Kapil Sharma’s film ‘Zwigato’ earns 1 crore at the box office 

• After two days of release, the movie has earned 1.05 crore.
• The story centers on a meal delivery man and the challenges he faces working in the gig economy.
• Kapil’s portrayal of a food delivery man in the movie.

The movie Zwigato, featuring Shahana Goswami and Kapil Sharma, continued to perform poorly on Saturday even though it saw a slight increase from its meagre 43 lakhs debut. After two days of release, the emotional thriller helmed by actor-director Nandita Das has earned 1.05 crore. The story centres on a meal delivery man and the challenges he faces working in the gig economy.

Taran Adarsh, a film trade analyst, tweeted on Sunday about the movie’s second-day earnings: “Zwigato witnesses an upward trend on day 2 [+44.19 percent], but the 2-day total remains very low due to its biz on day 1… Biz (business) needs to have a miraculous turnaround/jump on day 3 for a respectable weekend total… Friday ₹43 lakh, Saturday ₹62 lakh. Total: ₹1.05 crore. India biz.”

The reviewers gave the movie favourable reviews. Kapil’s portrayal of a food delivery man was highly lauded in the Hindustan Times review of the movie. “Sharma, as Manas, is as earnest and convincing as it gets. It’s a chameleon-like transformation in terms of his body language, demeanour and especially his dialogue delivery without any of his usual Punjabi touch. Full marks to Sharma for getting that right. The way he blends this honesty in his performance with touches of humour without making you pity his life, is endearing and leaves you with a smile.”

Zwigato was originally intended to be a 20-minute short film, but Nandita Das later chose to turn it into a feature film due to its intriguing subject matter. The movie was shown at the Busan International Film Festival, the International Film Festival of Kerala, and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Nandita said of her decision to cast Kapil as the main character in the program,  “I had not seen Kapil Sharma’s show, so I did not know much about him. But one day my eyes fell on a video of Kapil which was from an award show. When I saw that clip, I felt like aam aadmi ki tarah hai. His languages and gestures speak of a common man’s mannerisms.”

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