The Lunchbox Page #4

Synopsis: The film, set in Mumbai, revolves around a mistaken delivery by the Dabbawalas (lunchbox service) of Mumbai, which leads to a relationship between Saajan, a lonely widower close to retirement, and Ila, an unhappy housewife, as they start exchanging notes through the daily lunchbox.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Ritesh Batra
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 29 wins & 35 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
PG
Year:
2013
104 min
$4,231,500
Website
4,555 Views


Next time.

- See you soon.

- Goodbye.

Hello.

My husband came home late yesterday.

He returned to work

after a call.

Yashvi went to sleep as well.

After my marriage, I brought some things

from home without letting mother know.

I found an old diary.

It contains recipes

by my grandmother.

I found one.

It's the right season.

I think you'll like it.

Excellent!

How are you?

Can I sit?

Please.

Thank you.

Want a taste?

Are you sure?

Yes.

What happened?

Where do you get this meal?

From a restaurant near my home.

Why?

It is delicious.

Book a meal for me.

They will close down soon.

With food so delicious?

There is no value for talent

in this country.

You are right, sir.

It must be magic in hands.

Everyone can cook,

but there must be magic.

Dear Ila,

your grandmother's recipe was very good.

Even better than my favorite dish,

eggplant.

Yesterday, I also

found something.

Old emissions my wife recorded.

You probably were

not yet born at the time.

My wife loved them.

I wanted to watch,

who knows why.

I have watched for hours.

Episode after episode.

After spending the night.

I understood what I was looking for.

Every Sunday while she watched,

I stood outside,

fix my bike or smoke.

I threw him a glance

from time to time.

And I saw his reflection on the screen,

still laughing at the jokes...

she knew by heart.

If only I had continued

to look at the time...

I forwarded all payment orders.

An apple and a banana for you.

Go ahead.

No, sir.

I insist.

Okay.

What is that?

A leaf.

Can I have some water, please?

Then, right?

I love it.

Thank you.

Today, we no longer send

letters. As emails.

More letters?

This is the era of emails.

Hello.

My mother loves old serials.

Small , I watched for hours.

I wanted to tell you something.

Each cigarette smoke,

it is 5 min of life and less.

My father has lung cancer.

When he suffers too,

he said he would have to smoke more

for not to deal with this pain.

Don't blame me.

Yes, Auntie?

You have my carrots?

They are there.

Here!

They cost only 10 rupees.

What have you taken other?

As usual.

What other food can you cook

based eggplant?

Can fry them, stuff them,

bake...

It follows a new treatment.

It helps,

but he sleeps all day.

Mom? Where's the TV?

There are currently more good emissions

nowadays.

You need money?

It comes out.

This treatment is very expensive.

It's OK, I got it.

But how?

Where do you find the money?

If my son was there,

I would not have to beg.

I'll talk to Rajeev.

It's no go.

I ask 5000.

It is the family of the bride.

What was the air

to ask all this money?

You can pay little by little.

No.

I have money.

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Ritesh Batra

Ritesh Batra (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian filmmaker. Batra is widely known for his debut feature film The Lunchbox starring Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Nimrat Kaur, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and won Rail d’Or (Grand Golden Rail). Batra also won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature Film in 2014. The Lunchbox has been called the highest grossing foreign film in North America, Europe and Australia for the year of 2014 grossing over 25 Million USD/180 Crore INR. Batra was nominated for a BAFTA Award for The Lunchbox in the category Film Not in the English language in 2015.He has directed the English-language film The Sense of an Ending, starring Jim Broadbent. The film is an adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel The Sense of an Ending. Ritesh has also directed Our Souls at Night starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. more…

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