The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox is a 2013 Indian epistolary romantic film written and directed
by Ritesh Batra, and produced by Guneet Monga, Anurag Kashyap, and Arun
Rangachari.
Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system transports thousands of
meals everyday from kitchens to offices. A Harvard University study found that
just one in a million lunchboxes is ever delivered to the wrong address. This is
the story of that one lunchbox. Ila, a neglected housewife, attempts to spice up
her marriage by preparing a special lunch for her husband.
When it is accidentally delivered to Saajan, a lonely widower on the brink of
retirement, they exchange notes to each other to get to the bottom of the
mistaken delivery. Their notes gradually evolve into a series of intimate little
confessions about their loneliness, memories, regrets, fears and small joys.
Still strangers physically, Ila and Saajan become swept up in a relationship
built on the fantasy of their letters…
Critic Reviews:
- " Batra brings out the humdrum of his characters' lives with little deft
touches. " – Namrata Joshi
- " This is a thoughtful little movie, one that benefits from its main
performances and a nicely slow building romance. " –
Roxana Hadadi
- " The Lunchbox is either a piquant romance or a wise comedy. The
director's confidence with such a delicate story makes it successful as both.
" – Paul Byrnes
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