Drama ·Romance · France · 2013 · 1h 44m

The Lunchbox

The Lunchbox poster
Director
Ritesh Batra
Cast
Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes Nimrat Kaur as Ila Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shaikh Lillete Dubey as Ila's Mother Nasir Khan as Ila's Father Bharati Achrekar as Mrs. Khrishnan
Crew
Michael Simmonds — Director of Photography John F. Lyons — Editor Max Richter — Original Music Composer Ritesh Batra — Screenplay Arun Rangachari — Producer Anurag Kashyap — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Lunchbox — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
housewifemumbai (bombay), indiafoodtiffingastronomiaindian cuisine
Key Collaborators
Ritesh Batra Director Michael Simmonds Director of Photography John F. Lyons Editor Max Richter Original Music Composer Ritesh Batra Screenplay Arun Rangachari Producer Anurag Kashyap Producer Guneet Monga Producer Shruti Gupte Production Design Niharika Bhasin Costume Design
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