

The Lunchbox
2013-09-20 · 104 min · ★ 7.4
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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Production details
- Directors
- Ritesh Batra
- Production companies
- 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
- Countries
- France, Germany, India, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,400,000
- Revenue
- USD 17,240,000
Top Cast
Irrfan KhanSaajan Fernandes
Nimrat KaurIla
Nawazuddin SiddiquiShaikh
Lillete DubeyIla's Mother
Nasir KhanIla's Father
Bharati AchrekarMrs. Khrishnan
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