90-567: The Lunchbox is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Ritesh Batra . Produced by Guneet Monga , Anurag Kashyap and Arun Rangachari, The Lunchbox is an international co-production of studios in India, the US, Germany and France. It stars Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Bharti Achrekar and Nakul Vaid in supporting roles. The Lunchbox was screened at Critics' Week at
180-462: A better understanding of the film. According to the taxonomy, combining the type with the genre does not create a separate genre. For instance, the "Horror Drama" is simply a dramatic horror film (as opposed to a comedic horror film). "Horror Drama" is not a genre separate from the horror genre or the drama type. Crime dramas explore themes of truth, justice, and freedom, and contain the fundamental dichotomy of "criminal vs. lawman". Crime films make
270-595: A container freight station was started at MIDC Ambad by the Central Government. Nashik has been described as "The Wine Capital of India". The Nashik region reportedly produced 10,000 tonnes of grapes per year. In 2013, there were 22 wineries in Nashik, out of 46 wineries throughout India. The largest vineyard in Nashik is the Sula Vineyards . In the harvest season, Nashik is home to several wine festivals, such as
360-628: A documentary manner were shot. Mumbai's famous dabbawalas were provided actual lunchboxes to deliver, and followed by a four-member film crew, which filmed the process in documentary style. The film was screened on 19 May 2013 as a part of the Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival , where it received a standing ovation and positive reviews. It won the Critics' Week Viewers Choice Award also known as Grand Rail d'Or. Variety called it "a notable debut from tyro helmer-scripter Ritesh Batra", for creating
450-575: A film with "crossover appeal of Monsoon Wedding ", and also praised acting of Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur. Thereafter, Sony Pictures Classics picked up all North American rights for distribution. In India, this film was released in more than 400 screens on 20 September 2013. In Japan, a Japanese dubbed version of the film was released on 9 August 2014, screening in a hundred theaters. The Lunchbox grossed ₹71 million in its first weekend of release in India, and ₹110 million in its first week. The film continued to gross significant amounts over
540-530: A group of 24 caves carved between the 1st century BCE and the 2nd century CE, representing the Hinayana Buddhist caves. The Kumbh Mela is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Prayagraj and Maha Kumbh takes place every twelve years at four places: Prayagraj , Haridwar , Ujjain , and Nashik. According to the Puranas , it is believed that Kumbh derives its name from an immortal pot of nectar, which
630-680: A hundred theaters for ten weeks. The film grossed over ¥150 million ( $ 1.42 million or ₹8.7 crore ) in Japan. Combined, the Hindi and Japanese versions grossed an estimated $ 13.1 million ( ₹81.3 crore ) overseas and ₹110 crore ( US$ 19 million ) worldwide. The Lunchbox received widespread critical acclaim from both critics and audiences alike. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 97% of 120 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Warm, affectionate, and sweet but not cloying, The Lunchbox
720-685: A more central component of the story, along with serious content. Examples include Three Colours: White (1994), The Truman Show (1998), The Man Without a Past (2002), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Coined by film professor Ken Dancyger , these stories exaggerate characters and situations to the point of becoming fable, legend or fairy tale. Examples: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Maleficent (2014). Light dramas are light-hearted stories that are, nevertheless, serious in nature. Examples: The Help (2011) and The Terminal (2004). Psychological dramas are dramas that focus on
810-400: A particular setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods . To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict —emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in
900-633: A person's life and raises their level of importance. The "small things in life" feel as important to the protagonist (and the audience) as the climactic battle in an action film, or the final shootout in a western. Often, the protagonists deal with multiple, overlapping issues in the course of the film – just as we do in life. Films of this type/genre combination include: The Wrestler (2008), Fruitvale Station (2013), and Locke (2013). Romantic dramas are films with central themes that reinforce our beliefs about love (e.g.: themes such as "love at first sight", "love conquers all", or "there
990-432: A population of 1,486,053. Males constitute 782,517 of the population, and females 703,536. The Metropolitan Nashik population was 1,561,809, in which 821,921 were males and 739,888 were females. Nashik city had an average literacy rate of 89.85%: male literacy was 93.40%, and female literacy was 85.92%. The sex ratio is 894 per 1,000 males for Nashik city. The child sex ratio is 865 girls per 1,000 boys. In Nashik, 11.42% of
