dabba directed by Ritesh Batra

Dabba  is an Indian Hindi film written and directed by Ritesh Batra, and produced by Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap, amongst others, starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The film was jointly produced by Sikhya Entertainment, DAR motion pictures, NFDC, India, ROH Films, Germany, ASAP Films, France and the Cine Mosaic, US.[2] The directorial debut film was screened at International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and later won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award also  Rail d'Or.[3] It is scheduled to be shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] The film is set to be released in India, U.S., and U.K. on September 20, 2013.

Directed by	Ritesh Batra
Produced by	Anurag Kashyap Guneet Monga Arun Rangachari
Written by	Ritesh Batra
Starring	Irrfan Khan Nimrat Kaur Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Music by	Max Richter
Cinematography	Michael Simmonds
Editing by	John F. Lyons
Release date(s)	May 19, 2013 (Cannes Film Festival) September 20, 2013 (India)
Running time	104 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	$1.5 million[1]

Dabba (English title: The Lunchbox) is an Indian Hindi film written and directed by Ritesh Batra, and produced by Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap, amongst others, starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The film was jointly produced by Sikhya Entertainment, DAR motion pictures, NFDC, India, ROH Films, Germany, ASAP Films, France and the Cine Mosaic, US.^[2] The directorial debut film was screened at International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and later won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award also known as Grand Rail d'Or.^[3] It is scheduled to be shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.^[4] The film is set to be released in India, U.S., and U.K. on September 20, 2013.^[5]