn3uvofw14gjsp) |
| Music | Background music by Amar Mohile; music by Vikaas Vishwakarma[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/fullcredits/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Ghulam (Randeep Hooda) is a valued police informant who supplies information through his connections and skills, working with the encounter specialist Sada Nair ([Suniel Shetty](https://www.edgepedia.org/suniel-shetty)).[5](https://www.zee5.com/hi/movies/details/operation-fryday/0-0-1z5295439) • [6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/operation-fryday/amp_ottmoviereview/97436314.cms) When his brother Imtiaz is killed in a gang war, Ghulam blames the police for the death, leaves his work as an informant, and starts a business of his own.[1](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/operation-fryday/umc.cmc.56wyxgnvzcwqn3uvofw14gjsp) • [5](https://www.zee5.com/hi/movies/details/operation-fryday/0-0-1z5295439)
As he tries to move on, he becomes involved in a series of bomb attacks.[5](https://www.zee5.com/hi/movies/details/operation-fryday/0-0-1z5295439) According to the Times of India review, Ghulam turns to crime after his brother's death, and the former informant becomes a shooter who has no qualms about killing people, forcing the onetime partners Ghulam and Sada Nair to face off against each other.[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/operation-fryday/amp_ottmoviereview/97436314.cms)
## Cast and crew
The credited cast includes Randeep Hooda (Ghulam), Suniel Shetty (Sada Nair), Nitu Chandra (Pinky), [Zakir Hussain](https://www.edgepedia.org/zakir-hussain) (Riyaz), [Rohini Hattangadi](https://www.edgepedia.org/rohini-hattangadi) (Taayee), [Rukhsar Rehman](https://www.edgepedia.org/rukhsar-rehman), Siddharth Jadhav (Maruti), Alfredo Tavares (US Marshal/Secret Service), Mrunal Jain, Satyajeet Rajput (Muzaffar), Rohit Pathak (Inspector Aangre), and Kuldeep Kumar (Firoz), among others.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/fullcredits/) Raju Satyam and Swaty Satyam are credited as producers, with Murthy Parameswaran as executive producer; elCinema lists ZEE5 as the producer.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/fullcredits/) • [7](https://elcinema.com/en/work/2082596/cast) The Central Board of Film Certification record lists the applicant as Venkatrao Laxminarayan Satyam of Tutri Ventures PVT LTD.[4](https://www.uat.cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/assets/pdf/Films_certified_2023.pdf?PHPSESSID=1fn7loc75ang2okvlfvoni1r7e)
## Release and runtime
The film was certified by the CBFC on 18 January 2023 and released on ZEE5 on January 26, 2023.[4](https://www.uat.cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/assets/pdf/Films_certified_2023.pdf?PHPSESSID=1fn7loc75ang2okvlfvoni1r7e) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/releaseinfo/) Reported runtimes differ across platforms: ZEE5 lists 2h 15m,[5](https://www.zee5.com/hi/movies/details/operation-fryday/0-0-1z5295439) [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) lists 2h 14min,[8](https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/operation-fryday) elCinema lists 143 minutes,[9](https://elcinema.com/work/2082596/) and Apple TV lists 3 hr.[1](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/operation-fryday/umc.cmc.56wyxgnvzcwqn3uvofw14gjsp) The CBFC certificate records a length of 136.49 minutes.[4](https://www.uat.cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/assets/pdf/Films_certified_2023.pdf?PHPSESSID=1fn7loc75ang2okvlfvoni1r7e) The film carries an A (adults only) rating, with content advisories for language, graphic violence, sexual content, smoking or tobacco use, and alcohol consumption.[1](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/operation-fryday/umc.cmc.56wyxgnvzcwqn3uvofw14gjsp)
## Reception
**Critical response was negative.** The Times of India gave the film a critic's rating of 2.0 out of 5, calling it a sloppy crime thriller whose plot progression is predictable until the end, while crediting Randeep Hooda with a commendable performance as a vulnerable person turned cold-blooded shooter and noting that his voice is clearly dubbed, which the reviewer found irritating.[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/operation-fryday/amp_ottmoviereview/97436314.cms) The same review observed that the film looks and progresses much like Sawant's earlier collaborations with Hooda, *D* (2005) and *Risk* (2007), and suggested it could have been a pleasant watch if released a decade earlier, when it was actually shot.[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/operation-fryday/amp_ottmoviereview/97436314.cms) The Access Bollywood review gave the film zero stars out of four, describing the story as incomprehensible in its details, criticizing the washed-out color palette and abrupt scene transitions, and calling Hooda's dubbing by a much higher-pitched actor the most jarring thing about the film.[10](https://accessbollywood.net/2023/03/03/movie-review-operation-fryday-2023/) On aggregate ratings, Cinegraph records an IMDb score of 4.2 and a TMDb score of 2.0.[11](https://cinegraph.org/movies/operation-fryday-2023)
## Production background
The film spent roughly a decade unreleased before its 2023 streaming premiere; the Times of India review states it was put in cold storage for a long period and shot about ten years before release.[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/operation-fryday/amp_ottmoviereview/97436314.cms) Access Bollywood attributes some of the film's problems to this shelf time, noting that actors had moved on and were unavailable for re-shoots or overdubs.[10](https://accessbollywood.net/2023/03/03/movie-review-operation-fryday-2023/) Writer-director Vishram Sawant's first film, *D*, was written and produced by [Ram Gopal Varma](https://www.edgepedia.org/ram-gopal-varma), and the Access Bollywood review describes *Operation Fryday* as an homage to that mentorship.[10](https://accessbollywood.net/2023/03/03/movie-review-operation-fryday-2023/)
## References
1. [Operation Fryday, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/operation-fryday/umc.cmc.56wyxgnvzcwqn3uvofw14gjsp)
2. [Operation Fryday (2023) – Release info, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/releaseinfo/)
3. [Operation Fryday (2023) – Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2599878/fullcredits/)
4. [List of feature films certified in 2023, Central Board of Film Certification](https://www.uat.cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/assets/pdf/Films_certified_2023.pdf?PHPSESSID=1fn7loc75ang2okvlfvoni1r7e)
5. [Watch Operation Fryday Full HD Movie Online on ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/hi/movies/details/operation-fryday/0-0-1z5295439)
6. [Operation Fryday Review: Suniel Shetty and Randeep Hooda's performances couldn't save this sloppy crime thriller, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/operation-fryday/amp_ottmoviereview/97436314.cms)
7. [Cast: Movie – Operation Fryday – 2023, elCinema](https://elcinema.com/en/work/2082596/cast)
8. [Operation Fryday – watch stream online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/operation-fryday)
9. [فيلم Operation Fryday – 2023, elCinema](https://elcinema.com/work/2082596/)
10. [Movie Review: Operation Fryday (2023), Access Bollywood](https://accessbollywood.net/2023/03/03/movie-review-operation-fryday-2023/)
11. [Operation Fryday, Cinegraph](https://cinegraph.org/movies/operation-fryday-2023)
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