The Lunchbox

"Can You Fall In Love With Someone You Have Never Met?"

Sep 20 2013 PG 1h 44m
Drama, Romance

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

The film, set in Mumbai, revolves around a mistaken delivery by the Dabbawalas (lunchbox service) of Mumbai, which leads to a relationship between Saajan, a lonely widower close to retirement, and Ila, an unhappy housewife, as they start exchanging notes through the daily lunchbox.

Written by

Ritesh Batra, Vasan Bala

Directed by

Ritesh Batra

Cast

Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, France, India

Production Companies

Dharma Productions, DAR Motion Pictures, Sikhya Entertainment, UTV Motion Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award29 wins & 46 nominations total

Trailers
The Lunchbox- OFFICIAL TRAILER- ON BLU-RAY and DIGITAL
The Lunchbox | Official Trailer HD (2013)
Scores
# of Votes
63,217
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
76
Popularity
NA