The Lunchbox

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The Lunchbox is a critically acclaimed 2013 Indian romantic drama film that tells the story of an unlikely epistolary relationship sparked by a misdelivered lunchbox in Mumbai.

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instanceOf Indian film
film
cinematographyBy Michael Simmonds NERFINISHED
coProduction India-France-Germany co-production
countryOfOrigin India
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director Ritesh Batra NERFINISHED
distributor Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED
editedBy John F. Lyons NERFINISHED
genre drama film
romance film
hasCharacter Ila NERFINISHED
Saajan Fernandes NERFINISHED
Shaikh NERFINISHED
hasHomeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
hasTitle The Lunchbox NERFINISHED
leadActorRole Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes NERFINISHED
Nimrat Kaur as Ila
musicBy Max Richter NERFINISHED
narrativeDevice epistolary correspondence
originalLanguage Hindi
plotSummary A misdelivered lunchbox in Mumbai leads to an epistolary relationship between a lonely office worker and a neglected housewife.
portrays dabbawala lunchbox delivery system in Mumbai
premiereYear 2013
producer Anurag Kashyap NERFINISHED
DAR Motion Pictures NERFINISHED
Guneet Monga NERFINISHED
Karan Johar NERFINISHED
NFDC NERFINISHED
Sikhya Entertainment NERFINISHED
UTV Motion Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseCountry France NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2013
runtimeMinutes 104
screenedAt Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
sectionAtFestival International Critics' Week at Cannes NERFINISHED
settingLocation Mumbai NERFINISHED
starring Irrfan Khan NERFINISHED
Nawazuddin Siddiqui NERFINISHED
Nimrat Kaur NERFINISHED
supportingActorRole Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shaikh NERFINISHED
theme human connection
loneliness
marital dissatisfaction
urban isolation
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary era
writer Ritesh Batra NERFINISHED

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Irrfan Khan notableWork The Lunchbox