
Wednesday March 4th 2015
India 2013 104 minutes
Director: Ritesh Batra
Starring: Nimrat Kaur, Irrfan Khan.
Ila is a young Mumbai housewife who suspects her husband of having an affair. Hoping to win back his affections she lovingly prepares his daily lunchbox (dabba), guided by an unseen ‘Auntie’ living in the flat above. The lunchbox is then sent, along with thousands of others, to her husband’s workplace via a complex network of delivery-men (dabbawallahs). Although normally reliable, glitches can occur in this complicated system, and not all dabbas necessarily end up at their intended destinations. A gentle off-beat tale from one of India’s most vibrant cities.