The Lunchbox

2013 - HINDI,ENGLISH - MOVIE

Drama Romance

A woman in Mumbai tries to revitalize her marriage by cooking lunches for her husband, but the lunchbox gets delivered to a widower who she begins exchanging letters with, forming a close friendship, until they plan to meet and he doesnt show up, causing her to give up on her marriage and move to Bhutan, but he later changes his mind and returns to Mumbai, heading to her house with the lunchbox delivery person. The Lunchbox is a 2013 Hindi-language Drama Romance movie featuring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lillete Dubey, Nakul Vaid, Bharati Achrekar and Swapnil Shrirao. Filmation Associates in association with 20th Century Fox Television. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Anurag Kashyap, Arun Rangachari, Guneet Monga, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott. The Lunchbox is written by Ritesh Batra, Vasan Bala, Don Christensen, Barry Gaines and Ken Sobol and it is directed by Ritesh Batra, Norm Mccabe and Hal Sutherland. Movie originally aired on ABC in Hindi. 20th Television acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Lunchbox was released on 27th March 2014 and takes a screen time of 30 minutes. The Lunchbox was made on a budget of ₹22 crore and at the box office it grossed only ₹20 crore. At the 2014 Filmfare Awards It won an award for Best Film.
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  • Jini Score
    9.6/10
  • Critics Score
    87%
  • Rating
    7.8/10
  • Jini Score
    9.6%
  • Critics Score
    87
  • Rating
    7.8
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Release Date27 MAR 2014
Budget₹ 22 CRORES
Language

Hindi, English

Genre

Drama , Romance

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The Lunchbox Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

75.71%

Positive Review Rating : 87%

87%
    • Keith Garlington

      This isnt a standard Hollywood production although it does occasionally dance close to cliche. ( Read More )
    • Ben Kenigsberg

      Thats fine as far as it goes, but The Lunchbox ultimately registers as a too hesitant portrayal of hesitancy, and its pleasures are largely incidental. ( Read More )
    • An indie Indian pic with the crossover appeal of Monsoon Wedding, its sure to be gobbled up by audience friendly fests before heading into niche cinemas. ( Read More )
    • Tom Huddleston

      Theres nothing wildly original here, but its carried off with charm and wit, and a pair of very enjoyable central performances. ( Read More )
    • J. R. Jones

      The title container is a collection of round tins that can be filled with food, stacked into a column, and locked in place with a vertical handle, which is how theyre delivered to office workers in Mumbai from a local restaurant; that novel design was about the only thing remotely engaging about this tedious Indian rom com. ( Read More )
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Awards
  • filmfare awards
    0 WON
    2 NOMINATIONS
  • bafta awards
    0 WON
    2 NOMINATIONS
  • cannes film festival
    0 WON
    2 NOMINATIONS
  • awards of the international indian film academy
    0 WON
    2 NOMINATIONS