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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Pritesh S

Beautiful movie. captured the sentiments of one of the most thankless jobs. My sentiments to our Food Heros. https://medium.com/@pritesh.suvarna/the-food-man-f5d8520f2e30

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/14/23

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37 Simar Singh A

The movie was emotional I liked the movie very much

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/23

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Nandita Das

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Kapil Sharma

Manas

Shahana Goswami

Pratima

Tushar Acharya

Raghu

Zishan Ali

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B M Baisali

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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: Nandita Das Initiatives, Applause Entertainment Ltd., Le Chaunce Films, Gramnet, S Cube Caterers
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 45m