India The Lunchbox returned 5.1× its production cost, earning $17.2M against a $3.4M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“Can You Fall In Love With Someone You Have Never Met?”
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.
The 2012–2014 India Window
262 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Lunchbox sits at position #31.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Lunchbox. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Lunchbox premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 44m runtime, production spent $33K per minute on screen and earned $166K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #281 of 1,983 India films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #206 of 1,132 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Germany, India, United States of America |
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | UTV Motion Pictures, Sikhya Entertainment, DAR Motion Pictures, Dharma Productions, ARTE France Cinéma |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | September 20, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2350496 |
| Official Site | sonyclassics.com |