
The Lunchbox (2013)
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- PG
- 1h 44min
- Drama, Romance
- 20 Sep 2013 (India)
- Movie
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 29 wins & 45 nominations.
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Cast
Irrfan Khan | ... |
Saajan Fernandes
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Nimrat Kaur | ... |
Ila
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui | ... |
Shaikh
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Lillete Dubey | ... |
Ila's Mother
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Nakul Vaid | ... |
Rajeev
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Bharti Achrekar | ... |
Auntie
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Yashvi Puneet Nagar | ... |
Yashvi
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Denzil Smith | ... |
Mr. Shroff
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Shruti Bapna | ... |
Mehrunnisa
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Nasir Khan | ... |
Ila's Father
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Lokesh Raj | ... |
Duke's Owner
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Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar | ... |
Dabbawallah at Ila's House
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Aarti Rathod | ... |
Saajan's Neighbor
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Krishna Bai | ... |
Toothless Woman
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Raj Rishi More | ... |
Ila's Brother
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Santosh Kumar Chaurasiya | ... |
Autorickshaw Driver
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Avijit Khanwilkar | ... |
Young Man in Train
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Aakash Sinha | ... |
Autorickshaw 2
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Xavier Hodges | ... |
Very Old Couple
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Rosemary Hodges | ... |
Very Old Couple
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Hubart Vossoaker | ... |
Neighbor's Family
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Rosemary Vossoaker | ... |
Neighbor's Family
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Flory Vossoaker | ... |
Neighbor's Family
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Sebastian Vossoaker | ... |
Neighbor's Family
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Quitira Vossoaker | ... |
Neighbor's Family
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Baaburao Sankpal | ... |
Dabbawallah at Saajan's Office
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Chandrakantha Rajani | ... |
Saajan's Office Staff 1
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Kancha Karki | ... |
Saajan's Office Staff
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Rajendra Dubey | ... |
Saajan's Office Staff
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Narendra Arora | ... |
Saajan's Office Staff
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Ashwin Desai | ... |
Saajan's Office Staff
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Mahesh Mahadev Salavkar | ... |
Office Peon
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Krishna Mandal | ... |
Office Peon
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Calvin Desilva | ... |
Cricket Kid
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Craig Narona | ... |
Cricket Kid
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Kyeron Kandoria | ... |
Cricket Kid
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Shubh Jadav | ... |
Cricket Kid
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Md Anan Islam |
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Rita Sonal Panjatan | ... |
(voice)
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Swapnil Shrirao | ... |
Duke's Waiter
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Directed by
Ritesh Batra |
Written by
Ritesh Batra | ... | (screenplay) |
Vasan Bala | ... | (hindi dialogue consultant) |
Produced by
Gitika Aggarwal | ... | associate producer |
Shahnaab Alam | ... | co-producer |
Marc Baschet | ... | co-producer |
Ritesh Batra | ... | executive producer |
Lydia Dean Pilcher | ... | executive producer |
Benny Drechsel | ... | co-producer |
Nina Lath Gupta | ... | co-producer |
Achin Jain | ... | co-producer |
Smriti Jain | ... | line producer |
Karan Johar | ... | co-producer |
Sunil John | ... | co-producer |
Siddharth Roy Kapur | ... | co-producer |
Anurag Kashyap | ... | producer |
Nitin Keni | ... | co-producer (as Nittin Keni) |
Irrfan Khan | ... | executive producer |
Cédomir Kolar | ... | co-producer |
John F. Lyons | ... | associate producer |
Guneet Monga Kapoor | ... | producer (as Guneet Monga) |
Sahab Narain | ... | associate producer |
Arun Rangachari | ... | producer |