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#17328987151451080-595: A sacred site for Hindus around the world. During his 14-year exile from Ayodhya, Rama , the king of Ayodhya , is said to have made Nashik his home. Nashik Tram was started from the Old Municipal Building on the main road to Nashik Road railway station around 1889. The tram served the people of Nashik for almost 44 years. The tram station was at the Main Road, and the tram reached the Nashik Road railway station via
1170-457: A specific approach to drama but, rather, consider drama as a lack of comedic techniques. Examples: Ghost World (2001) and Wuthering Heights (2011). According to the Screenwriters' Taxonomy, all film descriptions should contain their type (comedy or drama) combined with one (or more) of the eleven super-genres. This combination does not create a separate genre, but rather, provides
1260-455: Is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra . Situated on the banks of the river Godavari . The population of Nashik city is around 2.2 million and is emerging as one of the fastest-growing cities in India. Nashik is located about 165 km (103 mi) northeast of the state capital Mumbai , and about 210 km (130 mi) north of Pune . The Mumbai-Pune-Nashik region
1350-466: Is a clever crowd-pleaser from first-time director Ritesh Batra." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Critic Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave a rating of 5/5 to the film stating, "The greatest love stories are the ones that make you root for the protagonists to come together, despite their destinies. This film illustrates how love transforms
1440-526: Is a final fight to the death; the idea of the protagonists facing death is a central expectation in a war drama film. In a war film even though the enemy may out-number, or out-power, the hero, we assume that the enemy can be defeated if only the hero can figure out how. Examples include: Apocalypse Now (1979), Come and See (1985), Braveheart (1995), Life Is Beautiful (1997), Black Book (2006), The Hurt Locker (2008), 1944 (2015), Wildeye (2015), and 1917 (2019). Films in
1530-595: Is a lovely little film. But it does tick all the boxes that might appeal to festival audiences: quaint Asian urbanism (Mumbai trains, dabba delivery), Indian home-cooking, romance. It provides local colour, without being demandingly untranslatable." In a less positive review for the Chicago Reader , J. R. Jones criticized the film's premise as a gimmick and its purported use of "irritating comic foil" in reference to Nawazuddin Siddiqui's and Bharati Achrekar's characters as Shaikh and Mrs. Deshpande, respectively. The Lunchbox
1620-557: Is about 30 km (19 mi) from the city, it is where from river Godavari originates. The land area of the city is about 259.13 km (100.05 sq mi). The city's tropical location and high altitude combine to give it a relatively mild version of a tropical wet and dry climate ( Köppen Aw) . Temperatures rise slightly in October, but this is followed by the cool season from November to February. The cool season sees warm temperatures of around 28 °C or 82.4 °F during
1710-476: Is an emerging investment destination for Information Technology companies. Tata Consultancy Services has invested in Nashik under the government of India BPO promotion scheme (IBPS). Also WNS , Accenture , TCS has set up Digital Impact Square, or DISQ, which is a social innovation center. Nashik has a textile industry. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has selected Yeola Block for development of Paithani Cluster. To facilitate exports,
1800-1336: Is an important node in the US$ 90 ;billion Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project. Nashik is a defence and aerospace manufacturing hub with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited aircraft manufacturing plant located at Ozar . The Currency Note Press and India Security Press are on Nashik Road, where Indian currency and government stamp papers are printed respectively. Existing industrial areas in Nashik district are Satpur, Ambad, Sinnar , Igatpuri , Dindori and Vinchur . The proposed additional areas are Sinnar , Malegaon and Rajur Bahula. Large-scale industries present in Nashik district are Atlas Copco , Robert Bosch GmbH , CEAT Limited , Crompton Greaves , Graphite India, ThyssenKrupp , Epcos , Everest Industries , Gabriel India, GlaxoSmithKline , Hindustan Coca-Cola, Hindustan Unilever Limited , Jindal Polyster, Jyoti Structures, Kirlosker Oil Engines, Dabur India Limited, KSB Pumps , Larsen & Toubro , Mahindra and Mahindra , Mahindra Sona, United Spirits Limited , Perfect Circle Industries, Mahindra Ugine Steel , Samsonite , Shalimar Paints , Siemens , VIP Industries , Indian Oil Corporation , XLO India Limited and Jindal Saw. Apart from manufacturing, Nashik
1890-626: Is called the " Golden Triangle of Maharashtra ". With its high agricultural production, Nashik is dubbed the Napa Valley of India and the " Wine Capital of India " as more than half of India's vineyards and wineries are located here. Around 90% of all Indian wine comes from the Nashik Valley. Nashik is one of the Hindu pilgrimage sites of the Kumbh Mela , which is held every 12 years. The name, Nashik,
