Actress Nimrat Kaur commemorated the twelfth anniversary of The Lunchbox through an Instagram post on Saturday. The 2013 film directed by Ritesh Batra featured the late actor Irrfan Khan alongside Kaur in lead roles. She expressed how her character Ila delivered emotional connection to viewers through the symbolic tiffin container. The international co-production involved studios from India, America, Germany and France. Supporting cast members featured Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bharti Achrekar and Nakul Vaid.
The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival Critics Week in 2013 and earned the Grand Rail d'Or award. The Toronto International Film Festival also showcased the production that same year. A mistaken delivery by tiffin carriers forms the central plot when Ila's lunch reaches Saajan Fernandes instead of her husband. This error creates an unexpected bond between the two main characters. Irrfan Khan passed away in 2020 at the age of 53 from cancer-related complications.
The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival Critics Week in 2013 and earned the Grand Rail d'Or award. The Toronto International Film Festival also showcased the production that same year. A mistaken delivery by tiffin carriers forms the central plot when Ila's lunch reaches Saajan Fernandes instead of her husband. This error creates an unexpected bond between the two main characters. Irrfan Khan passed away in 2020 at the age of 53 from cancer-related complications.
