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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.
A misplaced meal triggers a quiet correspondence between a lonely housewife and a solitary widower via handwritten notes tucked into stainless steel containers. This gentle connection transforms a mundane city routine into a profound, shared sanctuary.
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Ritesh Batra
Cast
Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lillete Dubey, Nasir Khan, Bharati Achrekar, Nakul Vaid, Yashvi Punneet Nagar, Denzil Smith, Shruti Bapna
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The Lunchbox
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7.4/10
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Director
Ritesh Batra
Cast
Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lillete Dubey, Nasir Khan, Bharati Achrekar, Nakul Vaid, Yashvi Punneet Nagar, Denzil Smith, Shruti Bapna
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