The Lunchbox
February 2014
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Tom Huddleston
There's nothing wildly original here, but it's carried off with charm and wit, and a pair of very enjoyable central performances.
Joe Williams
A lovely little film from a place where the little things linger.
Tom Long
"The Lunchbox" doesn't offer easy solutions, but it is filled with keen observations. All meals should be this satisfying.
Moira MacDonald
A pleasure, from the fascinating intricacies of Mumbai-style interlocking lunch containers to the quietly masterful performance of Khan.
John Anderson
Warm, and warmly predictable.
Colin Covert
"The Lunchbox" is a feast of delights, one of the best stories about the connection between food and love the movies have ever seen.
Critic reviews
Tom Huddleston
There's nothing wildly original here, but it's carried off with charm and wit, and a pair of very enjoyable central performances.
Tom Long
"The Lunchbox" doesn't offer easy solutions, but it is filled with keen observations. All meals should be this satisfying.
Moira MacDonald
A pleasure, from the fascinating intricacies of Mumbai-style interlocking lunch containers to the quietly masterful performance of Khan.
Colin Covert
"The Lunchbox" is a feast of delights, one of the best stories about the connection between food and love the movies have ever seen.
Steven Rea
"What do we live for?" is the question that pops up in The Lunchbox, a romance set in Mumbai. The film, a first feature from Ritesh Batra, aims to offer a meaningful answer: We live, ideally, for love.
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Yay Ila (Nimrat Kaur) is trying to liven up her marriage by sending her husband a nice homemade lunch to his office, but when he doesn't mention the gesture, she begins leaving notes in his lunch. As it turns out, Ila's lunches were delivered to Saajan (Irfan Khan) by accident; he begins writing back, and a friendship blossoms between strangers.This critically acclaimed movie stars Bollywood behemoth Irfan Khan and plenty of tasty meals, so you really can't lose.
Cast and credits
Actors | Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Lillete Dubey, Bharati Achrekar, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Denzil Smith, Nakul Vaid, Yashvi Punneet Nagar |
Producers | Anurag Kashyap, Arun Rangachari |
Writers | Ritesh Batra |
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Run time
105 minutes
Rating
PG
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