Released in 2013, Ritesh Batra directorial ‘The Lunch Box’ went on to become the favourite love story of the year. It was poignant and powerful, with honest and life-size detailing of the character’s journey. As the movie turned seven on Sunday, Nimrat Kaur recalled her overnight image shift, from a girl known for featuring in TV commercials to acclaimed actor Irrfan Khan’s co-star.

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“Seven years ago in India, from ‘that Cadbury girl’, my identity became that girl in that Irrfan movie. One of life’s greatest honours as his ardent fan, admirer and an actor. Forever blessed to have shared this gift of a journey,” Kaur wrote.

The romantic-drama featured the story of Ila, a homemaker, who strikes a friendship with widower Saajan Fernandes over letters after a tiffin carrier service mistakenly delivers the lunchbox intended for her husband to the latter. Food played an artful role in this heartwarming story which portrayed harrowing loneliness in the city in its backdrop.

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‘The Lunchbox’ was appreciated for its tender storytelling, nostalgia-seeped usage of the popular ’90s romantic tracks and a winsome performance by the lead cast.

The film also featured actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the spirited trainee Shaikh, a contrast to Khan’s lonely Fernandes. Before its theatrical release, ‘The Lunchbox’ was screened at International Critics’ Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award.