THE LUNCHBOX by Ritesh Batra – International Trailer

Between the trailer (click above) and the review in the New York Times (see below), The Lunchbox looks worth seeing for audiences in India and abroad–thanks to India Ink for point us to it:

“‘The Lunchbox,’ Ritesh Batra’s debut feature, is a romance that takes place in Mumbai, but its style is more Hollywood than Bollywood, and Old Hollywood at that,” A.O. Scott of The New York Times wrote in his movie review.

“Though Mr. Batra and his cinematographer, Michael Simmonds, shot the film on location in the bustling modern city, with a naturalism alien to both American studio-era back-lot fantasies and present-day Indian musical extravaganzas, ‘The Lunchbox’ has the measured pace and Classical restraint of a romance from the ’30s or ’40s,” he wrote.

“The main characters — Ila (Nimrat Kaur), a neglected housewife, and Mr. Fernandes (Irrfan Khan), a widowed office worker nearing retirement — communicate through handwritten letters and home-cooked meals,” he wrote.

Read more of the review here.