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The Lunchbox
“Can you fall in love with someone you have never met?”
7.4 / 10• 2013• 1h 44m•NR• Hindi
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Irrfan Khan
Saajan Fernandes
Lead
Nimrat Kaur
Ila
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Shaikh
Lillete Dubey
Ila's Mother
Nasir Khan
Ila's Father
Bharati Achrekar
Mrs. Khrishnan
NV
Nakul Vaid
Rajeev
YP
Yashvi Punneet Nagar
Yashvi
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ritesh Batra's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Lunchbox is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
