Zwigato released on 17th March’2023. Zwigato is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Nandita Das. As on Day 7, the film collected approx 2.54 Crore.

ZWIGATO

About the Movie “Zwigato”

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, set in current times in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 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 a cleaner at a mall. The fears of these new experiences are coupled with the joys of a newfound independence.

The movie has been extensively shot and set in Bhubaneswar- the Capital city 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.

At the heart of the 104-minute narrative is Kapil Sharma, who plays Manas Mahto, a migrant from Jharkhand, who along with his wife Pratima (Shahana Goswami), two children and ailing mother, comes to an expanding Bhubaneswar to explore possibilities of a decent life.

In March’2022, when Kapil was shooting for this upcoming movie in the Capital city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, he was honoured at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology and he was joined by Nandita and Sayani at the event.

On March 18th, Comedian Kapil Sharma met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as he started shooting for filmmaker Nandita Das’ Zwigato in Bhubaneswar.

In the same month in March’2022, Kapil Sharma went sightseeing in Odisha. The actor-comedian was spotted at the Jagannatha Temple in Puri and shared a picture from his visit to Konark Sun Temple as well.

About Kapil Sharma

Car & Motorcycle Collections of Kapil Sharma

Range Rover Evoque ( 60 Lakhs / 72,677.04 USD ), Volvo XC90 ( 77 Lakhs / 93,268.87 USD ), Mercedes Benz S350 ( 1 Crore 40 Lakhs / 169.556,80 USD ), Royal Enfield Bullet 500, Vanity Van worth 5 Crore ( USD 605.560 ) designed by Dillip Chabadia.

About Nandita Das

Nandita Das is an Indian actress and film maker. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films Fire (1996), Earth (1998), Bawandar (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Azhagi (2002), Kamli (2006), and Before The Rains (2007). Her directorial debut Firaaq (2008), premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and travelled to more than 50 festivals, winning more than 20 awards.

Her second film as a director was Manto (2018). Based on the life of 20th Century Indo-Pakistani short story writer Sadat Hasan Manto, the film was screened at Cannes Film Festival in the “Un Certain Regard” section. In September 2019, Das produced a two-minute Public Service Announcement music video India’s Got Colour. The music video is about the issue of colourism and urges the audience to celebrate India’s diversity of skin colour.

Her first book, ‘Manto & I’, chronicles her 6-year long journey of making the film. She wrote, directed, produced and acted in a short film called, Listen to Her, that sheds light on the increase in domestic violence and overburden of work that women have been facing during the lockdown. Also sought petition seeking the commutation of the death sentence handed out to Ajmal Kasab.

Das has served twice on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, she served on the main competition jury alongside Fatih Akin, Javier Bardem, Salma Hayek, Benoit Jacquot, Emir Kusturica, Toni Morrison, Agnès Varda, and John Woo. In 2013, she served on the Cinéfondation and short films jury with Jane Campion, Maji-da Abdi, Nicoletta Braschi, and Semih Kaplanoğlu.

In 2011, she was made Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Government, one of the nation’s highest civilian awards. She was commended for her “contribution towards the development of Indo-French cooperation in the field of cinema.” In 2009, France released a stamp featuring Das, from artist Titouan Lamazou’s project “Women of the World.”

Das was the first Indian inducted into the International Hall of Fame of the International Women’s Forum in Washington, DC. She was recognized in 2011 for “her sustained contributions to the arts and to the world as one of the most gripping cinema arts leaders of our time. Her fellow inductees were Anna Fendi, Heidi Klum, and Madam Chen Zhili.

Das’ father is the artist Jatin Das, and her mother is Varsha Das, a writer. She was born in Mumbai and grew up mostly in Delhi in an Odia family, where she attended the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya school. She received bachelor’s degree in Geography from Miranda House and Master of Social Work from the Delhi School of Social Work, both affiliated with the University of Delhi.

Das was a Yale World Fellow in 2014. She was one of 16 emerging global leaders chosen from nearly 4000 applicants.

She has also taught at the Rishi Valley School.

During the pandemic, in May 2020, Nandita Das wrote, directed and acted in a short film called, Listen to Her. The 7 min film, produced by Nandita Das Initiatives, is about the increase in domestic violence and overburden of work that women are facing during the lock-down. It was supported by UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women and South Asia Foundation.

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