The Lunchbox

The Lunchbox

104 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 20, 2013

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.

The Lunchbox

104 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 20, 2013

The Lunchbox
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Sony Pictures Classics, ARTE France Cinéma, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, UTV Motion Pictures, The Match Factory, Asap films, Rohfilm, DAR Motion Pictures, Dharma Productions, Cine Mosaic, Sikhya Entertainment, National Film Development Corporation of India
Original title The Lunchbox
Directors Ritesh Batra
Writers Ritesh Batra

Cast

Irrfan Khan

as Saajan Fernandes

Nimrat Kaur

as Ila

Lillete Dubey

as Ila's Mother

Nasirr Khan

as Ila's father

Bharati Achrekar

as Mrs. Khrishnan

Nakul Vaid

as Rajeev

Denzil Smith

as Mr. Shroff

Shruti Bapna

as Meherunissa

Lokesh Rai

as Dukes owner

Vidhya Dhar

as Old man in Train

Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar

as Dabbawallah at Ila's house

Aarti Rathod

as Saajan's neighbor

Krishna Bai

as Toothless woman

Raj Rishi More

as Ila's Brother

Santosh Kumar Chaurasiya

as Autorickshaw driver

Swapnil Shirirao

as Dukes waiter

Avijit Khanwilkar

as Young man in train

Aakash Sinha

as Autorickshaw 2

Xavier Hodges

as Very old couple

Rosemary Hodges

as Very old couple

Hubart Vossoaker

as Neighbor's family

Rosemary Vossoaker

as Neighbor's family

Flory Vossoaker

as Neighbor's family

Sebastian Vossoaker

as Neighbor's family

Quitira Vossoaker

as Neighbor's family

Baaburao Sankpal

as Dabbawallah at Saajan's office

Chandrakantha Rajani

as Saajan's office staff 1

Kancha Karki

as Saajan's office staff

Ravindra Dubey

as Saajan's office staff

Narendra Arora

as Saajan's office staff

Ashwin Desai

as Saajan's office staff

Mahesh Mahadev Salavkar

as Office peon

Krishna Mandal

as Office peon

Calvin Desilva

as Cricket Kid

Craig Narona

as Cricket Kid

Kyeron Kandoria

as Cricket Kid

Shubh Jadav

as Cricket Kid