Nandita Das' 'Zwigato' to have India premiere at International Film Festival of Kerala

The film, headlined by Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami, will open the gala's Kaleidoscope section of the festival and will have screenings on December 10 and December 13

Poster of ‘Zwigato’ | Photo Credit: @ApplauseSocial/Twitter

Zwigato, directed by Nandita Das, will receive its India premiere at the 27th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), the makers said on Thursday.

The Bhubaneswar-set film, starring Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami, will open the gala's Kaleidoscope section. It will have screenings on December 10 and December 13.

Applause Entertainment, the content studio behind the film, took to Twitter to share the announcement.

An exciting delivery is on its way!

After soaring high at Toronto & Busan, we are thrilled to share that our film 'Zwigato' helmed by Nandita Das, starring Kapil Sharma & Shahana Goswami, is all set to premiere in India at the International Film Festival of Kerala. pic.twitter.com/lzGXxfFT4y

— Applause Entertainment (@ApplauseSocial) December 8, 2022

Also produced by Nandita Das Initiatives, the movie features Kapil Sharma as a food delivery person exploring the world of the gig economy. Shahana stars as his wife, a homemaker, who to support his income starts to work for the very first time.

Zwigato had its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival in September, followed by Asian premiere at the 27th Busan International Film Festival in October.

The upcoming edition of the IFFK will showcase 184 movies from around 70 countries across 15 theatres in Thiruvananthapuram. The film extravaganza will be held from December 9 to December 16.