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#17328987151451980-500: Is delicious and delightful! If you're in the mood to witness genuinely moving cinema, you're in for a treat. The delectable taste of this lunchbox remains in your mouth much after you've left the theatre. Go for it!" Suparna Sharma of The Asian Age gave it 4 out of 5 stars and said: " The Lunchbox is a gently pulsating sweet-sad story of loneliness and love, of wilting spirits finding water again. There are three women in three marriages in this film, of which two are ailing. The third one
2070-581: Is derived from the Sanskrit word 'nāsikā' which literally means 'nose'. The city of nine hills is also one of the origins of name as per Local Government website. According to the Ramayana , Nashik is the location on the banks of the Godavari River where Lakshmana cut the nose of the demoness Surpanakha , hence the name "Nashik." It is also known by the name Panchavati. It was known as "Gulshanabad" during
2160-483: Is having an extramarital affair and gives up hope of rekindling her marriage. In one of the lunchbox letters, she suggests moving to Bhutan where the cost of living is much cheaper than in India . Saajan writes back with the suggestion that the two move there together. Ila then offers to meet in person at a popular restaurant but at the appointed time, Saajan does not show up. Upon receiving an empty lunchbox in disappointment
2250-411: Is initially reluctant to interact with Shaikh and train him. After Shaikh reveals that he is an orphan who taught himself accounting , Saajan gradually warms up to him, and eventually the duo strike a close friendship. At one point, Saajan saves Shaikh's job by covering for his blatant mistakes and becomes the best man at his marriage with Mehrunissa ( Shruti Bapna ). Meanwhile, Ila discovers that Rajeev
2340-429: Is one of the majorly produced crop in Nashik district. The total cultivable area in Nashik district is 864,000 hectares, of which the average Kharip crop area is 663,200 hectares, while the average Rabbi crop area is 136,500 hectares. The sown area is 658,763 hectares (99%) and the forest land is 340,000 hectares (21.75%). The uncultivable area is 23,000 hectares (1.48%). The Igatpuri -Nashik- Sinnar investment region
2430-492: Is over, almost, only the last rites haven't been performed. There are two men in the film – one who has lived a full life and is getting ready to quietly slip off the face of the earth; the other is eager to begin… What's both shocking and soothing is what the film shows us — that it takes very little for a soul to come back to life. Mostly, just a hint of hope will do." Trisha Gupta in the Sunday Guardian wrote " The Lunchbox
2520-421: Is someone out there for everyone"); the story typically revolves around characters falling into (and out of, and back into) love. Annie Hall (1977), The Notebook (2004), Carol (2015), Her (2013) , and La La Land (2016) are examples of romance dramas. The science fiction drama film is often the story of a protagonist (and their allies) facing something "unknown" that has the potential to change
2610-622: Is that in a documentary it uses real people to describe history or current events; in a docudrama it uses professionally trained actors to play the roles in the current event, that is "dramatized" a bit. Examples: Black Mass (2015) and Zodiac (2007). Unlike docudramas, docu-fictional films combine documentary and fiction, where actual footage or real events are intermingled with recreated scenes. Examples: Interior. Leather Bar (2013) and Your Name Here (2015). Many otherwise serious productions have humorous scenes and characters intended to provide comic relief . A comedy drama has humor as
2700-434: The 2013 Cannes Film Festival , and later won the Critics' Week Viewers Choice Award also known as Grand Rail d'Or. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival . The film was released in theatres in India on 20 September 2013. The Lunchbox was a box-office success and received unanimous critical acclaim. It was Khan's highest-grossing Hindi film, until it was surpassed by Hindi Medium (2017). The Lunchbox
2790-550: The Brahmagiri Mountain , Trimbakeshwar about 24 km (15 mi) from Nashik, and flows through the old residential settlement, now in the central part of the city. Due to the high pollution created by factories in proximity to the city, the river was dying at an alarming rate. It has since been successfully cleaned. Nashik lies on the western edge of the Deccan Plateau , an ancient volcanic formation. Trimbakeshwar
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2880-535: The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences . There are several engineering, medical, pharmacy, law, and management colleges within the city. Since June 2023, Nashik-based cricket franchise 'Eagles Nashik Titans' has participated in Maharashtra Premier League, Rahul Tripathi is leading it in the ongoing season. Nasik Gymkhana, formerly known as King Edward Club was established in 1911 during
