Lunchbox (2013)
Ila lebt in der indischen Metropole Mumbai. Seit geraumer Zeit wird sie von ihrem Mann vernachlässigt und genau das beabsichtigt sie mittels ihrer würzigen Kochkunst zu ändern. Sie zaubert ihrem Gatten köstliche Mahlzeiten, die sie ihm durch sogenannte Dabbawallas zukommen lassen will. Diese Lieferanten haben sich darauf spezialisiert, Büroangestellten das frisch zu Hause zubereitete Mittagessen direkt an den Arbeitsplatz zu bringen. Doch bei der Lieferung an Ilas Mann geht etwas schief, die Essensbox landet trotz überaus penibler Kennzeichnung nicht dort, wo sie hinsoll, sondern beim einsamen Saajan. Über dieses falsch zugestellte Essen kommen der unglückliche Einzelgänger und die auch nicht gerade zufriedene Hausfrau in Kontakt. Fortan nutzen Ila und Saajan den Lieferservice, um über die Boxen Nachrichten auszutauschen und schließlich entsteht zwischen ihnen eine zarte Freundschaft.
Der Regisseur:
Ritesh Batra
Der Autor:
Ritesh Batra
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Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes |
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Nimrat Kaur as Ila |
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shaikh |
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Lillete Dubey as Ila's Mother |
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Nasirr Khan as Ila's Father |
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Bharati Achrekar as Mrs. Khrishnan |
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Nakul Vaid as Rajeev |
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Yashvi Punneet Nagar as Yashvi |
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Denzil Smith as Mr. Shroff |
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Shruti Bapna as Meherunissa |
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Lokesh Rai as Dukes Owner |
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Vidhya Dhar as Old Man in Train |
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Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar as Dabbawallah at Ila's House |
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Aarti Rathod as Saajan's Neighbor |
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Krishna Bai as Toothless Woman |
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Raj Rishi More as Ila's Brother |
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Santosh Kumar Chaurasiya as Autorickshaw Driver |
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Swapnil Shirirao as Dukes Waiter |
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Avijit Khanwilkar as Young Man in Train |
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Aakash Sinha as Autorickshaw 2 |
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Xavier Hodges as Very Old Couple |
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Rosemary Hodges as Very Old Couple |
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Hubart Vossoaker as Neighbor's Family |
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Rosemary Vossoaker as Neighbor's Family |
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Flory Vossoaker as Neighbor's family |
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Sebastian Vossoaker as Neighbor's Family |
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Quitira Vossoaker as Neighbor's Family |
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Baaburao Sankpal as Dabbawallah at Saajan's Office |
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Chandrakantha Rajani as Saajan's Office Staff |
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Kancha Karki as Saajan's Office Staff |
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Ravindra Dubey as Saajan's Office Staff |
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Narendra Arora as Saajan's Office Staff |
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Ashwin Desai as Saajan's Office Staff |
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Mahesh Mahadev Salavkar as Office Peon |
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Krishna Mandal as Office Peon |
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Calvin Desilva as Cricket Kid |
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Craig Narona as Cricket Kid |
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Kyeron Kandoria as Cricket Kid |
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Shubh Jadav as Cricket Kid |
| Directing | Ritesh Batra | Director |
| Sound | Max Richter | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Shruti Gupte | Production Design |
| Editing | John F. Lyons | Editor |
| Camera | Michael Simmonds | Director of Photography |
| Production | Seher Aly Latif | Casting |
| Production | Lydia Dean Pilcher | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ritesh Batra | Executive Producer |
| Production | Benny Drechsel | Co-Producer |
| Production | Čédomir Kolar | Co-Producer |
| Production | Marc Baschet | Co-Producer |
| Production | Arun Rangachari | Producer |
| Production | Nitin Keni | Co-Producer |
| Production | Shanaab Alam | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sunil John | Co-Producer |
| Production | Danis Tanović | Co-Producer |
| Production | Irrfan Khan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vivek Rangachari | Co-Producer |
| Production | Anurag Kashyap | Producer |
| Production | Guneet Monga | Producer |
| Production | Karsten Stöter | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nina Lath Gupta | Co-Producer |
| Art | Snehal Phadtare | Art Direction |
| Production | Meraj Shaikh | Line Producer |
| Production | Gitika Aggarwal | Associate Producer |
| Production | Prerna Saigal | Associate Producer |
| Production | Smirti Jain | Line Producer |
| Production | John F. Lyons | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Ritesh Batra | Screenplay |
| Art | Akshi Kapoor | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Markus Krohn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Stephan Läufer | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Niharika Bhasin | Costume Design |