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The Lunchbox (2013)

Can You Fall In Love With Someone You Have Never Met?

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Ritesh Batra
Writer : Ritesh Batra

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan
Saajan Fernandes
Nimrat Kaur
Nimrat Kaur
Ila
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Shaikh
Lillete Dubey
Lillete Dubey
Ila's Mother
Nasirr Khan
Nasirr Khan
Ila's father
Bharati Achrekar
Bharati Achrekar
Mrs. Khrishnan
Nakul Vaid
Nakul Vaid
Rajeev
Yashvi Punneet Nagar
Yashvi Punneet Nagar
Yashvi
Denzil Smith
Denzil Smith
Mr. Shroff
Shruti Bapna
Shruti Bapna
Meherunissa
Lokesh Rai
Lokesh Rai
Dukes owner
Vidhya Dhar
Vidhya Dhar
Old man in Train
Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar
Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar
Dabbawallah at Ila's house
Aarti Rathod
Aarti Rathod
Saajan's neighbor
Krishna Bai
Krishna Bai
Toothless woman
Raj Rishi More
Raj Rishi More
Ila's Brother
Santosh Kumar Chaurasiya
Santosh Kumar Chaurasiya
Autorickshaw driver
Swapnil Shirirao
Swapnil Shirirao
Dukes waiter
Avijit Khanwilkar
Avijit Khanwilkar
Young man in train
Aakash Sinha
Aakash Sinha
Autorickshaw 2
Xavier Hodges
Xavier Hodges
Very old couple
Rosemary Hodges
Rosemary Hodges
Very old couple
Hubart Vossoaker
Hubart Vossoaker
Neighbor's family
Rosemary Vossoaker
Rosemary Vossoaker
Neighbor's family
Flory Vossoaker
Flory Vossoaker
Neighbor's family
Sebastian Vossoaker
Sebastian Vossoaker
Neighbor's family
Quitira Vossoaker
Quitira Vossoaker
Neighbor's family
Baaburao Sankpal
Baaburao Sankpal
Dabbawallah at Saajan's office
Chandrakantha Rajani
Chandrakantha Rajani
Saajan's office staff 1
Kancha Karki
Kancha Karki
Saajan's office staff
Ravindra Dubey
Ravindra Dubey
Saajan's office staff
Narendra Arora
Narendra Arora
Saajan's office staff
Ashwin Desai
Ashwin Desai
Saajan's office staff
Mahesh Mahadev Salavkar
Mahesh Mahadev Salavkar
Office peon
Krishna Mandal
Krishna Mandal
Office peon
Calvin Desilva
Calvin Desilva
Cricket Kid
Craig Narona
Craig Narona
Cricket Kid
Kyeron Kandoria
Kyeron Kandoria
Cricket Kid
Shubh Jadav
Shubh Jadav
Cricket Kid

Crews

Ritesh Batra
Ritesh Batra
Director
Max Richter
Max Richter
Original Music Composer
Michael Simmonds
Michael Simmonds
Director of Photography
Seher Aly Latif
Seher Aly Latif
Casting
Shruti Gupte
Shruti Gupte
Production Design
John F. Lyons
John F. Lyons
Editor
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Executive Producer
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan
Executive Producer
Ritesh Batra
Ritesh Batra
Executive Producer
Nina Lath Gupta
Nina Lath Gupta
Co-Producer
Shanaab Alam
Shanaab Alam
Co-Producer
Vivek Rangachari
Vivek Rangachari
Co-Producer
Sunil John
Sunil John
Co-Producer
Nittin Keni
Nittin Keni
Co-Producer
Karsten Stöter
Karsten Stöter
Co-Producer
Benny Drechsel
Benny Drechsel
Co-Producer
Cédomir Kolar
Cédomir Kolar
Co-Producer
Marc Baschet
Marc Baschet
Co-Producer
Danis Tanović
Danis Tanović
Co-Producer
Arun Rangachari
Arun Rangachari
Producer
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap
Producer
Guneet Monga
Guneet Monga
Producer
Snehal Phadtare
Snehal Phadtare
Art Direction
Meraj Shaikh
Meraj Shaikh
Line Producer
Smirti Jain
Smirti Jain
Line Producer
Prerna Saigal
Prerna Saigal
Associate Producer
Gitika Aggarwal
Gitika Aggarwal
Associate Producer
John F. Lyons
John F. Lyons
Associate Producer
Ritesh Batra
Ritesh Batra
Screenplay
Stephan Läufer
Stephan Läufer
Sound Designer
Markus Krohn
Markus Krohn
Sound Editor
Akshi Kapoor
Akshi Kapoor
Set Decoration
Niharika Bhasin
Niharika Bhasin
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

The Lunchbox- OFFICIAL TRAILER- ON BLU-RAY and DIGITAL
The Lunchbox | Official Trailer HD (2013)

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