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The Lunchbox

The Lunchbox

Can you fall in love with someone you have never met?

20137.41h 44m

Overview

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.

Directed by Ritesh Batra
Written by Ritesh Batra
Produced by Arun Rangachari, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga
Box OfficeBudget: $3.4MRevenue: $17.2M

Top Cast

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Saajan Fernandes

Nimrat Kaur

Nimrat Kaur

Ila

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Shaikh

Lillete Dubey

Lillete Dubey

Ila's Mother

Nasirr Khan

Nasirr Khan

Ila's Father

Bharati Achrekar

Bharati Achrekar

Mrs. Khrishnan

N

Nakul Vaid

Rajeev

Y

Yashvi Punneet Nagar

Yashvi

Denzil Smith

Denzil Smith

Mr. Shroff

S

Shruti Bapna

Meherunissa

Themes & Keywords

housewifemumbai (bombay), indiafoodtiffingastronomiaindian cuisine

About The Lunchbox

The Lunchbox is a drama, romance film released in 2013 exploring themes of housewife, mumbai (bombay), india, food, tiffin, gastronomia, indian cuisine. Directed by Ritesh Batra, it stars Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.

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