DVD
2 of 2 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
- EASTWOOD: Audiovisual Collection
The lunchbox
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN, EAS)
Languages
Hindi dialogue; English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English audio description track.
Performers
Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lillete Dubey.
Publication Information
Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2014]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic material and smoking.
Summary
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects Ila, a neglected housewife, to Saajan, a lonely man on the verge of retirement. Through a series of exchanged notes that they pass back and forth through the lunches, Saajan and Ila find comfort in their unexpected friendship. Gradually, their notes become little confessions about their loneliness, memories, regrets, fears, and even small joys. They each discover a new sense of self and find an anchor to hold on to in the big city of Mumbai that so often crushes hopes and dreams. Still strangers physically, Ila and Saajan become lost in their virtual relationship that could jeopardize both their realities.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Includes commentary with writer/director Ritesh Batra.