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The Lunchbox

2013, Movie, 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.

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Reviews

Critic Ben Kenigsberg

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It’s a movie built out of grace notes and subtle gestures; when Saajan’s attitude toward his apprentice thaws, it qualifies as an epiphany.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic David Parkinson

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The slow-burning relationship is handled with wit, charm and poignancy, but Batra and cinematographer Michael Simmonds also excel at conveying loneliness in a teeming metropolis.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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...an engaging portrait of two lonely people, who share intimacies in their notes that they express to no one else.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Xan Brooks

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...is perfectly handled and beautifully acted; a quiet storm of banked emotions.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Jens Peterson

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Det finns mycket att tycka om i ”The lunchbox”. Det är ett originellt sätt för två främlingar att mötas i en romantisk komedi, och brevväxlingen mellan de två huvudpersonerna ger oss två människoöden.

Read full review at Aftonbladet

Critic Signe Mai Søsted

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Filmen er et tankevækkende eksempel på, hvad der sker i mødet mellem ung og ældre, nyt og gammelt - ikke kun menneskeligt men også samfundsmæssigt.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Frequently asked questions

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The Lunchbox is a 2013 Indian romantic drama film directed by Ritesh Batra. The film tells the story of Ila Singh, a young housewife who lives in Mumbai and decides to spice up her life by preparing delicious meals for her husband and sending them to him through the famous Mumbai lunchbox delivery service. However, one day the lunchbox is delivered to the wrong person, Saajan Fernandes, a lonely widower who works as an accountant. The two strangers start exchanging notes through the lunchbox and develop a connection that threatens to upset their mundane routines. The film features Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes, Nimrat Kaur as Ila Singh, Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Aslam Shaikh, Saajan's colleague, Lillete Dubey as Ila's mother, and Nakul Vaid as Ila's husband. The Lunchbox premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and was widely acclaimed for its unique storyline, strong performances by the cast, and its poignant portrayal of human connections in modern-day Mumbai. It won several awards at various film festivals around the world and became one of India's most successful independent films of recent years.

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You can stream The Lunchbox on: Apple TV Amazon Store Fandango at Home

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The Lunchbox was released in theaters on February 28, 2014.