The Lunchbox
“Can you fall in love with someone you have never met?”
2013•12•1h 44m•7.4•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Ritesh Batra
Writer
Ritesh Batra
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$17M
Languages
English, Hindi
Studio
DAR Motion Pictures
Cast
Irrfan Khan
Saajan Fernandes
Nimrat Kaur
Ila
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Shaikh
Lillete Dubey
Ila's Mother
Nasir Khan
Ila's Father
Bharati Achrekar
Mrs. Khrishnan
Nakul Vaid
Rajeev
Yashvi Punneet Nagar
Yashvi
Denzil Smith
Mr. Shroff
Shruti Bapna
Meherunissa
Lokesh Rai
Dukes Owner
Vidhya Dhar
Old Man in Train
Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar
Dabbawallah at Ila's House
Aarti Rathod
Saajan's Neighbor
Krishna Bai
Toothless Woman
Production
Company
DAR Motion Pictures
Company
A.S.A.P. Films
Company
Sikhya Entertainment
Company
National Film Development Corporation of India
Company
Rohfilm
Company
Cine Mosaic
Company
ARTE France Cinéma
Company
Nittin Keni Creations
Producer
Arun Rangachari
Producer
Anurag Kashyap
Producer
Guneet Monga Kapoor
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