2970-506: The dabbawalas who regularly picked up and delivered the eponymous lunchbox. Ritesh Batra, who had made short films, The Morning Ritual , Gareeb Nawaz Ki Taxi and Cafe Regular , Cairo , started researching for a documentary on the famous Lunchbox delivery system of Mumbai, dabbawala , known for their efficiency, however after spending a week with them in 2007, he got to know of many interesting personal stories they would overhear while waiting outside an apartment. This idea gave birth to
3060-416: The tiffin carrier ( lunchbox ) Ila prepares for her husband gets accidentally delivered, instead, to Saajan Fernandes ( Irrfan Khan ), a middle-aged widower who is about to retire from his job of an accountant . Ila eventually realises the mistake and with the advice of her neighbour aunt, Mrs. Deshpande ( Bharti Achrekar - voice only), living in the apartment above her, writes a letter to Saajan about
3150-755: The western super-genre often take place in the American Southwest or Mexico, with a large number of scenes occurring outdoors so we can soak in scenic landscapes. Visceral expectations for the audience include fistfights, gunplay, and chase scenes. There is also the expectation of spectacular panoramic images of the countryside including sunsets, wide open landscapes, and endless deserts and sky. Examples of western dramas include: True Grit (1969) and its 2010 remake , Mad Max (1979), Unforgiven (1992), No Country for Old Men (2007), Django Unchained (2012), Hell or High Water (2016), and Logan (2017). Some film categories that use
3240-489: The Apes (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Children of Men (2006), Interstellar (2014), and Arrival (2016). In the sports super-genre, characters will be playing sports. Thematically, the story is often one of "Our Team" versus "Their Team"; their team will always try to win, and our team will show the world that they deserve recognition or redemption;
3330-459: The Federation is, but it goes to show the complete lack of understanding to make films that can travel across borders." He later deleted both his Twitter and Facebook accounts, saying, "this is a moment of defeat for me, and for independent cinema, because, for once, our chances were great." Karan Johar also said he felt very disappointed that such a wonderful chance at Oscar glory with The Lunchbox
3420-541: The India Grape Harvest and SulaFest. In February 2016, The Statue of Ahimsa , a 108 ft (33 m) idol of the first Jain tirthankara Rishabhdev carved in monolithic stone was consecrated at Mangi Tungi nearly 122 km (76 mi) from Nashik city. It is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest Jain idol in the world. The Trirashmi (Pandavleni) Caves , or Nashik Caves, are
3510-674: The Mughal period. Nashik was known by many names. It was known as "Padmanagar" during the Satya Yuga , "Trikantak" during the Treta Yuga , "Janasthana" during the Dvapara Yuga , and finally "Navashikh" or "Nashik" during the Kali Yuga , according to Hindu traditions. Nashik is significant in mythology, history, social life, and culture. The city is located on the banks of the Godavari River , making it
3600-532: The advice “Sometimes, the wrong train takes us to the right station”. Ila receives the address of Saajan's office from the dabbawalas only to learn from Shaikh that he has already retired and headed to Nashik . She writes a farewell message to Saajan announcing that she has decided to leave Rajeev and move to Bhutan with her young daughter, Yashvi. Meanwhile, Saajan changes his mind en route to Nashik and returns to Mumbai. The film ends with Ila waiting for Yashvi to return from school and Saajan heading to her house with
3690-407: The audience jump through a series of mental "hoops"; it is not uncommon for the crime drama to use verbal gymnastics to keep the audience and the protagonist on their toes. Examples of crime dramas include: The Godfather (1972), Chinatown (1974), Goodfellas (1990), The Usual Suspects (1995), The Big Short (2015), and Udta Punjab (2016). According to Eric R. Williams ,
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3780-412: The broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis ) characters . In this broader sense, drama is a mode distinct from novels, short stories , and narrative poetry or songs . In the modern era, before the birth of cinema or television, "drama" within theatre was a type of play that was neither a comedy nor a tragedy . It is this narrower sense that
3870-507: The cast rehearsed for six months. It was shot using the Arri Alexa digital film camera. Many of the scenes were logistically broken down to make way for last minute location changes. According to Ritesh Batra, scenes on the train involved the use of only one compartment, and even included actual local commuters when needed. Principal photography lasted 29 days, with a majority of the film's scenes done in three weeks. Afterwards, footage taken in
