It seems that Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchox continues
to leave the audiences awestruck with its unusual storyline and brilliant
performances by its actors. Looking at the reactions to the film, the Irrfan
Khan-Nimrat Kaur-Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer is being looked upon as an Oscar
favourite by some of the critics from both Bollywood as well as Hollywood.
Michael Moore, an Oscar-winning filmmaker tweeted
that The Lunchbox was one of his favourite films at Telluride Film Festival.
While bestselling author Salman Rushdie tweeted: “I
loved The Lunchbox, big hit at Telluride Film Festival, best Indian film in a
long time. Strong foreign film Oscar contender, in my view.”
Film critic Aseem Chhabra also couldn’t stop
praising the film. “Looking at how people at the Telluride and Toronto film
festivals have reacted to The Lunchbox, I think that film has a good chance of
being nominated for the Oscars. It has all the right elements that would make
it appeal to the Academy. I don’t have a crystal ball, and there many other
good Indian films in 2013.But I think India’s chances appear stronger with The
Lunchbox,” he said in an interview.
The Lunchbox has been successful in garnering
critical acclaim way before its release. The film will release in India on
September 20.
