The Lunchbox
Summary of the Film:
The Lunchbox is a film about loneliness and the wilting of emotions. A widower, Saajan Fernandes (Irrfan Khan), lives alone in an aged, slightly dingy house in Bandra, Mumbai, and works at an insurance company as an accountant. He is standoffish and reclusive, almost misanthropic, bogged down by the weight of unexpressed feelings. He silently labours over reams of paper files, and eats his lunch, delivered by a dabbawala, alone at the office’s sparse canteen. Will someone or something pull Saajan out of his funk?
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Some Fun Trivia:
In order to bring authenticity to the role and to know each other well enough to share the love and resentment as a couple in the film, Nimrat Kaur (Ila) and her onscreen husband Nakul Vaid (Rajeev) stayed at the same house as shown in the movie for weeks, and spent days extensively rehearsing their part and adjusting to it prior to the other cast members even getting finalized.
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Director:
Ritesh Batra
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