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The Lunchbox

20131h 44m7.4/ 10 · TMDB · 852 votes
DramaRomance

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.

Saved in vaultAdded by Ansh Kapoor · 9 Oct 2026

Directed by Ritesh Batra

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The people behind the story

Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan

Saajan Fernandes

Nimrat Kaur
Nimrat Kaur

Ila

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Shaikh

Lillete Dubey
Lillete Dubey

Ila's Mother

Nasir Khan
Nasir Khan

Ila's Father

Bharati Achrekar
Bharati Achrekar

Mrs. Khrishnan

Nakul Vaid

Rajeev

Yashvi Punneet Nagar

Yashvi

Denzil Smith
Denzil Smith

Mr. Shroff

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released20 Sept 2013
Original languageHindi
CountriesFrance, Germany, India, United States of America
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