Zwigato

iMDB Rating- 7.5/10

Genres: Drama 

Stars:  Kapil Sharma, Shahana Goswami, Tushar Acharya

Language:Hindi

Quality: 1080p | 720p | 480p 

Directed And Produced By - Applause Entertainment and Nandita Das Initiatives

Zwigato Storyline - A man 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.

After losing his job as a factory-floor manager during the pandemic, Manas (Kapil Sharma) becomes a driver for a food-delivery app called Zwigato. With a familiar rectangular backpack, he zips around Bhubaneswar on his motorcycle, steering through another day of inconvenient obstacles and impatient customers. To help make ends meet, his wife Pratima (Shahana Goswami) applies for a job as cleaning staff at a mall, brushing off the potential hassles of work life for an independent experience outside the home. Manas isn't pleased, but it isn't long before the strain of his daily grind begins to take a toll and he's forced to confront his old fashioned ideas about being the breadwinner

Zwigato Review - The story of Zwigato is complex, yet relatable. Both Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami’s characters are shown in such a way that one can understand the uncertainties in their lives, but the way they handle them with dignity is what touches the hearts. Manas Mahto’s (Kapil Sharma) day starts and ends with ratings and numbers. His routine is monotonous and tedious. Shahana effortlessly plays the role of his wife, Pratima, a dignified woman who takes care of her children, her aging mother-in-law who cannot control her urine and ends up wetting every now and then. The best thing is Pratima continues to do all the chores with a smile on her face. She takes care of her husband and packs his dabba (lunch box) religiously and ensures that he eats his food on time in the mad-rush of life.

The film shows how an invisible boss can be dangerous. Most of the time Manas Mahto is seen struggling with the app which kind of dictates him and his life.  When a customer files a fake complaint against him, he is not allowed to explain his side of the story and is blocked out. The invisible boss has a very hypocritical way of dealing with the situation where they call their employees ‘partners’, but exploits them royally.

The idea of the movie was genuine, but was unnecessarily stretched. And I feel Zwigato is a good film for the film festival crowd and it would have been better if it was released on OTT. But definitely not a movie for the theatre-going audience.

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