# The Lunchbox (2013)

Hindi · 1 min · Released 2013-09-20

The Lunchbox is a 2013 Hindi film. It is produced by Anurag Kashyap. Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lillete Dubey and Bharati Achrekar appear in it, alongside 3 more credited names.

Producer: Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga
Cast: Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes, Nimrat Kaur as Ila, Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shaikh, Lillete Dubey as Ila's Mother, Bharati Achrekar as Mrs. Khrishnan, Denzil Smith as Mr. Shroff, Avijit Khanwilkar as Young Man in Train, Kancha Karki as Saajan's Office Staff

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was The Lunchbox released?
The Lunchbox was released on 20 September 2013.

### Who stars in The Lunchbox?
Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Lillete Dubey star in The Lunchbox.

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