Zwigato

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Zwigato

Released Mar 17, 2023

1h 45m

Drama

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An ex-floor manager of a factory loses his job during the pandemic. He then works as a food delivery rider, grappling with the world of ratings and incentives. To support the income, his homemaker wife begins to explore different work opportunities, with fear but also excitement of a new found independence. The film is about the relentless life, but not without their shared moments of joy. It captures the lives of invisible 'ordinary' people, hidden in plain sight.

Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Nandita Das' third directorial is such a powerful mirror to today’s India, which has always grappled with staggering disparities between the haves and have-nots.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 24, 2023

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Scroll.in

If Sharma is the star, Shahana Goswami is the soul. She’s endearing as the supportive, dutiful and determined wife.

Mar 24, 2023

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Prabhjot Bains

Tilt Magazine

Nandita Das’s third feature film takes on the caste system and the corporatization of India with a heartfelt lens.

Nov 2, 2023

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Ishita Sengupta

OTTplay

In many ways, watching Zwigato feels like reckoning with the humaneness — and humanity — of those we treat as an end to our means.

Jul 20, 2023

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Within the 'slice of life' format of Zwigato, this drama takes an unflinching and critical look at 'gig economy' jobs that can cross the line into worker exploitation. Don’t expect any absurd melodrama in this realistic but somewhat meandering movie.

Mar 30, 2023

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Allan Hunter

Screen International

Sharma’s restrained performance makes Manas a convincing everyman, frustrated at every turn, an impossible dreamer at times but ultimately realistic about what it takes to survive...

Mar 24, 2023

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kekin s

भाई ये मुवी राइडर्स के लाइफ पर बनाई हुई अबतक की सबसे अच्छी, करुणामय, दयनीय रियल लाइफ की तकलीफों से जंग लड़ता परिवार दिखाया है, और हर रोज मुस्कराते रहना ओर आगे बढ़ते रहना ये सिख दे रहा है, ये सामान्य परिवार के संघर्ष को तो दर्शाता ही है पर अभी भी समाज में कभी ना मिटने वाले उच्च नीच के भेदभाव को भी बखूभी फिल्माइज किया गया है, ओर फिल्म के अंत के बाद में जो क्रेडिट दिखाते है उसको भी अतिसुंदर चित्रकला को एनिमेटेड तरीके से सारी फिल्म का सार बताया गया हे वो जरूर देखने लायक है, में यह फिल्म को ओर कपिल शर्मा को 5***** दें रहा हु, ओर एक अपील कर रहा हु की यंगस्टर बच्चों को फिल्म बताने के बाद डिबेट कंडक्ट करानी चाहिए के वो फिल्म में क्या देख के क्या शिख ले रहे है. KEKIN SHAH 9870422047

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Royston L

Zwigato is a heartfelt movie that beautifully portrays the struggles of delivery executives, bringing the audience close to the real-life challenges faced by people in low-income jobs. Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami deliver incredible performances, making each scene feel authentic and moving. The direction, screenplay, and storytelling by Nandita Das give life to the unseen hardships of the working class. It's an eye-opening film with a great balance of realism and compassion. The acting is top-notch, and the direction is beautiful, but it can drag. It's a slice-of-life film with a strong message, and I appreciated it. A must-watch that deserves all the praise. 4/5 stars!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Chetan M

The movie does reflect hardships of life but it only showcasing the negatives. A movie should have positive with a good strong message but this is more about social imbalance. A total waste of time nothing new everyone who's not born with a silver spoon very well know the reality. This movie doesn't have an ending !!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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Deepak K

Bad story. Bad acting. Desperate attempt.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/05/24

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kolim M

Bad story. total time waste

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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Sanjay K

This movie gets into your soul . Amazing direction , beautiful story narration. And real performance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Synopsis

An ex-floor manager of a factory loses his job during the pandemic. He then works as a food delivery rider, grappling with the world of ratings and incentives. To support the income, his homemaker wife begins to explore different work opportunities, with fear but also excitement of a new found independence. The film is about the relentless life, but not without their shared moments of joy. It captures the lives of invisible 'ordinary' people, hidden in plain sight.

Director: Nandita Das
Producer: Nandita Das, Sameer Nair, Deepak Segal
Screenwriter: Nandita Das, Samir Patil
Distributor: Applause Entertainment
Production Co: Gramnet, Nandita Das Initiatives, Le Chaunce Films, S Cube Caterers, Applause Entertainment Ltd.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 45m