The Lunchbox
E541890
The Lunchbox is a critically acclaimed 2013 Indian romantic drama film that tells the story of an unlikely epistolary relationship sparked by a misdelivered lunchbox in Mumbai.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Lunchbox canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5693869 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Lunchbox Context triple: [Irrfan Khan, notableWork, The Lunchbox]
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A.
Ghoomar
Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of Rajasthan, India, characterized by graceful pirouettes, colorful swirling skirts, and rhythmic clapping performed during festive and ceremonial occasions.
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B.
Rudaali
Rudaali is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film, based on Mahasweta Devi’s short story, known for its powerful portrayal of professional mourners in rural Rajasthan and Dimple Kapadia’s acclaimed performance.
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C.
Gaga Bhatt
Gaga Bhatt was a prominent 17th-century Hindu scholar and priest from Varanasi, best known for officiating the royal coronation of the Maratha ruler Shivaji.
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D.
Jallikattu
Jallikattu is a traditional bull-taming sport of Tamil Nadu, India, celebrated during the Pongal harvest festival and deeply tied to Tamil rural culture and identity.
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E.
The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Hundred-Foot Journey is a 2014 comedy-drama film about an Indian family opening a restaurant in a small French village, sparking a culinary and cultural rivalry with a nearby Michelin-starred establishment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Lunchbox Target entity description: The Lunchbox is a critically acclaimed 2013 Indian romantic drama film that tells the story of an unlikely epistolary relationship sparked by a misdelivered lunchbox in Mumbai.
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A.
Ghoomar
Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of Rajasthan, India, characterized by graceful pirouettes, colorful swirling skirts, and rhythmic clapping performed during festive and ceremonial occasions.
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B.
Rudaali
Rudaali is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film, based on Mahasweta Devi’s short story, known for its powerful portrayal of professional mourners in rural Rajasthan and Dimple Kapadia’s acclaimed performance.
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C.
Gaga Bhatt
Gaga Bhatt was a prominent 17th-century Hindu scholar and priest from Varanasi, best known for officiating the royal coronation of the Maratha ruler Shivaji.
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D.
Jallikattu
Jallikattu is a traditional bull-taming sport of Tamil Nadu, India, celebrated during the Pongal harvest festival and deeply tied to Tamil rural culture and identity.
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E.
The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Hundred-Foot Journey is a 2014 comedy-drama film about an Indian family opening a restaurant in a small French village, sparking a culinary and cultural rivalry with a nearby Michelin-starred establishment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Simmonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coProduction | India-France-Germany co-production ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Ritesh Batra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John F. Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saajan Fernandes NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Lunchbox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nimrat Kaur as Ila ⓘ |
| musicBy | Max Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | epistolary correspondence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A misdelivered lunchbox in Mumbai leads to an epistolary relationship between a lonely office worker and a neglected housewife. ⓘ |
| portrays | dabbawala lunchbox delivery system in Mumbai ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| producer |
Anurag Kashyap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DAR Motion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Guneet Monga NERFINISHED ⓘ Karan Johar NERFINISHED ⓘ NFDC NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikhya Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ UTV Motion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseCountry |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionAtFestival | International Critics' Week at Cannes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Irrfan Khan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nawazuddin Siddiqui NERFINISHED ⓘ Nimrat Kaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActorRole | Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shaikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
human connection
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loneliness ⓘ marital dissatisfaction ⓘ urban isolation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| writer | Ritesh Batra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lunchbox Description of subject: The Lunchbox is a critically acclaimed 2013 Indian romantic drama film that tells the story of an unlikely epistolary relationship sparked by a misdelivered lunchbox in Mumbai.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.