Ritesh Batra directorial The Lunch Box put content driven Indian cinema on International platform; the multi-starrer drama 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 and more.
Starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddique in the leading roles, the film clocks 8 years of its release, the makers and ensemble fondly remembers the movie on social media.
The film was produced by DAR motion pictures, UTV Motion Pictures, Dharma Productions, Sikhya Entertainment and NFDC (India).
Nimrat Kaur took to his social media and shared a poster from and wrote, “#8YearsOfTheLunchbox”
The official handle of Sikhya Entertainment also shared the same. The caption read, “Isn't it fascinating how some conversations lead to life changing moments? From Saajan's simple letters to Ila's desire for appreciation to aunty's unfailing life advices, celebrating #8YearsOfTheLunchboxSparkles @riteshbatra @irrfank @Nawazuddin_S @NimratOfficial @guneetm @aachinjain”
The film was a box-office success. It was Irrfan Khan's highest-grossing Hindi film, until it was surpassed by Hindi Medium (2017). The Lunchbox was nominated for the Best Film Not in the English Language category of the British Academy Film Awards 2015.
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