3960-519: The chairman of the committee blamed the decision on the media and a backlash based on the hurt pride of the selection committee, revealing: Personally I liked The Lunch Box [ sic ] very much. But eventually the eighteen member jury supported The Good Road . Now I can say that some people from Bombay felt that the basic premise of The Lunch Box was wrong. Because the Dabbawala never do such mistakes. Films are after all works of fiction, with
4050-533: The characters' inner life and psychological problems. Examples: Requiem for a Dream (2000), Oldboy (2003), Babel (2006), Whiplash (2014), and Anomalisa (2015) Satire can involve humor, but the result is typically sharp social commentary that is anything but funny. Satire often uses irony or exaggeration to expose faults in society or individuals that influence social ideology. Examples: Thank You for Smoking (2005) and Idiocracy (2006). Straight drama applies to those that do not attempt
4140-530: The city boundary. Nashik is served by National Highway 60 . Mumbai-Nashik Expressway connects Nashik to Mumbai. India's first 10-lane expressway is going to be built between Nashik and Pune . The Surat -Nashik- Chennai expressway goes through Nashik city. The Samruddhi Highway also goes 15 km (9.3 mi) from Nashik city. The city has two state-run universities: the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University and
4230-402: The city into almost equal halves. The municipal commissioner of Nashik is Ashok Karanjkar. The ward committee consists of councillors representing the electoral wards within the territorial area of the ward committee. There are six ward committees namely Nashik (E), Nashik (W), Nashik Road, Panchavati, CIDCO and Satpur. The main function of the committees is to approve the cost of works for
4320-473: The course of the film. Thematically, horror films often serve as morality tales, with the killer serving up violent penance for the victims' past sins. Metaphorically, these become battles of Good vs. Evil or Purity vs. Sin. Psycho (1960), Halloween (1978), The Shining (1980), The Conjuring (2013), It (2017), mother! (2017), and Hereditary (2018) are examples of horror drama films. Day-in-the-life films takes small events in
4410-523: The day, but cool nights, with lows averaging 10 °C or 50 °F, and extremely dry air. Nashik has been ranked 19th best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results' Nashik is the fourth largest city in Maharashtra in terms of population after Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur. According to the Census of India, 2011, Nashik had
4500-599: The devatas (Gods) and rakshasas (Demons) fought over. The four places where the nectar fell are at the banks of the river Godavari in Nashik, river Kshipra in Ujjain, river Ganges in Haridwar and at Triveni Sangam of Ganga, Yamuna and invisible Saraswati River in Prayagraj . There are numerous gardens built and maintained by NMC throughout the city. Shivaji Garden on Main Road is one of
4590-481: The family as a whole reacts to a central challenge. There are four micro-genres for the family drama: Family Bond , Family Feud , Family Loss , and Family Rift . A sub-type of drama films that uses plots that appeal to the heightened emotions of the audience. Melodramatic plots often deal with "crises of human emotion, failed romance or friendship, strained familial situations, tragedy, illness, neuroses, or emotional and physical hardship". Film critics sometimes use
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#17328987151454680-409: The film and television industries, along with film studies , adopted. " Radio drama " has been used in both senses—originally transmitted in a live performance, it has also been used to describe the more high-brow and serious end of the dramatic output of radio . The Screenwriters Taxonomy contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character and story, and therefore
4770-514: The film, for a long time. For the female lead, auditions were conducted, wherein Nimrat Kaur was selected. Kaur had extensive experience at the Mumbai theatre and worked in films like Peddlers . Some of the dabbawalas whom the director befriended while researching for the film, also were cast in minor roles. The film was shot in 2012 in Mumbai at a budget of ₹ 220 million. Prior to the filming,
4860-718: The first draft of the screenplay in 2011. He was assisted by Rutvik Oza. It went on to win an Honorable Jury Mention at the 2012 Cinemart at the Rotterdam International Film Festival . Thereafter the project was part of the Talent Project Market of Berlin International Film Festival and was mentored at the screenwriter's lab (Torino Film Lab) at the Torino Film Festival . The character of Ila played by Nimrat Kaur, six months prior to
4950-416: The future of humanity; this unknown may be represented by a villain with incomprehensible powers, a creature we do not understand, or a scientific scenario that threatens to change the world; the science fiction story forces the audience to consider the nature of human beings, the confines of time or space or the concepts of human existence in general. Examples include: Metropolis (1927), Planet of
