The Lunchbox

Synopsis

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai’s famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young house-wife to an older man in the dusk of his life as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.

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Director

Ritesh Batra was born and raised in Mumbai and later moved to New York where he studied cinema. Before his now famous, The Lunchbox, he made short films, which were shown in many international film festivals and fine arts venues. His latest to date, Café Regular, Cairo (2012) earned him the International Film Critics Association Award (FIPRESCI) and received special mentions from the jury at the Chicago and Tribeca Film Festivals. In 2009 his project then titled 'Story of Ram' was selected by the Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Lab later to bloom into his first feature-length film 'Dabba' (The Lunchbox). This film received an Honorable Mention from the Jury at the 2012 edition of the Cinemart at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam and was also a part of the Berlinale Talent Project Market.