# The Lunchbox

The Lunchbox at Rio Cinema, Monday 9 November 2026, 14:30.

- Price: £8
- Venue: Rio Cinema, Kingsland High Street 107, E8 2PB London
- With: Nimrat Kaur, Irrfan Khan
- Go to page: https://riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/WhatsOn?f=2924978

![The Lunchbox](https://noky.io/images/662109b40e48bb4d26fe623f0abf38b8fdb8d0c083c047a5c97fdf25ed5bde6c-2000.webp)

THE LUNCHBOX is a film by Ritesh Batra, led by performances from Nimrat Kaur and Irrfan Khan. Lonely housewife Ila prepares a special lunch for her neglectful husband, but Mumbai's lunchbox delivery system mistakenly delivers it to Saajan, an irritable widower approaching retirement. On discovering the mix-up, Ila slips a note into the next day's lunchbox, beginning an unlikely correspondence between two strangers who gradually share their hopes, disappointments and memories. It is a tender, funny and deeply human story about loneliness, connection and the unexpected possibilities of everyday life, which received a BAFTA nomination for Best Film Not in the English Language.

## Dates

- Monday 9 November 14:30 — Rio Cinema

Written by a model, sources: [riocinema.org.uk](https://riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/Booking?Booking=TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_436.TcsWebTab_437.TcsPerformance_2927211.TcsSection_936)

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