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A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.

Primary Title
  • The Lunchbox = Dabba
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 6 November 2015
Release Year
  • 2013
Start Time
  • 15 : 40
Finish Time
  • 17 : 25
Duration
  • 105:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
  • In Hindi language.
Subjects
  • Mumbai (India)--Drama
  • Housewives--India--Mumbai--Drama
  • Lunchboxes--India--Mumbai--Drama
  • Older men--India--Mumbai--Drama
  • Feature films--India
  • Feature films--United States
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Contributors
  • Ritesh Batra (Director)
  • Vasan Bala (Writer)
  • Ritesh Batra (Writer)
  • Irrfan Khan (Actor)
  • Nimrat Kaur (Actor)
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Actor)
  • Sikhya Entertainment (Production Unit)
  • DAR Motion Pictures (Production Unit)
  • Anurag Kashyap (Producer)
  • Guneet Monga (Producer)
  • Arun Rangachari (Producer)
  • Michael Simmonds (Director of Photography)
  • Shruti Gupte (Production Designer)
  • John F. Lyons (Editor)
  • Max Richter (Composer)
Subjects
  • Mumbai (India)--Drama
  • Housewives--India--Mumbai--Drama
  • Lunchboxes--India--Mumbai--Drama
  • Older men--India--Mumbai--Drama
  • Feature films--India
  • Feature films--United States