The Lunchbox
“Can you fall in love with someone you have never met?”
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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Cast
39 people
Irrfan Khan
Saajan Fernandes
Known for
Life of Pi
Jurassic World
Nimrat Kaur
Ila
Known for
Wayward Pines
Homeland
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Shaikh
Known for
Sacred Games
Lion
Lillete Dubey
Ila's Mother
Known for
Monsoon Wedding
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Nasir Khan
Ila's Father
Known for
Baghban
Bharati Achrekar
Mrs. Khrishnan
Known for
Desi Boyz
Coolie No. 1
Nakul Vaid
Rajeev
Known for
Baghban
Yashvi Punneet Nagar
Yashvi
No other roles listed
Denzil Smith
Mr. Shroff
Known for
Delhi Crime
Badla
Shruti Bapna
Meherunissa
Known for
Sense8
Mardaani 2
Lokesh Rai
Dukes Owner
Vidhya Dhar
Old Man in Train
No other roles listed
Ritesh Batra Director · Max Richter Composer Michael Simmonds Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $3.4M · First release March 19, 2013
Box office
Budget
$3,400,000
Worldwide gross
$17,240,000
Gross vs. budget
5.1×
Production
DAR Motion Pictures
Production
A.S.A.P. Films
Production
Sikhya Entertainment
Production
National Film Development Corporation of India
Production
Rohfilm
Production
Cine Mosaic
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Nittin Keni Creations
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Dharma Productions
Production
UTV Motion Pictures
Production
France · Germany · India · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
English · Hindi
Release dates
France · March 19, 2013
Premiere · Cannes Critics Week
India · September 20, 2013
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
February 28, 2014 · Theatrical
Canada
September 8, 2013 · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
October 30, 2013 · Theatrical · "LUNCHBOX" (Originalfassung mit deutschen Untertiteln) (Farbfilm) Prüf-Nr.: 141 560 K
November 21, 2013 · Physical · "LUNCHBOX" (Farbfilm) Prüf-Nr.: 141 560 V
Ireland
April 11, 2014 · Digital
Japan
August 9, 2014 · Digital
Switzerland
September 29, 2013 · Digital
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