“Kabhi Kabhi galat train bhi sahi
jagah pahuncha deti hai”
– The lunch box is clearly my favorite movie of the year. It transported me
back to the rare genre of minimalist cinema that binds you through every shot. It transcends the usual rhetoric of rights and wrongs and explores the
rarest of the rare options that our conditional minds usually discard. The fascination
for Bhutan with its “Gross Happiness Index” is an apt metaphor for transcending
the boundaries that we usually self create to fall within the expected social behavior.
There are ample self reflecting moments in the story that one can easily relate
to. All the three lead actors are rebels of similar kind that shatter the
boundaries in an effortless manner. I liked it also for the simple reason that
it entertains, inspires and makes you smile without creating the much hullabaloo.
