A feast for the eyes and touching to the heart, THE LUNCHBOX is a critically acclaimed, charming and exotic Indian romantic drama. The film is is set in Mumbai and is a visual feast, filled with delicious shots of Indian food. The film also won the Cannes Critics Week Viewer’s Choice Award!
Mumbai’s famously efficient lunchbox delivery system transports thousands of meals every day from kitchens to offices. A Harvard University study found that just one in a million lunchboxes is ever delivered to the wrong address. This is the story of that one lunchbox.
Ila, a neglected housewife, attempts to spice up her marriage by preparing a special lunch for her husband. When it is accidentally delivered to Saajan, a lonely widower on the brink of retirement, they exchange notes to each other to get to the bottom of the mistaken delivery. Their notes gradually evolve into a series of intimate little confessions about their loneliness, memories, regrets, fears and small joys. Still strangers physically, Ila and Saajan become swept up in a relationship built on the fantasy of their letters.
With thanks to Madman Entertainment, who are releasing the beautiful film at Palace Electric from 10 July, we have 10 double passes up for grabs! To enter fill in the form on the right and tell us your favourite Indian dish.
