Zwigato

''Zwigato'' is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Nandita Das. 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. The film has been debuted in the ''Toronto Worldwide Film Celebration,'' 2022. The film was theatrically released on 17 March 2023.

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.

Cast

* Kapil Sharma as Manas Singh Mahto
* Shahana Goswami as Pratima Mahto, Manas's wife
* Gul Panag
* Sayani Gupta
* Swanand Kirkire as Govind Raj
* Tushar Acharya as Raghu

Production

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

Soundtrack

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

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.

Festivals

* The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival at the ‘Contemporary World Cinema section’. – Sept 2022
* The Film had its Asian premiere at the Busan International Film Festival at ‘A Window of Asian Cinema’ – Oct 2022
* Zwigato was the opening film of the ‘Kaleidoscope section’ at the International Film Festival of Kerala. – Dec 2022.

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?"

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

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

Box office

The film collected .

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 21998526

Indian drama films
2020s Hindi-language films