The Lunchbox
2013
1h 44min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
20 September 2013
Runtime
1h 44min
Director
Budget
$3,400,000
Revenue
$17,240,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Hindi
Production
DAR Motion Pictures, Asap Films, Sikhya Entertainment, National Film Development Corporation of India, Rohfilm, Cine Mosaic, ARTE France Cinéma, Dharma Productions, Nittin Keni Creations, UTV Motion Pictures
Cast
Irrfan Khan
Saajan Fernandes
Nimrat Kaur
Ila
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Shaikh
Lillete Dubey
Ila's Mother
Nasirr Khan
Ila's Father
Bharati Achrekar
Mrs. Khrishnan
Nakul Vaid
Rajeev
Yashvi Punneet Nagar
Yashvi
Denzil Smith
Mr. Shroff
Shruti Bapna
Meherunissa
Lokesh Rai
Dukes Owner
Vidhya Dhar
Old Man in Train
Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar
Dabbawallah at Ila's House
Aarti Rathod
Saajan's Neighbor
Krishna Bai
Toothless Woman
Raj Rishi More
Ila's Brother
Santosh Kumar Chaurasiya
Autorickshaw Driver
Swapnil Shirirao
Dukes Waiter
Avijit Khanwilkar
Young Man in Train
Aakash Sinha
Autorickshaw 2
Xavier Hodges
Very Old Couple
Rosemary Hodges
Very Old Couple
Hubart Vossoaker
Neighbor's Family
Rosemary Vossoaker
Neighbor's Family
Flory Vossoaker
Neighbor's family
Sebastian Vossoaker
Neighbor's Family
Quitira Vossoaker
Neighbor's Family
Baaburao Sankpal
Dabbawallah at Saajan's Office
Chandrakantha Rajani
Saajan's Office Staff
Kancha Karki
Saajan's Office Staff
Ravindra Dubey
Saajan's Office Staff
Narendra Arora
Saajan's Office Staff
Ashwin Desai
Saajan's Office Staff
Mahesh Mahadev Salavkar
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Krishna Mandal
Office Peon
Calvin Desilva
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Craig Narona
Cricket Kid
Kyeron Kandoria
Cricket Kid
Shubh Jadav
Cricket Kid
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