Anjali Dalal

It took me years to get into "The Lunchbox." I don't know why I left this movie on the wishlist and never watched it. However, I don't regret doing so. I am pleased that I watched it today with a better outlook on life. This movie is a sort of perfect marriage of what I wanted to see and what it made me watch. The movie opens with the Mumbai Suburban Rail network carrying hundreds and thousands of commuters every day. And from there, it is built-in. The movie's premise was simple yet endearing, capturing the fragility of life, harrowing loneliness, and the hope of happiness. The plot point spoke to many Metropolitan who toils with life routinely. The movie is something more than a simple love story that kept me afloat. Every detail in this movie speaks of the care it's been crafted. I adore the movie's plot, which is set in an old-fashioned manner where Saajan and Ila exchange notes routinely narrating their life story. It happened after the famous Dabbawalas in Mumbai delivered the wrong lunch to the wrong man. The movie was made with almost perfection, and every scene reflects the exceptional performances of the actors. One scene that hit me hard was when Saajan writes Ila about the vertical burial plot he has been offered. He says, 'I have spent all my life standing on buses and trains, and now I will have to stand even when I am dead.' The background score of this lovely film lent a sense of authenticity. The end of it will leave you wanting more. It will leave you with unanswered questions, but I believe these uncertainties add to the mystery and amazement of life. Over a hundred people in the team, along with the main lead, may have worked really hard to make this magic happen to me and all of us. I want to give a big shoutout to all of them.