‘LUNCH BOX’- Movie Review

 

 

 

 

 

Starring :- Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director:- Ritesh Batra

 

 

 

LUNCH BOX was conceived as a documentary film on the Mumbai’s famous dabbawala’s but was later turned into a feature film. (It does not lose the feel of a documentary) 

                                                             Lots of creative people has backed the project right from UTV to Karan Johar, to NFDC, to ROH Films (Germany), to ASAP Films (France), to the Cine Mosaic (United States), to DAR motion pictures, to Sikhya Entertainment, (too many cooks spoil the broth?) NO WAY! Indeed Ritesh Batra like a master chef has delivered a super delicious khane ka dabba.

                                         The film has all the ingredients that makes it a simple but a great film. Right from the camera placements to stupendous acting (Body language!) by Irrfan, amazing acting by Nawazzzudin Siddqui and a very honest enactment by Nimrat Kaur takes your heart away!

                                   It’s a very simple and unconventional love story when a lunch box is erroneously delivered by dabbawala. (Remember the idiom? ‘the way to man’s heart is through his stomach’!) The story then travels the by lanes of human relations, explores the loneliness of a middle age wife and an about to retire accountant.

                               Irrfan talks with his eyes and Nawazzudin’s character adds a tadka of comedy (No Vulgar Jokes, Mind you! a lesson for people who think a good laugh can only be obtained by telling below the belt jokes!). The writing is brilliant, couple of philosophical takes when Irrfan's character watches the TV show again and again, when his character goes through a realization in bathroom and later in a bus.

                                                                                                                            The love story ends leaving a sweet ache in the heart. But Guess that’s the way it was supposed to, a bitter sweet dish to a very indulging feast!  

 

Score Stack Up:-

+ ive:-  Brilliant performances, great screenplay

-  ive:-  might put you off by the sluggish pace of the film.

 

Box Office, Paisa Vasool Rating:- 3 out of 5

Tanmay's Rating : 4 out of 5
 

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Scores Classifications- 

(5)  Very Good, Must Watch 
(4)  Good, Should Watch 
(3)  Almost there;
(2)  Could have been much better; 
(1)  On your own risk;