The Lunchbox
2013 · directed by Ritesh Batra
- Rating
- 80/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
The Lunchbox (2013), directed by Ritesh Batra, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Irrfan Khan
- Nimrat Kaur
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Lillete Dubey
- Nasir Khan
- Bharati Achrekar
- Nakul Vaid
- Yashvi Punneet Nagar
- Denzil Smith
- Shruti Bapna
Crew
- Michael Simmonds — Director of Photography
- John F. Lyons — Editor
- Max Richter — Original Music Composer
- Ritesh Batra — Screenplay
More from Ritesh Batra
- Our Souls at Night (2017) — 73/100
- Photograph (2019) — 70/100
- The Sense of an Ending (2017) — 65/100
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