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The Lunchbox

Directed by Ritesh Batra
PG
2013    1h 44mDrama, Romance
7.897%87%7.4
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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.

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Cast of The Lunchbox

  • Irrfan KhanSaajan Fernandes / Executive Producer
  • Nimrat KaurIla
  • Nawazuddin SiddiquiShaikh
  • Lillete DubeyIla's Mother
  • Nasirr KhanIla's Father
  • Bharati AchrekarMrs. Khrishnan
  • Nakul VaidRajeev
  • Yashvi Punneet NagarYashvi
  • Denzil SmithMr. Shroff
  • Shruti BapnaMeherunissa
  • Lokesh RaiDukes Owner
  • Vidhya DharOld Man in Train
  • Sadashiv Kondaji PokarkarDabbawallah at Ila's House
  • Aarti RathodSaajan's Neighbor
  • Krishna BaiToothless Woman
  • Raj Rishi MoreIla's Brother
  • Santosh Kumar ChaurasiyaAutorickshaw Driver
  • Swapnil ShiriraoDukes Waiter
  • Avijit KhanwilkarYoung Man in Train
  • Aakash SinhaAutorickshaw 2

The Lunchbox Ratings & Reviews

  • elky1968October 28, 2025
    One of my all time favourites.

Watch The Lunchbox Videos

  • The Lunchbox (US)
    The Lunchbox (US)Trailer
  • Life Is Busy (US)
    Life Is Busy (US)Scene
  • Wrong Address (US)
    Wrong Address (US)Scene
  • Saajan's First Note (US)
    Saajan's First Note (US)Scene
  • The lunchbox: Ila's First note (US)
    The lunchbox: Ila's First note (US)Scene

The Lunchbox Trivia

The Lunchbox was released on September 20, 2013.

The Lunchbox was directed by Ritesh Batra.

The Lunchbox has a runtime of 1h 44m.

The Lunchbox was produced by Arun Rangachari, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga.

The key characters in The Lunchbox are Saajan Fernandes (Irrfan Khan), Ila (Nimrat Kaur), Shaikh (Nawazuddin Siddiqui).

The Lunchbox is rated PG.

The Lunchbox is a Drama, Romance film.

The Lunchbox has an audience rating of 8.7 out of 10.

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