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# The Lunchbox (2013): cast and crew

39 cast and 33 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Irrfan Khan](https://film.one/person/irrfan-khan.md) as Saajan Fernandes
- [Nimrat Kaur](https://film.one/person/nimrat-kaur.md) as Ila
- [Nawazuddin Siddiqui](https://film.one/person/nawazuddin-siddiqui.md) as Shaikh
- [Lillete Dubey](https://film.one/person/lillete-dubey.md) as Ila's Mother
- [Nasir Khan](https://film.one/person/nasir-khan.md) as Ila's Father
- [Bharati Achrekar](https://film.one/person/bharati-achrekar.md) as Mrs. Khrishnan
- [Nakul Vaid](https://film.one/person/nakul-vaid.md) as Rajeev
- [Yashvi Punneet Nagar](https://film.one/person/yashvi-punneet-nagar.md) as Yashvi
- [Denzil Smith](https://film.one/person/denzil-smith.md) as Mr. Shroff
- [Shruti Bapna](https://film.one/person/shruti-bapna.md) as Meherunissa
- [Lokesh Rai](https://film.one/person/lokesh-rai.md) as Dukes Owner
- [Vidhya Dhar](https://film.one/person/vidhya-dhar.md) as Old Man in Train
- Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar as Dabbawallah at Ila's House
- Aarti Rathod as Saajan's Neighbor
- Krishna Bai as Toothless Woman
- Raj Rishi More as Ila's Brother
- Santosh Kumar Chaurasiya as Autorickshaw Driver
- Swapnil Shirirao as Dukes Waiter
- Avijit Khanwilkar as Young Man in Train
- Aakash Sinha as Autorickshaw 2
- Xavier Hodges as Very Old Couple
- Rosemary Hodges as Very Old Couple
- Hubart Vossoaker as Neighbor's Family
- Rosemary Vossoaker as Neighbor's Family
- Flory Vossoaker as Neighbor's family
- Sebastian Vossoaker as Neighbor's Family
- Quitira Vossoaker as Neighbor's Family
- Baaburao Sankpal as Dabbawallah at Saajan's Office
- Chandrakantha Rajani as Saajan's Office Staff
- Kancha Karki as Saajan's Office Staff
- Ravindra Dubey as Saajan's Office Staff
- Narendra Arora as Saajan's Office Staff
- Ashwin Desai as Saajan's Office Staff
- Mahesh Mahadev Salavkar as Office Peon
- Krishna Mandal as Office Peon
- Calvin Desilva as Cricket Kid
- Craig Narona as Cricket Kid
- Kyeron Kandoria as Cricket Kid
- Shubh Jadav as Cricket Kid

## Directing

- [Ritesh Batra](https://film.one/person/ritesh-batra.md): Director

## Writing

- [Ritesh Batra](https://film.one/person/ritesh-batra.md): Screenplay

## Production

- Seher Aly Latif: Casting
- Lydia Dean Pilcher: Executive Producer
- [Irrfan Khan](https://film.one/person/irrfan-khan.md): Executive Producer
- [Ritesh Batra](https://film.one/person/ritesh-batra.md): Executive Producer
- Nina Lath Gupta: Co-Producer
- Shanaab Alam: Co-Producer
- Vivek Rangachari: Co-Producer
- Sunil John: Co-Producer
- Nitin Keni: Co-Producer
- [Karsten Stöter](https://film.one/person/karsten-stoter.md): Co-Producer
- Benny Drechsel: Co-Producer
- [Čédomir Kolar](https://film.one/person/cedomir-kolar.md): Co-Producer
- [Marc Baschet](https://film.one/person/marc-baschet.md): Co-Producer
- [Danis Tanović](https://film.one/person/danis-tanovic.md): Co-Producer
- [Arun Rangachari](https://film.one/person/arun-rangachari.md): Producer
- [Anurag Kashyap](https://film.one/person/anurag-kashyap.md): Producer
- [Guneet Monga](https://film.one/person/guneet-monga.md): Producer
- Meraj Shaikh: Line Producer
- Smirti Jain: Line Producer
- Prerna Saigal: Associate Producer
- Gitika Aggarwal: Associate Producer
- [John F. Lyons](https://film.one/person/john-f-lyons.md): Associate Producer

## Camera

- [Michael Simmonds](https://film.one/person/michael-simmonds.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [John F. Lyons](https://film.one/person/john-f-lyons.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Max Richter](https://film.one/person/max-richter.md): Original Music Composer
- Stephan Läufer: Sound Designer
- Markus Krohn: Sound Editor

## Art

- [Shruti Gupte](https://film.one/person/shruti-gupte.md): Production Design
- Snehal Phadtare: Art Direction
- Akshi Kapoor: Set Decoration

## Costume and make-up

- [Niharika Bhasin](https://film.one/person/niharika-bhasin.md): Costume Design

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