After making his acting debut with 'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karun', Kapil Sharma later featured in 'Firangi'. After becoming a household name with comedy show 'Comedy Night With Kapil'. Now after a long time, the comedian has returned to acting with Nandita Das ‘Zwigato’,  which released in theatres today, March 17. 

Zwigato shows the life of delivery boys, but hardly any emotions are felt. However, in pure Nandita Das style, where the film really worked was the fact that there was no unnecessary melodrama. The struggles of a certain class of society were shown in a very subtle way.

Based in the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, Zwigato puts the spotlight on Manas (Kapil Sharma) who trying to make ends meet as a food delivery man after he lost his steady job at a factory. Moving from Jharkhand to Odisha in the hopes of a better standard of living, Manas is now tasked with feeding a house of five, which includes his wife Pratima (Shahana Goswami), their two children, and his mother.

After every delivery, he requests the customers to rate him, and he worries when his ratings go down. His wife Pratima is happy, but Manas isn't happy that he is unable to support his family financially. At one point, he even tells her, "Ab tu mujhse zyada kamaegi (you will earn more than me?)" Nandita Das has perfectly portrayed the life of a delivery man, and it is evident she put in a lot of research to make this film. Filled with ups and downs, Kapil bounced back each time in his professional and personal life. 

The editor could have played more with the cuts to make a crisp package. While one may expect the film to gain momentum in the second half, it disappoints. Sympathizing with Kapil Sharma’s character during his plot might be a little tricky due to his lack of conviction in emotional scenes.  While the film is sort of a mirror of society, it might not be everyone’s cup of tea. The film is shot in art-house style cinematography that not everyone will enjoy. The film also doesn’t really have highs and lows or a big ending,

The writing is well-supported by actors Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami. Although Kapil lets go of his charming, humouristic side for the film to play a serious, struggling delivery man, Nandita ensures to give him a couple of lines to humour his humour. It sort of reminded me that even at the worst of situations, most don’t forget to crack a joke or two to get through.

There are a few heartwarming moments in Zwigato. For example, the scene where Manas says, "Woh majboor hai, is liye mazdoor hai," (He's a labourer because he's helpless) correcting a placard slogan that says, 'Woh mazdoor hai, is liye majboor hai' (He's helpless because he's a labourer)." In another scene, we see a poor labourer chasing Manas's bike pleading if he could deliver in a bicycle. A thin line of class and gender discrimination is portrayed in Zwigato. At one point, Manas even exclaims "Maalik dikhai nahin deta par ghulami poori hai."

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