This Indian lunch delivery system, known as dabbawalas, is extremely complicated but so well organized that even Harvard University did a case study on the topic.
Well, one day Ila's lunchbox is mistakenly given another man, Saajan Fernandes, a grumpy widower who will soon retire from work.
The two of them start writing to each other: from a few brief sentences all the way to full-length letters, unbosoming their own problems, past experiences, and hope for the future.
These letters help both Ila and Saajan in a way they never thought it was possible, with Saajan being kinder to his new co-worker and Ila wanting to shake up her stagnant life...
My Opinion👍👎
Anywhere in the world, thousands and thousands of workers bring their lunch from home: in English, it is called 'packed lunch', in Italian 'pranzo da casa/al sacco' and the Japanese bento box's culture is dated way back in history, approximately around the XII century.
It really amazed me the intricacies of the lunch boxes delivery system in India and what's even more surprising is that they never make a mistake.
What I liked about the story was how something as simple as a homemade lunch brought to people together and helped them see what was missing in their lives.
Ila is desperately seeking her husband's attention and thinks that by proving how great her cooking is she'll be able to achieve that...to be honest, I think that even if the lunchbox went to the right person there wouldn't be any differences, so it worked in her favor that it went to Saajan instead.
The Lunchbox is a story that lifted my spirit, I felt extremely peaceful and happy after watching it and I can assure that the lives the protagonists live are the farthest from being easy and wealthy.
Ila, without even realizing it, helps Saajan to find a new purpose and new fuel to start living again and not just existing.
Traffic and over-population in India never fail to shock me, but it was this realistic representation of the country that made it even more believable and easy to empathize with the characters, all of them.
This was the kind of movie I needed to watch and I didn't even know that!
It really amazed me the intricacies of the lunch boxes delivery system in India and what's even more surprising is that they never make a mistake.
What I liked about the story was how something as simple as a homemade lunch brought to people together and helped them see what was missing in their lives.
Ila is desperately seeking her husband's attention and thinks that by proving how great her cooking is she'll be able to achieve that...to be honest, I think that even if the lunchbox went to the right person there wouldn't be any differences, so it worked in her favor that it went to Saajan instead.
The Lunchbox is a story that lifted my spirit, I felt extremely peaceful and happy after watching it and I can assure that the lives the protagonists live are the farthest from being easy and wealthy.
Ila, without even realizing it, helps Saajan to find a new purpose and new fuel to start living again and not just existing.
Traffic and over-population in India never fail to shock me, but it was this realistic representation of the country that made it even more believable and easy to empathize with the characters, all of them.
This was the kind of movie I needed to watch and I didn't even know that!
Rating: 5/5
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