The Lunchbox 2013
7.8 / 10
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 2 Videos & 26 Photos
cast
Full Cast & Crew
... Saajan Fernandes
... Ila
... Shaikh
... Ila's Mother
... Ila's father
... Mrs. Khrishnan
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See All 1 Reviews20 Apr 2023 by Dharunn
On the whole time, I'm watching the film like the guy who stares next to mr. Fernandez Desk with wired, bizarre, strange, funny, odd, curious, peculiar, erratic, crazy. **"Dear ila, the food was very salty today"**
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Release Date:
Sep 20, 2013 (France,Germany,India,United States)
Run Time:
1hr 44`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Hindi
Production Countries:
France,Germany,India,United States
Status:
Released
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The Lunchbox
On the whole time, I'm watching the film like the guy who stares next to mr. Fernandez Desk with wired, bizarre, strange, funny, odd, curious, peculiar, erratic, crazy. **"Dear ila, the food was very salty today"**
Cast & Crew of
The Lunchbox
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Saajan Fernandes
... Ila
... Shaikh
... Ila's Mother
... Ila's father
... Mrs. Khrishnan
NV
Nakul Vaid... Rajeev
... Yashvi
... Mr. Shroff
SB
Shruti Bapna... Meherunissa
LR
Lokesh Rai... Dukes owner
VD
Vidhya Dhar... Old man in Train
... Dabbawallah at Ila's house
AR
Aarti Rathod... Saajan's neighbor
KB
Krishna Bai... Toothless woman
RRM
Raj Rishi More... Ila's Brother
... Autorickshaw driver
... Dukes waiter
... Young man in train
AS
Aakash Sinha... Autorickshaw 2
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