The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Ritesh Batra. Produced by Guneet Monga, Anurag Kashyap and Arun Rangachari, The Lunchbox is an international co-production of studios in India, the US, Germany and France. It stars Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bharti Achrekar and Nakul Vaid in supporting roles.
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| Directed by | Ritesh Batra |
| Written by | Ritesh Batra |
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| Cinematography | Michael Simmonds |
| Edited by | John F. Lyons |
| Music by | Max Richter |
Production companies | Dharma Productions DAR Motion Pictures NFDC Essel Vision Productions Sikhya Entertainment AKFPL The Match Factory Rohfilm ASAP Films Arte France Cinema Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg Aide Aux Cinemas Du Monde CNC Ministre Des Affairs Etrangeres Insituit Francais |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures (India) Sony Pictures Classics (North America) NFP Marketing & Distribution (Germany) Happiness Distribution (France) |
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Running time | 105 Minutes |
| Countries | India United States Germany France |
| Languages | Hindi English |
| Budget | ₹22 crore |
| Box office | ₹110 crore (est.) |
The Lunchbox was screened at 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 was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in theatres in India on 20 September 2013. The Lunchbox was a box-office success and received unanimous critical acclaim. It was Khan's highest-grossing Hindi film, until it was surpassed by Hindi Medium (2017). The Lunchbox was nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 2015 British Academy Film Awards.