The Lunchbox (2013)

Can you fall in love with someone you have never met?

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.

Cast (39)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Irrfan Khan

Saajan Fernandes

Nimrat Kaur

Ila

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Shaikh

Lillete Dubey

Ila's Mother

Nasir Khan

Ila's Father

Bharati Achrekar

Mrs. Khrishnan

N

Nakul Vaid

Rajeev

Y

Yashvi Punneet Nagar

Yashvi

Denzil Smith

Mr. Shroff

S

Shruti Bapna

Meherunissa

L

Lokesh Rai

Dukes Owner

V

Vidhya Dhar

Old Man in Train

S

Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar

Dabbawallah at Ila's House

A

Aarti Rathod

Saajan's Neighbor

K

Krishna Bai

Toothless Woman

R

Raj Rishi More

Ila's Brother

S

Santosh Kumar Chaurasiya

Autorickshaw Driver

S

Swapnil Shirirao

Dukes Waiter

A

Avijit Khanwilkar

Young Man in Train

A

Aakash Sinha

Autorickshaw 2

X

Xavier Hodges

Very Old Couple

R

Rosemary Hodges

Very Old Couple

H

Hubart Vossoaker

Neighbor's Family

R

Rosemary Vossoaker

Neighbor's Family

F

Flory Vossoaker

Neighbor's family

S

Sebastian Vossoaker

Neighbor's Family

Q

Quitira Vossoaker

Neighbor's Family

B

Baaburao Sankpal

Dabbawallah at Saajan's Office

C

Chandrakantha Rajani

Saajan's Office Staff

K

Kancha Karki

Saajan's Office Staff

R

Ravindra Dubey

Saajan's Office Staff

N

Narendra Arora

Saajan's Office Staff

A

Ashwin Desai

Saajan's Office Staff

M

Mahesh Mahadev Salavkar

Office Peon

K

Krishna Mandal

Office Peon

C

Calvin Desilva

Cricket Kid

C

Craig Narona

Cricket Kid

K

Kyeron Kandoria

Cricket Kid

S

Shubh Jadav

Cricket Kid

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