The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
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2013
1h 44m
7.4(768 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

DAR Motion Pictures
Sikhya Entertainment
National Film Development Corporation of India
Rohfilm
ARTE France Cinéma
Dharma Productions
UTV Motion Pictures

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

39 members
Acting

Irrfan Khan

Saajan Fernandes

Irrfan Khan
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Nimrat Kaur

Ila

Nimrat Kaur
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Shaikh

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
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Lillete Dubey

Ila's Mother

Lillete Dubey
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Nasirr Khan

Ila's Father

Nasirr Khan
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Bharati Achrekar

Mrs. Khrishnan

Bharati Achrekar
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Nakul Vaid

Rajeev

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Yashvi Punneet Nagar

Yashvi

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Denzil Smith

Mr. Shroff

Denzil Smith
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Shruti Bapna

Meherunissa

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Lokesh Rai

Dukes Owner

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Vidhya Dhar

Old Man in Train

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Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar

Dabbawallah at Ila's House

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Aarti Rathod

Saajan's Neighbor

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Krishna Bai

Toothless Woman

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Raj Rishi More

Ila's Brother

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Santosh Kumar Chaurasiya

Autorickshaw Driver

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Swapnil Shirirao

Dukes Waiter

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Avijit Khanwilkar

Young Man in Train

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Aakash Sinha

Autorickshaw 2

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Xavier Hodges

Very Old Couple

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Rosemary Hodges

Very Old Couple

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Hubart Vossoaker

Neighbor's Family

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Rosemary Vossoaker

Neighbor's Family

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Flory Vossoaker

Neighbor's family

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Sebastian Vossoaker

Neighbor's Family

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Quitira Vossoaker

Neighbor's Family

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Baaburao Sankpal

Dabbawallah at Saajan's Office

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Chandrakantha Rajani

Saajan's Office Staff

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Kancha Karki

Saajan's Office Staff

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Ravindra Dubey

Saajan's Office Staff

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Narendra Arora

Saajan's Office Staff

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Ashwin Desai

Saajan's Office Staff

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Mahesh Mahadev Salavkar

Office Peon

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Krishna Mandal

Office Peon

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Calvin Desilva

Cricket Kid

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Craig Narona

Cricket Kid

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Kyeron Kandoria

Cricket Kid

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Shubh Jadav

Cricket Kid

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