The Lunchbox
Can You Fall In Love With Someone You Have Never Met?
2013
Rated
PG
104
minutes
Drama, Romance
Directed By:
Ritesh Batra
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.
Language
Hindi
Release Date
September 20, 2013
Budget
$3,400,000
Revenue
$17,240,000
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
Office Peon
Krishna Mandal
Office Peon
Calvin Desilva
Cricket Kid
Craig Narona
Cricket Kid
Kyeron Kandoria
Cricket Kid
Shubh Jadav
Cricket Kid
Show Full Crew
Directing
Sound
Production
Irrfan Khan
Executive Producer
Danis Tanović
Co-Producer
Anurag Kashyap
Producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Executive Producer
Benny Drechsel
Co-Producer
Meraj Shaikh
Line Producer
Cédomir Kolar
Co-Producer
John F. Lyons
Associate Producer
Prerna Saigal
Associate Producer
Nina Lath Gupta
Co-Producer
Ritesh Batra
Executive Producer
Karsten Stöter
Co-Producer
Guneet Monga
Producer
Seher Aly Latif
Casting
Vivek Rangachari
Co-Producer
Marc Baschet
Co-Producer
Arun Rangachari
Producer
Nittin Keni
Co-Producer
Shanaab Alam
Co-Producer
Sunil John
Co-Producer
Gitika Aggarwal
Associate Producer
Smirti Jain
Line Producer
Camera
Editing
Art
Writing
Costume & Make-Up