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The Lunchbox

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2013-09-20

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Ritesh Batra

Spoken language: English, हिन्दी

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: The Lunchbox

Production Companies: DAR Motion Pictures, Asap Films, Sikhya Entertainment, National Film Development Corporation of India, Rohfilm, Cine Mosaic, ARTE France Cinéma, Dharma Productions, Nittin Keni Creations, UTV Motion Pictures

Production Countries: France, Germany, India, United States of America

Reviews

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On the whole time, I'm watching the film like the guy who stares next to mr. Fernandez Desk with wired, bizarre, strange, funny, odd, curious, peculiar, erratic, crazy. **"Dear ila, the food was very salty today"**
2023-04-18

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