The Lunchbox (2013) – Filming Locations
Drama / Romance · Directed by Ritesh Batra · Starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur
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.
Where was The Lunchbox filmed?
- Mumbai, India, Mumbai – Mr. Fernandes arrives at the railway station for work; establishing shots of the commuter railway system. The iconic Victorian Gothic railway station serves as the primary workplace and transit hub central to the film's narrative about the dabbawala delivery system
- Mumbai, India, Mumbai – Ila prepares lunch in her kitchen; scenes of her apartment and daily routine. The cramped domestic spaces of Ila's apartment reflect the intimate household setting where the lunchbox preparations occur
- Mumbai, India, Mumbai – Ila shops for ingredients and navigates local markets for lunch preparations. The bustling local markets capture the texture of Mumbai's everyday commerce and the sourcing of fresh ingredients
- Mumbai, India, Mumbai – The lunchbox travels through Mumbai via the dabbawala system; scenes of deliverymen carrying tiffins across the city. Authentic depiction of Mumbai's famous dabbawala network, the film's central plot device, showing real delivery routes and street scenes
- Mumbai, India, Mumbai – Mr. Fernandes sits at his desk in the office; lunch exchanges occur at the workplace. The modest office setting where Mr. Fernandes receives and enjoys the misdirected lunchbox, anchoring the correspondence between the two protagonists