This is one of the highly rated Indian movie of this year. And it so deserves to be! extremely simple, with moving performances and an ensemble of all noteworthy, the movie has it all. The movie explores the urban loneliness, the loneliness after losing a partner, the loneliness of spouse of a cheating partner. A bored housewife, a not-seen-on-screen but heavily present neighbor, an about to be retired old man, a new man with a new bride and a scooter,
The movie begins when the lunchbox is wrongly delivered to Irfan khan-a man who has worked in boring claims department throughout his life and has boredom written all over his face. The only delight in his life is the afternoon lunchbox and the letters that come along with it. while she writes in Hindi, he replies in a stern English. While she musters the courage to come to meet him, he plans to leave for Nasik.
The movie is a daastan-as I have recently learned, has no end but it indeed leaves you with a smile
The movie begins when the lunchbox is wrongly delivered to Irfan khan-a man who has worked in boring claims department throughout his life and has boredom written all over his face. The only delight in his life is the afternoon lunchbox and the letters that come along with it. while she writes in Hindi, he replies in a stern English. While she musters the courage to come to meet him, he plans to leave for Nasik.
The movie is a daastan-as I have recently learned, has no end but it indeed leaves you with a smile