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Agent Vinod (2012)

Where Agent Vinod says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Eight countries in one spy thriller, but only Morocco and Latvia are on record as real shooting places

Scenes and places

The Taliban camp escape (2012)

A captured man seems to sell out RAW's secrets and his fellow agent Major Rajan. It is a ruse, and the two fight their way out, freeing a hostage girl, Farah, on the way.

Set in Dasht-e-Madar desert camp — A Taliban camp in the Dasht-e-Madar desert, Afghanistan. The place name is fictional and has no known real location.

A fictional desert camp in Afghanistan; the film names it but no real place is given for it.

The RAW briefing in New Delhi (2012)

Vinod watches Rajan's last message from Russia, which mentions only the number '242'. RAW chief Hassan Nawaz sends him to find out what it means.

Set in New Delhi — RAW headquarters in New Delhi, where Vinod is shown Rajan's last video message and given his task. The exact building is not named in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Indian capital, used here as home base for the intelligence service.

The chase in St. Petersburg (2012)

Vinod tracks down the crime boss Abu Nazer and is nearly caught himself. He gets away and moves on to Morocco.

Set in St. Petersburg — The Russian city where Vinod goes after criminal don Abu Nazer. The film's filming place for this part is not confirmed: a 2010 report only lists Moscow among earlier shoots. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Russia's former imperial capital on the Neva.

Freddie Khambatta in Tangier (2012)

Using the name Freddie Khambatta, Vinod wins the trust of Kazaan and hacks his phone. He gets close to Ruby, and finds out she is really an ISI agent named Iram.

Set in Tangier — Port city in northern Morocco where Vinod poses as Freddie Khambatta and meets the Russian mafia boss David Kazaan and his doctor Ruby Mendes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Moroccan port city facing Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar.

Filmed at Tangier, Morocco (Tangier, Morocco) — A June 2010 report says the Moroccan shoot was set to start in Tangier; the exact streets are not named. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The private auction in Marrakesh (2012)

At the auction Vinod learns that '242' is the trigger of a nuclear device. A bidding war follows, and Kazaan comes away with it.

Set in Marrakesh — City in Morocco where international buyers gather for an antiques auction to buy '242'. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Morocco's red-walled imperial city.

Filmed at Marrakesh, Morocco (Marrakesh, Morocco) — The same report says the crew would move on to Marrakesh for the second phase; the exact venue is not named. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The bomb hand-over in Riga (2012)

The Colonel arrives to take delivery of the bomb. He then asks Iram to help his men move it out of Latvia, and tries to have her killed.

Set in Riga — Latvian capital where the Colonel goes to acquire the bomb and is joined by the mercenary Jimmy. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The capital of Latvia on the Baltic coast.

Filmed at Riga, Latvia (Riga, Latvia) — An August 2010 report says shooting in Riga would cover the city centre, the Old Town and the outskirts, about 40 minutes of the film; no single spot is named. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Inside the function in Karachi (2012)

Farah gets Vinod and Iram into a function. Col. Huzefa captures the two, but they escape.

Set in Karachi — Pakistani port city where Vinod and Iram meet Farah again, who gets them into a function attended by Col. Pasha. The real filming place is not known. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Pakistan's biggest city and main port, on the Arabian Sea.

The bomb hunt in New Delhi (2012)

Vinod and Iram learn that the bomb's target is New Delhi and race there. In the chaos Jimmy sets off a grenade and Vinod loses him.

Set in New Delhi — The Indian capital, the bomb's target, where Vinod and Iram try to locate the bomb with a helicopter in play. The real filming place is not known; the Production section says shooting began in Mumbai. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The city that was the bomb's target.

The beach in Cape Town (2012)

Set in Cape Town beach — A beach in Cape Town, South Africa, shown in the film's final scene. No source confirms filming there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A South African coastal city, used for the film's closing scene.

Characters

• Agent Vinod — A RAW agent sent to find out what '242' is.
• Iram Parveen Bilal / Dr. Ruby Mendes — A British-Pakistani doctor who is secretly an ISI agent, and who later joins Vinod.

Questions answered on the map

• Where in Morocco was Agent Vinod's Tangier and Marrakesh filmed?
• Why is a Bollywood spy film shot in Riga?