Zwigato is an Indian Hindi-language drama film. It is directed by Nandita Das. The film is produced by Applause Entertainment and Nandita Das Initiatives. The film stars popular comedian Kapil Sharma as Manas Singh Mahto and Shahana Goswami as Pratima Mahto, Manas's wife, Gul Panag, Sayani Gupta, Swanand Kirkire as Govind Raj and Tushar Acharya as Raghu
Initially, the film got released at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Following that, the film was released on 17th March 2023 in theatres. This film has received three nominations, including Critics Best Film and Critics Best Actress at the 69th Filmfare Award.
The storyline of the movie revolves around life of Manas an ex-factory floor manager who loses his job and is forced to work as a food delivery rider. This film is shot and set in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. After its release in theatres, the Odisha Government declared the film tax-free in the state. This film has collected gross of Rs 2 crore to Rs 3.53 crore.
When and where to watch Zwigato online?
Kapil Sharma starring Zwigato is all set to release on OTT platform. This drama movie will start streaming on 25th October on Amazon Prime Video.
Director Nandita Das shared that Zwigato is inspired from the story of real people, real incidents and real experiences. She said, “Honestly, I don’t see Zwigato as a departure from my previous works. While Firaaq and Manto can be labelled as being inspired by reality, but so is Zwigato. They all are inspired by real people, real incidents and real experiences. In fact, in Firaaq my disclaimer was ‘A work of fiction based on a thousand true stories.’ After all everything is inspired from reality. Of course, when we fictionalise, we create composite characters, we add more elements to the story, we basically fictionalise reality. In its core, all three feature films have stemmed from similar concerns.”
Nandita shared that she selected Kapil Sharma as the main lead because of his natural charm. She said, “I began to watch some snippets online and found his natural charm and candor and how he represents the ‘ordinary’ man, though he no longer is in real life, perfect for the character. And so, I reached out to him on an impulse, not fully knowing if he would be right for the part or if he would be open to doing a film that is not a comedy.”