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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.

Credits

Director

Ritesh Batra

Producers

Ritesh Batra , Anurag Kashyap , Lydia Dean Pilcher

Writer

Ritesh Batra

Cinematographer

Michael Simmonds

Composer

Max Richter

Cast

Irrfan Khan , Nimrat Kaur , Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Lillete Dubey , Nasirr Khan , Bharati Achrekar , Nakul Vaid , Yashvi Punneet Nagar , Denzil Smith , Shruti Bapna

Studios

ARTE France Cinéma , Dharma Productions , Sikhya Entertainment , National Film Development Corporation of India , Rohfilm , UTV Motion Pictures , Cine Mosaic , DAR Motion Pictures , Asap Films , Nittin Keni Creations

Genres

Romance Drama

External

IMDb

Posters

5
The Lunchbox (2013) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Lunchbox (2013) international poster - US
US international
The Lunchbox (2013) character poster - US
US character
The Lunchbox (2013) teaser poster - US
US teaser
The Lunchbox (2013) imax poster - US
US imax

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