Zwigato

Zwigato is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Nandita Das.[4] The film is produced by Applause Entertainment and Nandita Das Initiatives. The film presents a story of the relentlessness of life. Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami star as the leads in the film.[5][6] The film has been debuted in the Toronto Worldwide Film Celebration, 2022. The film was theatrically released on 17 March 2023.

Zwigato
Directed byNandita Das
Written byNandita Das
Samir Patil
Produced bySameer Nair
Deepak Segal
Nandita Das
Starring
CinematographyRanjan Palit
Music byScore:
Sagar Desai
Songs:
Hitesh Sonik
Production
companies
Applause Entertainment
Nandita Das Initiatives
Distributed byViacom18 Studios
Release dates
  • September 2022 (2022-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)[1]
  • 17 March 2023 (2023-03-17)
Running time
104 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹3.53 crore[3]

Plot

The film, set in current times in Bhubaneswar, explores the life of Manas an ex-factory floor manager. After losing his job, he is forced to work as a food delivery rider, grappling with the app on his phone and the world of ratings and incentives. He struggles to make ends meet for his wife, Pratima, his two children, and an ailing mother. Simultaneously, Pratima a homemaker, begins to explore different work opportunities to support his income from being a masseuse for rich women to being a cleaner at a mall. The fears of these new experiences are coupled with the joys of a newfound independence.[7]

Cast

Production

The movie has been extensively shot and set in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, also the city that the director hails from.[8] This provides a unique local flavour to the film. A lot of secondary artist were locals.[9]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Hitesh Sonik. The lyrics were written by Devanshu And Geet.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Yeh Raat"Devanshu, GeetSunidhi Chauhan2:29

Release

After the theatrical release, the Odisha Government declared the film tax-free in the state. The state of Odisha is being marketed by the government as the location for filming, which will help the state's tourism industry and give our talented young people job possibilities.[10]

Festivals

Reception

Critical reception

Anna MM Vetticad in Firstpost wrote "Zwigato is a film of unassuming depth and unobtrusive commentary. Why on earth didn’t someone make this before?"[14]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote "Unpretentious but unfailingly pertinent. Zwigato hits home with equal measures of power and pathos."[15]

SR Praveen from The Hindu wrote, "Deftly weaved. A poignant story of the new working class."[16]

Box office

The film collected ₹3.53 crore.[17]

References
  1. "Zwigato". TIFF. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. "Zwigato". British Board of Film Classification.
  3. "Zwigato Box Office Collection". Economic Times. 25 March 2023.
  4. "Kapil Sharma starrer 'Zwigato' to feature at International Film Festival of Kerala. Read more here". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. Praveen, S. R. (13 December 2022). "IFFK 2022: 'Zwigato' movie review: Nandita Das' film tells a poignant story of the new working class". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. "Kapil Sharma-Nandita Das's film Zwigato to premiere at International Film Festival of Kerala". The Indian Express. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. Jogwar, Sangati. "Kapil Sharma's Zwigato has an Odisha connection; movie reveals struggle of food delivery boy". Odisha TV. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. "Nandita Das: 'Zwigato' is a story of the relentlessness of life, but not without its hopes". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  9. "Kapil Sharma Calls Konark Sun Temple A "Wonder Experience"". NDTV. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. "Odisha Govt. waives entertainment tax on Hindi film "Zwigato"". United News of India. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  11. "Kapil Sharma, Nandita Das' Zwigato premieres at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival. See pics". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  12. "Kapil Sharma's Zwigato Premieres at Busan Film Festival, Watch Video". News18. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  13. "Nandita Das' 'Zwigato' to have India premiere at International Film Festival of Kerala". The Hindu. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  14. "Zwigato review: Kapil Sharma slips out of his image to slip right into Nandita Das' thoughtful take on the gig economy". Firstpost. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  15. "Zwigato Review: A Contemporary Portrait Of The Gig Economy And Its Pitfalls". NDTV. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  16. Praveen, S. R. (13 December 2022). "IFFK 2022: 'Zwigato' movie review: Nandita Das' film tells a poignant story of the new working class". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  17. "Box-office collections of Zwigato". Economic Times. 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
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