The Lunchbox (2013)
Can you fall in love with someone you have never met?
2013 · 1h 44m · Drama, Romance
Genres: 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.
Director: Ritesh Batra
Writers: Ritesh Batra
Music by: Max Richter
Cinematography: Michael Simmonds
Editor: John F. Lyons
Box office: $17M · Budget: $3M · Rated 7.4/10 by 837 viewers
Cast
Irrfan Khan as Saajan FernandesNimrat Kaur as IlaNawazuddin Siddiqui as ShaikhLillete Dubey as Ila's MotherNasir Khan as Ila's FatherBharati Achrekar as Mrs. KhrishnanNakul Vaid as RajeevYashvi Punneet Nagar as YashviDenzil Smith as Mr. ShroffShruti Bapna as MeherunissaLokesh Rai as Dukes OwnerVidhya Dhar as Old Man in TrainMore like this
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