The Lunchbox Hindi Full Movie Watch Online
The Lunchbox Full Movie Watch Online
The Lunchbox Full Movie Watch Online
The Lunchbox Hindi Full Movie Cast and Crew:
Directed by Ritesh Batra
Produced by Anurag Kashyap
Guneet Monga
Arun Rangachari
Screenplay by Ritesh Batra
Starring: Irrfan Khan
Nimrat Kaur
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
India Release Date: 20 September, 2013
story
The film set in Mumbai, revolves around a mistaken delivery in dabbawala (lunchbox service) of Mumbai, which leads to a relationship between an about to retire, Sudeep, also a lonely widower and an unhappy housewife, Ila as they start exchanging notes through the daily lunchbox.
Information
The Lunchbox is an Indian Hindi film written and directed by Ritesh Batra, and produced by Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap, amongst others, starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The film was jointly produced by Sikhya Entertainment, DAR motion pictures, NFDC, India, ROH Films, Germany, ASAP Films, France and the Cine Mosaic, US.The directorial debut film was screened at International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and later won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award also known as Grand Rail d'Or.It is scheduled to be shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is set to be released in India, U.S., and U.K. on September 20, 2013.
Writing
Batra completed the first draft of the screenplay in 2011, it went on to win an Honorable Jury Mention at the 2012 Cinemart at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. Thereafter the project was part of the Talent Project Market of Berlin International Film Festival and was mentored at the screenwriter's lab (Torino Film Lab) at the Torino Film Festival. The character of Ila played Nimrat Kaur, six months prior to the shooting, and the character played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui was further developed and improvised during shooting,
Casting
Irrfan Khan liked the script and the concept of his character of not speaking much rather talking through notes, and after seeing Batra's short film, a couple of meetings he agreed to act in the film. Batra wanted to work with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, another principal character of the film, for a long time. For the female lead, auditions were conducted, wherein Nimrat Kaur was selected. Kaur had extensive experience at the Mumbai theatre and worked in films like Peddlers.
Filming
The film was shot in 2012 in Mumbai at a budget of $1.5 million. Prior to the filming, the cast rehearsed for six months. It was shot using the Arri Alexa digital film camera. Many of the scenes were logistically broken down to make way for last minute location changes. Mumbai's famous dabbawalas were provided actual lunchboxes to deliver, were followed by a four member film crew, which filmed the process in documentary style.
Release
The film was screened on May 19, 2013 as a part of the International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation and positive reviews.and won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award also known as Grand Rail d'Or. Variety called it "a notable debut from tyro helmer-scripter", for creating a film with "crossover appeal of Monsoon Wedding", and also praised acting of Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur.
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