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Feature film — 2013

The Lunchbox (2013)

7.41h 44mDrama — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 859 votes.

DAR Motion Pictures / A.S.A.P. Films / Sikhya Entertainment / National Film Development Corporation of India / Rohfilm / Cine Mosaic / ARTE France Cinéma / Nittin Keni Creations

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Director: Ritesh Batra

On screen

Cast & crew

Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes

Irrfan Khan

Saajan Fernandes

Nimrat Kaur as Ila

Nimrat Kaur

Ila

Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shaikh

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Shaikh

Lillete Dubey as Ila's Mother

Lillete Dubey

Ila's Mother

Nasir Khan as Ila's Father

Nasir Khan

Ila's Father

Bharati Achrekar as Mrs. Khrishnan

Bharati Achrekar

Mrs. Khrishnan

N

Nakul Vaid

Rajeev

Y

Yashvi Punneet Nagar

Yashvi

Denzil Smith as Mr. Shroff

Denzil Smith

Mr. Shroff

S

Shruti Bapna

Meherunissa

L

Lokesh Rai

Dukes Owner

V

Vidhya Dhar

Old Man in Train

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