{"id":1757,"date":"2014-04-01T07:01:21","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T11:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=1757"},"modified":"2014-04-08T07:09:17","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T11:09:17","slug":"the-lunch-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=1757","title":{"rendered":"The Lunch Box"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Irrfan Khan in The Lunch Box (photo: artsatl.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Like an April Fool\u2019s joke, only one in a million Mumbai lunch boxes goes astray, and yet, the unexpected happens . . . Much to like in the new Indian movie, The Lunch Box<\/i>, (trailer<\/a>) and I guarantee that if you like Indian food at all, you\u2019ll be ready to go out to dinner afterwards! There\u2019s a clever premise, depending on the accuracy of the Mumbai dabba wallahs<\/a> to deliver thousands of home-cooked lunches to office workers, on time and still hot.<\/p>\n

When a lonely widower receives an unusually delicious meal, a correspondence ensues, that thaws his heart and steels the young woman for what she must do. Truthfully, it dragged somewhat about two-thirds through, but picked up again. Fascinating glimpses into culture and daily life, too. Nice performances by the three leads: familiar actor Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Rotten Tomatoes ratings<\/a>: 95% (critics) and 87% (audiences).<\/p>\n

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