The Scene Club Film Screening: The Lunch Box
The Scene Club will host a screening of The Lunch Box this month, on Wednesday, 9th July 2014 at 9pm. Tickets are complimentary, but you must register in advance and collect your ticket at the venue.
I saw this film last December at the Dubai International Film Festival. It is a lovely film, so I strongly recommend you watch it. Warning, be prepared to crave some delicious Indian food after you watch the film.
Middle class housewife Ila is trying once again to add some spice to her marriage, this time through her cooking. She desperately hopes that this new recipe will finally arouse some kind of reaction from her neglectful husband. She prepares a special lunchbox to be delivered to him at work, but, unbeknownst to her, it is mistakenly delivered to another office worker, Saajan, a lonely man on the verge of retirement. Curious about the lack of reaction from her husband, Ila puts a little note in the following day’s lunchbox, in the hopes of getting to the bottom of the mystery.
This begins a series of lunchbox notes between Saajan and Ila, and the mere comfort of communicating with a stranger anonymously soon evolves into an unexpected friendship. Gradually, their notes become little confessions about their loneliness, memories, regrets, fears, and even small joys. They each discover a new sense of self and find an anchor to hold on to in the big city of Mumbai that so often crushes hopes and dreams. Still strangers physically, Ila and Saajan become lost in a virtual relationship that could jeopardize both their realities.
Event details
Date: Wednesday, 9th July 2014
Time: 8.00-8.45pm - Ticket Collection and Networking | 9.00pm – Film screening
Venue: Knowledge Village Auditorium, Dubai (location map)