The Lunchbox (2013)
The Lunchbox is a 2013 Hindi-language drama movie directed by Ritesh Batra, with a running time of 1h 44m. It stars Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
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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Cast
- Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes
- Nimrat Kaur as Ila
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shaikh
- Lillete Dubey as Ila's Mother
- Nasir Khan as Ila's Father
- Bharati Achrekar as Mrs. Khrishnan
- Nakul Vaid as Rajeev
- Yashvi Punneet Nagar as Yashvi
- Denzil Smith as Mr. Shroff
- Shruti Bapna as Meherunissa
- Lokesh Rai as Dukes Owner
- Vidhya Dhar as Old Man in Train
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