The Lunchbox (Dabba) (2013)

7.3	Rating (88 ratings)
7.8	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Ritesh Batra

Starring (View all)

Irrfan Khan
Saajan Fernandes

Nimrat Kaur
Ila

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Shaikh

Lillete Dubey
Ila's Mother

Nakul Vaid
Rajeev

Bharati Achrekar
Auntie

Yashvi Puneet Nagar
Yashvi

Denzil Smith
Mr. Shroff

Written by

Ritesh Batra
(screenplay)

Vasan Bala
hindi dialogue consultant

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The Ticket to Happiness

10 years, 7 months ago at Sep 22 14:51

santanu

The Lunchbox is one most honest love story Bollywood has ever produced. It is a delightful story of life told in such an authentic and simple way that it is bound to connect with every viewer. Debutant director screenwriter Ritesh Batra has delivered a delicious meal in his first attempt itself. He has hit the bulls eye in every aspect of filmmaking. Be it the story, research or direction everythi... read more

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10 months ago at Jun 25 14:14

fernando

(OK) Corny but not bollywoodesque, two people meet in a fail of a proud system of deivering lunchboxes (Harvard praises ot says the delivery man) and then the letters are too obvious, superfcial, mmhhh...a pity

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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.

Release date: 20 September 2013

Tags: India (5), Drama (4), Romance (3), Usa (2), France (2), Germany (2), Hindi (2), 2013 (2), Foreign Language (1), Epistolary (1), 2010s (1), Streaming (1)

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fernando posted a review 10 months ago

“(OK) Corny but not bollywoodesque, two people meet in a fail of a proud system of deivering lunchboxes (Harvard praises ot says the delivery man) and then the letters are too obvious, superfcial, mmhhh...a pity” read more

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"12/3/17 Perfectly charming tale from India, about a lunchbox that is delivered to the wrong person, triggering a long distance friendship between a lonely mother and an accountant on the verge of retiring. Nicely played, it wins you over with its simplicity with the two leads oozing charisma, while the unseen Auntie from upstairs almost steals the film. Delightful."