5040-503: The garbage and convert it into compost. The NMC provides an online website for various civic services like birth certificate registration, medical services, taxes, development services, etc. In early 1925, the table grape revolution was started in Ojhar, a small town near Nashik, by Raosaheb Jairam Krishna Gaikwad. Today, table grapes are exported to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Onion
5130-495: The glamour that the city of Mumbai has become synonymous with." Karan Anshuman of Mumbai Mirror also went with a perfect score of 5/5 saying the film was, "one of the best films to come out of India in a long time." Raja Sen of Rediff.com praised the film further, giving another perfect score of 5/5 and offered particular compliments to the director Ritesh Batra, stating "Batra, who has also written The Lunchbox , has allowed his smashing actors tremendous room to improvise, all
5220-466: The government to instigate an armed rebellion. The case was known as the "Nasik Conspiracy Case - 1910". In the court trial in Bombay, police alleged Savarkar was the brain, moving spirit and inspiration of the conspiracy extending over many years. Bombay court sentenced him to life imprisonment, and transportation to notorious Cellular Jail at Andaman; Savarkar's elder brother Babarao Savarkar also received
5310-603: The grass market. In the 1900s Vinayak Savarkar along with his brother founded a secret society Abhinav Bharat in Nasik Mitra Mela which was one amongst many in Maharashtra. On 21 December 1909 a member of Abhinav Bharat, Anant Kanhere a student from Aurangabad assassinated Nashik's governor A. M. T. Jackson while he was watching a play in a theatre. Kanhere was arrested on the spot and after investigation, police arrested Vinayak Savarkar and others for conspiring against
5400-416: The hallmark of fantasy drama films is "a sense of wonderment, typically played out in a visually intense world inhabited by mythic creatures, magic or superhuman characters. Props and costumes within these films often belie a sense of mythology and folklore – whether ancient, futuristic, or other-worldly. The costumes, as well as the exotic world, reflect the personal, inner struggles that the hero faces in
5490-575: The idea of the film, and instead of making the documentary he began writing a film script. In time the film became a joint production between Sikhya Entertainment, DAR motion pictures , National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), India, ROH Films, Germany, ASAP Films, France and the Cine Mosaic, US of Lydia Dean Pilcher who previously produced films like, The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) and The Namesake (2007), and Germany's Match Factory became its international sales agent. Batra completed
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#17328987151455580-408: The labels "drama" and "comedy" are too broad to be considered a genre. Instead, the taxonomy contends that film dramas are a "Type" of film; listing at least ten different sub-types of film and television drama. Docudramas are dramatized adaptations of real-life events. While not always completely accurate, the general facts are more-or-less true. The difference between a docudrama and a documentary
5670-410: The legal system. Films that focus on dramatic events in history. Focuses on doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and ambulance saving victims and the interactions of their daily lives. Focuses on teenage characters, especially where a secondary school setting plays a role. Nashik Nashik ( / ˈ n ɑː ʃ ɪ k / ; Marathi: [naːʃik] ; formerly Nasik ( listen ) )
5760-589: The love in the world for the protagonists and the unusual aspect of it is they haven't met." However, the selection committee of the Film Federation of India (FFI) deliberated on 17 September 2013 and decided to send the Gujarati film The Good Road instead. This decision sparked outrage from many supporters of The Lunchbox , including its cast and crew. The film's producer Anurag Kashyap quickly took to Twitter and expressed his disgust, saying "I don't know who
5850-556: The members probably thought, "My God! If the media has already taken the decision then why we are here?" It was a Chomskian ' manufacturing consent ' – Lunch Box , Lunch Box , Lunch Box every day!! So the members, who are all very important people from the industry, had an opposite impulse. I don't know, but maybe that's the way it happened. Once it had been submitted to the Oscar selection committee, that committee did not nominate, nor shortlist, The Good Road ; that year's Academy Award winner
5940-424: The mix-up and places it in the lunchbox (along with her husband's favourite meal) the next day. An exchange of the messages sent back and forth in the letters with the lunches ignites a friendship between the two, as they share memories and events of their own individual lives. At work, Saajan is tasked with training his replacement, Aslam Shaikh ( Nawazuddin Siddiqui ). Socially distant after his wife's death, Saajan
6030-521: The municipal corporation. In the Nashik Municipal Corporation area about 225 MT of solid waste is generated per day. Unlike other Indian cities, this garbage is collected by vehicles titled 'Ghantagadi' (meaning the vehicle with a bell): a system which has resulted in smaller versions of the ghantagadi ply in the congested old city areas. A plant has been set by the Nashik Municipal Corporation near Pandav Leni ( Pandavleni Caves ) to process
