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The Lunchbox

“Can you fall in love with someone you have never met?”

★ 7.4 TMDB Rating · 852 votes

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.

Director
Ritesh Batra
Release date
Sep 20, 2013
Original language
Hindi
Origin
India

Cast of The Lunchbox

  • Portrait of Irrfan Khan

    Irrfan Khan

    Saajan Fernandes

  • Portrait of Nimrat Kaur

    Nimrat Kaur

    Ila

  • Portrait of Nawazuddin Siddiqui

    Nawazuddin Siddiqui

    Shaikh

  • Portrait of Lillete Dubey

    Lillete Dubey

    Ila's Mother

  • Portrait of Nasir Khan

    Nasir Khan

    Ila's Father

  • Portrait of Bharati Achrekar

    Bharati Achrekar

    Mrs. Khrishnan

  • Nakul Vaid

    Rajeev

  • Yashvi Punneet Nagar

    Yashvi

  • Portrait of Denzil Smith

    Denzil Smith

    Mr. Shroff

  • Shruti Bapna

    Meherunissa

  • Lokesh Rai

    Dukes Owner

  • Vidhya Dhar

    Old Man in Train

Where to Stream The Lunchbox by Country

United States
Rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Streaming on Curzon Amazon ChannelRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
India
Streaming on JioHotstar
Canada
Streaming on Hoopla, Tele QuebecRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo
Australia
Streaming on MUBIRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies

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