Film record

The Lunchbox

Original title: द लंच बॉक्स

2013Feature film105 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · Germany · France · India
Languages
English · Hindi
Genres
drama film · romance film

Credits

Direction

Ritesh Batra — Directing

Music

Max Richter — Music composition

Cast

Irrfan Khan — Acting
Nimrat Kaur — Acting
Lillete Dubey — Acting
Nakul Vaid — Acting
Denzil Smith — Acting
Bharati Achrekar — Acting
Shruti Bapna — Acting

Production

Anurag Kashyap — Production
Guneet Monga — Production

Writing

Ritesh Batra — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

India · Original release
19 May 2013Checked 29 Sep 2026
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