The Lunchbox

Movie Director: Ritesh Batra
Cast and Crew: Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddique, Nimrat Kaur
Releasing Date: 20 September 2013
Production House: Arjun Rangachari, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga, Karan Johar, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Meraj Sheikh, Vikramjit Roy, Danis Tanovic
Fun Fact: Nimrat Kaur and Nakul Vaid actually stayed in the same house for a few days to rehearse for their roles.
Why it Made News: The film was praised for the unique storyline that has never been tried in Bollywood before.

Movie Synopsis:

Sajan Fernandes (Irrfan) is about to retire and is busy mentoring his replacement, Shaikh (Nawaz) His mundane life turns interesting because of a mix-up between his tiffin and that of a young woman, Ila (Nimrat), who’s trying to spice it up with her husband. The two strike a friendship and Sajan also becomes softer in his interaction with Shaikh, who gets married. Sajan and Ira decide to elope, but whether they really do that, is a question best answered by the film.