Reviews & Ratings for
Dabba (2013)

A city. Two lonely people. Food. and letters. These loose strings are beautifully tied together in a gem of a story. A lonely housewife who has lots to tell but none to share with-she works endlessly to please an indifferent husband-she tries to please him with home-cooked food. But the dabba reached to one lonely old man who is amused by the food he gets everyday. To apologise for her mistake the housewife writes a letter and places it within the dabba-the man reads it and responds. They develop a bond-uncanny yet amusing.
What the story appears to be the story, is just the surface. What lies beneath is a haunting tale of human loneliness and the frustrating experience of mundane lives.Nimrat Kaur is splendid as the housewife in her antics,her simplicity and her actions. Irrfan Khan needs no new applause but this portrayal is haunting and touching at the same time. An unexpected plot progression with a dizzying ending,'The Lunchbox' is one of a kind

Whenever I go to watch bollywood movies, I make up my mind that I have to tolerate one hour of unrelated songs and one hour of illogical story. This movie was not a funny one and was boring sometimes; yet this movie is a must watch.

This is a real life drama. A true food for soul for those who watch art films frequently. The genuine sequence of events and the reality of the ending makes this movie very close to reality. A very simple and real movie. The viewer will easily relate to the movie throughout. For people looking masala and full-on bollywood, this is not the movie. Masala lovers might find this movie a little slow. This movie will be a delight for those who love art movies and enjoys the feels a little more than others.

watching regular stuff doesn't get right,some times wathcing the movies out of box are a certain relief,luch box is such one,the storyline simple yet beautiful,this flick bends on emotions,daily life,relations everthing a busy life gets or not,but dont expect too much,if the story is to be said in one line its about a regular house wife accidentally meets a ordinary person through exchanging letters in a lunch box.The film has the finest actors and finest performances too,there not too many characters to count ,but you can count on character performances,this movie is fair enough to recommend someone to watch,not a movie to leave behind also not a must watch if you insist.

Middle class housewife Ila is trying once again to add some spice to her marriage, this time through her cooking. She desperately hopes that this new recipe will finally arouse some kind of reaction from her neglectful husband. She prepares a special lunchbox to be delivered to him at work, but, unbeknownst to her, it is mistakenly delivered to another office worker, Saajan, a lonely man on the verge of retirement. Curious about the lack of reaction from her husband, Ila puts a little note in the following day's lunchbox, in the hopes of getting to the bottom of the mystery. This begins a series of lunchbox notes between Saajan and Ila, and the mere comfort of communicating with a stranger anonymously soon evolves into an unexpected friendship. Gradually, their notes become little confessions about their loneliness, memories, regrets, fears, and even small joys. They each discover a new sense of self and find an anchor to hold on to in the big city of Mumbai that so often crushes hopes and dreams. Still strangers physically, Ila and Saajan become lost in a virtual relationship that could jeopardize both their realities