Vivek Rangachari | ... | co-producer |
Vikramjit Roy | ... | executive producer |
Shivani Saran | ... | supervising producer |
Ronnie Screwvala | ... | co-producer |
Meraj Shaikh | ... | line producer |
Karsten Stöter | ... | co-producer |
Danis Tanovic | ... | co-producer |
Shaan Vyas | ... | associate producer: AKFPL |
Music by
Max Richter |
Cinematography by
Michael Simmonds |
Editing by
John F. Lyons |
Editorial Department
Jean-Michel Petit | ... | colorist |
Prerna Saigal | ... | post-production coordinator |
Casting By
Seher Latif |
Production Design by
Shruti Gupte |
Set Decoration by
Pradeep Paul Francis | ... | (on set dresser) |
Akshi Kapoor |
Costume Design by
Niharika Bhasin | ... | (as Niharika Khan) |
Makeup Department
Vijay Shikare | ... | Personal makeup artist:Irrfan Khan |
Serina Tixeria | ... | makeup designer (as Serena Tixeira) |
Production Management
Sachin Agarwal | ... | location production manager |
Naved Farooqui | ... | unit production manager |
Dilip Gupta | ... | assistant production manager |
Sumit Gyanchandaney | ... | unit production manager |
Rahul Jadhav | ... | production manager |
Raj Rishi More | ... | assistant post production manager |
Bhaskar Mukherjee | ... | production manager |
Shah Naimish | ... | syndication servicing and operations senior manager |
Agarwal Sachin | ... | location production manager |
Raut Shweta | ... | assistant production manager |
Jedediah Sklower | ... | post-production manager |
Anna Vilgelmi | ... | post-production manager (as Anna Wilhelmi) |
Avinash Viswanathan | ... | post production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Iqbal Khan | ... | second assistant director |
Avijit Khanwilkar | ... | second second assistant director |
Raj Rishi More | ... | assistant director |
Ashish Ranglani | ... | second assistant director |
Sangram S | ... | assistant director |
Prerna Saigal | ... | first assistant director |
Neema Sharma | ... | assistant director |
Sanjeev Tripathi | ... | trainee assistant director |
Sound Department
Ramesh Birajdar | ... | sound mixer |
Valerio Brini | ... | re-recording mixer: Italian Language |
Michael Kaczmarek | ... | re-recording mixer |
Tom Korr | ... | sound editor / sound effects editor |
Markus Krohn | ... | foley editor |
Stephan Läufer | ... | sound effects editor |
Michael Nagel | ... | assistant sound editor |
Peter Sandmann | ... | foley artist |
Sudesh Sidhu | ... | boom operator |
Aravind Vijayakumar | ... | adr engineer |
Janne von Busse | ... | foley editor |
Visual Effects by
Sultan Bal | ... | fx artist |
Vinay Singh Chuphal | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Yarlagadda Ganapathi | ... | compositor |
Abhishek Goel | ... | senior di producer: Filmlab |
Aziz Merchant | ... | compositor |
Vishal Parmar | ... | sr. compositor |
Prasad Patel | ... | senior compositor |
Pratik Redkar | ... | visual effects artist |
Manoj Sakesh | ... | visual effects artist |
Parikshat Tyagi | ... | compositor: Futureworks (as Parikshit Tyagi) |
Anuj Upadhyay | ... | digital compositor |
Nilesh Uttarwar | ... | compositor |
Stunts
Tanveer Singh Maan | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Rubb Bhungdawala | ... | gaffer |
Siddharth Diwan | ... | additional cinematographer |
Raju Anjanna Gadam | ... | lighting technician |
Tanmay Kant | ... | digital imaging technician |
Sanjay Kumar Kesari | ... | first assistant camera |
Afzal Khan | ... | dolly grip/grip |
Fazal Khan | ... | key grip |
Sidharth Meer | ... | digital imaging technician |
Raju-Gadam | ... | best boy |
Vaza Sanket | ... | digital camera technician |
Dasharath Uttam Shelke | ... | still photographer |
Karamjit Singh | ... | assistant camera |
Casting Department
Shubham Gaur | ... | casting assistant |
Girish Sharma | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mallika Chauhan | ... | costume supervisor |
Tasneem Khan | ... | assistant costume designer |
Krisna Krishnankutty | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
Naved Farooqui | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Henning Fuchs | ... | composer assistant |
Script and Continuity Department
Olivia Stewart | ... | screenplay consultant |
Additional Crew
Manpreet Bacchhar | ... | manager |
André Des Rochers | ... | production counsel |
Neo Juris Gitika Aggarwal | ... | legal advisor |
Mandy Goldberg | ... | director of development |
Kavita Gupta | ... | CFO |
Varun Gupta | ... | marketing manager |
Achin Jain | ... | executive producer: akfpl |
Neha Kaul | ... | international distribution and marketing |
Parth Khurana | ... | production intern |
Richard Lormand | ... | publicity: International |
Emily McEvoy | ... | creative executive: Cine Mosaic |
Apoorva Mehta | ... | ceo: dharma productions |
Lauren Mekhael | ... | finance executive |
Arnab k Middya | ... | Marketing and Promotion |
Raj Rishi More | ... | research and development |
