The Lunchbox

7.4 2013 Ritesh Batra 1h 44m
Drama Romance
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.

Cast

Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan Saajan Fernandes
Nimrat Kaur Nimrat Kaur Ila
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shaikh
Lillete Dubey Lillete Dubey Ila's Mother
Nasirr Khan Nasirr Khan Ila's Father
Bharati Achrekar Bharati Achrekar Mrs. Khrishnan
Nakul Vaid Rajeev
Yashvi Punneet Nagar Yashvi

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Vibes

Chill Emotional Deeply Moving Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

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