6120-453: The next day, Saajan writes back to the dejected Ila and apologises to her, stating that he did arrive and watched her from a distance, but could not approach her. He explains how young and beautiful she looked, while surmising that he is too old for her and advising her to move on. Some time later, Ila's father, battling with lung cancer , dies in the care of her mother ( Lillete Dubey ), who confesses how unhappy her marriage was. She gives Ila
6210-459: The next few weeks, earning over ₹200 million in the first three weeks and another estimated ₹40–50 lakhs on its fourth weekend. In the United States, The Lunchbox grossed $ 4.23 million, and was 2014's third highest grossing foreign film behind Cantinflas and P.K. . By 28 May 2014, the film's worldwide collection was ₹ 84.92 crore . The film's total worldwide gross for
6300-520: The oldest. There were rose farms near Mumbai Naka. NMC Pushpotsav (Festival of Flowers) is celebrated every year in main building, Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan. Sarvajanik Vachanalaya Nashik is one of the oldest libraries and reading rooms of India established around 1840 by Britishers. Spread across several stories and over numerous rooms, the collection of 1,75,000 books includes English, Marathi, Hindi and Sanskrit books. Kalidas Kala Mandir and Parshuram Saykhedkar Natyagruh are drama theatres regularly visited by
6390-443: The original Hindi version was ₹100.85 crore ( $ 17.24 million ). Most of its gross was from overseas with $ 11.71 million ( ₹72.602 crore ) for the Hindi version, becoming 2013's third highest-grossing Indian film overseas after Dhoom 3 and Chennai Express . It was Irrfan Khan's highest-grossing Hindi film , up until it was surpassed by Hindi Medium (2017). The Japanese dubbed version, released later in 2014, screened in
6480-538: The population is under 6 years of age. In the census year 2001, the Nashik Urban Agglomeration had a population of 1,152,326. Thus, it was the fourth largest urban area of Maharashtra State after Mumbai , Pune and Nagpur . The projected population of Nashik urban agglomeration (which includes abutting urban areas like Deolali ) as of 11 November 2012 is 1,562,769. Language in Nashik City (2011) At
6570-410: The present Main Road, Bhadrakali Market, Ghasbazar, and Phalke Road. It covered a distance of about eight to ten km, and the stretch used to be covered with dense jungle at the time. In the article ‘Nashik-then’, poet Kusumagraj has written passionately about trams. He writes, "If the carriages were full, the tram would leave. It would ring the bell and drive out of the village to the main road and then to
6660-423: The public. Nashik has its airport located at Ozar and an old airport at Gandhinagar which connects Nashik to Mumbai. The Gandhinagar Airport is now reserved for the military. Nashik Airport is a domestic airport and is connected to Ahmedabad , Delhi , Goa , Hyderabad , Indore , Bangalore , Jaipur and Nagpur . Nashik Road railway station is city railway station along with Deolali which lies within
6750-419: The right to cinematic liberty! Although Lunch Box was my personal favourite, but as a chairman one should not impose his or her choice on others. And as you know this became suddenly a big controversy. And I think the media was again to some extent responsible for this decision. Because every day during the deliberation or the screenings, the media projected Lunch Box as the chosen one. It's my assumption, that
6840-661: The same punishment and others received varying degrees of imprisonment. ICS officer Jakson's assassination created a sensation in Poona, Nasik and Bombay, the case and subsequently imprisonment made Savarkar famous. In 1930, the Nashik Satyagraha was launched under the leadership of B. R. Ambedkar for the entry of Dalits in Kalaram Mandir (Temple). In 1931, a meeting of the Bombay Province Charmkar Parishad
6930-402: The shooting, and the character played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui was further developed and improvised during shooting. Irrfan Khan liked the script of the film and the concept of his character, not speaking much but talking through notes. After seeing Batra's short film and a couple of meetings he agreed to act in the film. Batra wanted to work with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, another principal character of
7020-530: The story does not always have to involve a team. The story could also be about an individual athlete or the story could focus on an individual playing on a team. Examples of this genre/type include: The Hustler (1961), Hoosiers (1986), Remember the Titans (2000), and Moneyball (2011). War films typically tells the story of a small group of isolated individuals who – one by one – get killed (literally or metaphorically) by an outside force until there