Prakash Nathan | ... | marketing: distribution & syndication |
Chinni Nihalani | ... | creative director: promo campaign |
Abdul Rahim Shaikh | ... | production accountant |
Bhavyanshu Singh | ... | production Intern |
Chandan Singh | ... | production accountant |
Jedediah Sklower | ... | subtitling |
Anusha Srinivasan | ... | Media Strategists |
Anita Surendran | ... | legal services |
Thanks
Gyula Gazdag | ... | special thanks |
Leena Khobragade | ... | we all would like to thank |
Ilyse McKimmie | ... | special thanks |
Lauren Mekhael | ... | thanks |
Marten Rabarts | ... | special thanks |
Michelle Satter | ... | special thanks |
Jinal Ketan Shah | ... | thanks (as Jinal Shah) |
Alesia Weston | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Sikhya Entertainment
- DAR Motion Pictures
- National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) (co-production)
- Asap Films (co-production)
- Rohfilm (co-production)
- Cine Mosaic (co-production)
- Aide au cinéma indépendant - Canada (ACIC) (with participation of)
- Arte France Cinéma
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with participation of)
- Dharma Productions
- Institut François Mitterand (with participation of)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (supported by)
- Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement International (with participation of)
- Nittin Keni Creations (co produced)
- UTV Motion Pictures
Distributors
- A Plus Films (2014) (Bulgaria) (theatrical)
- Academy 2 (2013) (Italy) (theatrical)
- CDI Films (2014) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinemien (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cirko Film (2013) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Edko Films (2014) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Filmarti (2014) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi (2013) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Pictures (2014) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Happiness Distribution (2013) (France) (theatrical)
- Longride (2014) (Japan) (theatrical)
- M3 Film (2014) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- NFP Marketing & Distribution (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Nittin Keni Creations (2013) (India) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2013) (United States) (theatrical)
- UTV Motion Pictures (2013) (India) (theatrical)
- Zima Entertainment (2014) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Alambique Filmes (2014) (Portugal) (as Alambique Destilaria de Ideias Unipessoal)
- Disney+ (2022) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- EuroVideo (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Film1 (2014) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Homescreen (2014) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Lighthouse Pictures (2013) (Singapore)
- Madman Entertainment (2014) (Australia)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO2)
- Vértigo Films (2014) (Spain)
- YouTube (India) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bridge PostWorks, Mumbai (post-production facilities)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- K13 Kinomischung (sound post-production)
- Light n Light (grip and lighting equipment)
- Promoshop (promos)
- Promoshop (theatrical trailers/promos)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- The Bridge (post-production facilities)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Xtrathin Design (publicity design)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The film, set in Mumbai, revolves around a mistaken delivery by the Dabbawalas (lunchbox service) of Mumbai, which leads to a relationship between Saajan, a lonely widower close to retirement, and Ila, an unhappy housewife, as they start exchanging notes through the daily lunchbox. Written by Iceman |
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Taglines | Can you fall in love with someone you have never met? See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In order to bring authenticity to the role and for knowing each other well enough to share the love and resentment among the couple as per the story in the film, Nimrat Kaur (Ila) and her onscreen husband Nakul Vaid (Rajeev) stayed at the same house as shown in the movie for weeks and spent days extensively rehearsing their part and adjusting to it prior to the other cast members even getting finalized. See more » |
Goofs | After his marriage, Shaikh tells Saajan that on their first train ride together he got into the first class compartment without a ticket. However, during their first ride the train seat seen is that of the second class. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in 59th Idea Filmfare Awards (2014). See more » |
Quotes |
Saajan Fernandes:
I think we forget things if there is nobody to tell them. See more » |