7110-514: The story." Examples of fantasy dramas include The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), and Life of Pi (2012). Horror dramas often involve the central characters isolated from the rest of society. These characters are often teenagers or people in their early twenties (the genre's central audience) and are eventually killed off during
7200-578: The term "pejoratively to connote an unrealistic, pathos-filled, camp tale of romance or domestic situations with stereotypical characters (often including a central female character) that would directly appeal to feminine audiences". Also called "women's movies", "weepies", tearjerkers, or "chick flicks". If they are targeted to a male audience, then they are called "guy cry" films. Often considered "soap-opera" drama. Focuses on religious characters, mystery play, beliefs, and respect. Character development based on themes involving criminals, law enforcement and
7290-580: The time of the 2011 census, 76.69% of the population spoke Marathi , 11.80% Hindi , 3.26% Urdu , 2.16% Gujarati and 1.26% Marwari as their first language. Nashik city is governed by the Nashik Municipal Corporation . Nashik is the district headquarters of the Nashik District, 185 km (115 mi) away from Mumbai. The city has developed on both banks of the Godavari, which divides
7380-407: The unlikeliest of people." Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph gave two thumbs up to The Lunchbox calling it "as much a moving and muted love story as it is an evocative portrayal of loneliness." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie a 4/5 stating, "A well-told old-fashioned romance, The Lunchbox gracefully unknots the trials, tribulations, fears and hopes of everyday people sans
7470-428: The wards, incorporate the expenses in the budget etc. The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) is planning to start major civic projects in 2020. Projects like the creation of more smart roads, setting up of 800 CCTVs, installation of LED streetlights, Goda beautification project, construction of two major water treatment projects (WTPs), upgradation of STPs, making smart parking operational, etc. would be given priority by
7560-509: The while himself sketching in nuanced details about the city, its food-ferriers, and the many disparities Mumbai is crammed with." Filmmaker/critic Khalid Mohammed of the Deccan Chronicle said "What stays in the mind at the end of The Lunchbox is pretty much what stays in mind at the end of a memorable set by jazzmen – not their lapses but the heights they scale." Aditya Grover of YouthTimes gave it 4/5 stars and said, " The Lunchbox
7650-488: The word "comedy" or "drama" are not recognized by the Screenwriters Taxonomy as either a film genre or a film type. For instance, "Melodrama" and "Screwball Comedy" are considered Pathways, while "romantic comedy" and "family drama" are macro-genres. A macro-genre in the Screenwriters Taxonomy. These films tell a story in which many of the central characters are related. The story revolves around how
7740-540: Was Italy's The Great Beauty . Drama film In film and television , drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction ) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera , police crime drama , political drama , legal drama , historical drama , domestic drama , teen drama , and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate
7830-432: Was considered by many people throughout the year to be a lock as India's selection for the 86th Academy Awards Best Foreign Film Category , with many critics enthusiastically praising it and voting for it to be the representative film. Director Karan Johar also put his support behind the film saying "All kinds of audience can connect with it and yet within the parameters of love story it is completely unusual. You feel all
7920-613: Was nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 2015 British Academy Film Awards . Ila ( Nimrat Kaur ) is a young housewife seeking the attention of her husband, Rajeev ( Nakul Vaid ), and searching for ways to bring the romance back into her marriage; one of her ideas is to cook delicious lunches for him. Through a rare mix-up of the dabbawalas (complicated food delivery system in Mumbai that picks up and delivers lunches from restaurants or homes to people at work),
8010-600: Was organised in Nashik to work out the Chambhars' position concerning the Second Round Table Conference in which Babasaheb was going to participate. In 1932, Babasaheb organised his temple entry movement for the abolition of untouchability in Nashik. Nashik lies in the northern part of Maharashtra state, at 584 m (1,916 ft) from the mean sea level, which gives it ideal temperature variation, particularly in winters. The river Godavari originates from
8100-463: Was spoiled. Guneet Monga , The Lunchbox 's other producer, said she was flabbergasted as to how the Federation could select a movie that didn't even have an American distributor, and also listed the number of global festivals and appreciation her film received, concluding that it sadly and supposedly "wasn't enough for the FFI". In an interview with Siddharth Sivakumar of Tinpahar , Goutam Ghose ,
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