Romance in The Lunchbox
The actor reveals how the film talks an universal language about the simplicity of love
‘The Lunchbox’ starring Irrfan Khan has bagged the Critics Week Viewer’s Choice award at Cannes film festival and has already created a buzz with Karan Johar promoting it. The lead actor talks about how this film has a universal message and how love can be conveyed in simple ways, even through a lunch box.
“We have tried to do something new in this film. It has a universal language. Since we didn’t have enough budget for publicity, we wanted people to be aware that such a film exists. So, we decided to showcase the film much before its release,” says the actor.
Highlighting the simplicity of romance portrayed through the film, he shares, “To romance is magic, it is all about how you express your love. Then it can be through a lunch box or through sending pigeons with love notes attached to their wings or legs. Else, love can be expressed through flying kites too.” And adds about how love stories have always fascinated him, “With both Hollywood films and Bollywood films you get to learn something interesting from their stories. Love stories always fascinated me. I tried to find chances but never got to do typical love stories. I don’t think people want to see me in run of the mill kind of love stories. It has to have a new dimension, where I can give something extra.”
When asked to describe his personal take on romance, he says, “I don’t know what exactly romance would mean to me. I can’t explain my romance. It’s something magical. It keeps you on a high, that’s the sign of romance. The need of sharing or looking forward to makes you long for that particular romantic moment.”
On whether he wrote love letters in his youth, he shares, “I wrote letters but it didn’t reach the girls. I didn’t have the courage to express my love to any girl. However, I did want to do so at many occasions. I was a teenager then, and I may have gotten attracted to girls from my college and neighborhood. I was a very shy guy and found it difficult to convey my feelings to them. I never articulated my love to any of them. However, it would be girls who would try to show their love to me.”
Feeling sad that the definition of romance has changed over ages and nowadays youth look for only momentary satisfaction, he shares, “In today’s contemporary world boys and girls both change their love for someone and anyone like covers of books. Such love stories are not romance, it is more a need of the body. You have so much variety today that you get pleasure through physical touch, so the youth is experiencing this. Earlier days it was not like this. It’s sad that romance does not exist these days. It’s not authentic.” And adds, “There’s no space for romance. Both boys and girls have a lot of choices. Romance is longing, it does not mean immediate gratification. Once you get the taste of it, you want more. Those values which kept lovers tied together have vanished away. It is like fast food; new varieties of food when it comes into the market, consumers want to taste it.”
Sharing his disgust at the physical kind of love that doesn’t believe in waiting, he shares, “Everyone is interested in getting physical. Gone are those days when people believed in pious love. Nobody is responsible. I think we are dying to be laid. We are saying, come rape us and we are accepting it with open hands. We are responsible for the act. We are restless and think that consumerism will help us. It’s like
fast food. We want to have it and enjoy
it. We are responsible because we want to eat it.”
Shedding light on his take on a great love story, he says, “Ultimate love story is the one where two lovers never meet. All the successful love stories are where love was never fulfilled. When you are longing to be with God. Even Meera didn’t meet her lover.” And adds, “We confuse romance with biological needs. You lie to yourself and you are attracted towards physicality. But yet you pose as though you are in love.”
Lastly, talking about his love for acting he quips, “My mother wanted me to have a good education. I discovered about my dad after he died. He wanted me to learn some craft. I didn’t want to become an office going clerk. And I learnt the craft of acting. The urge to become an actor popped up when I was 13 years. I am happy that now I am able to excel at what he expected from me.”
The film, which stars Nimrat Kaur along with Irfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui will release on September 26, 2013.
Highlighting the simplicity of romance portrayed through the film, he shares, “To romance is magic, it is all about how you express your love. Then it can be through a lunch box or through sending pigeons with love notes attached to their wings or legs. Else, love can be expressed through flying kites too.” And adds about how love stories have always fascinated him, “With both Hollywood films and Bollywood films you get to learn something interesting from their stories. Love stories always fascinated me. I tried to find chances but never got to do typical love stories. I don’t think people want to see me in run of the mill kind of love stories. It has to have a new dimension, where I can give something extra.”
When asked to describe his personal take on romance, he says, “I don’t know what exactly romance would mean to me. I can’t explain my romance. It’s something magical. It keeps you on a high, that’s the sign of romance. The need of sharing or looking forward to makes you long for that particular romantic moment.”
On whether he wrote love letters in his youth, he shares, “I wrote letters but it didn’t reach the girls. I didn’t have the courage to express my love to any girl. However, I did want to do so at many occasions. I was a teenager then, and I may have gotten attracted to girls from my college and neighborhood. I was a very shy guy and found it difficult to convey my feelings to them. I never articulated my love to any of them. However, it would be girls who would try to show their love to me.”
Feeling sad that the definition of romance has changed over ages and nowadays youth look for only momentary satisfaction, he shares, “In today’s contemporary world boys and girls both change their love for someone and anyone like covers of books. Such love stories are not romance, it is more a need of the body. You have so much variety today that you get pleasure through physical touch, so the youth is experiencing this. Earlier days it was not like this. It’s sad that romance does not exist these days. It’s not authentic.” And adds, “There’s no space for romance. Both boys and girls have a lot of choices. Romance is longing, it does not mean immediate gratification. Once you get the taste of it, you want more. Those values which kept lovers tied together have vanished away. It is like fast food; new varieties of food when it comes into the market, consumers want to taste it.”
Sharing his disgust at the physical kind of love that doesn’t believe in waiting, he shares, “Everyone is interested in getting physical. Gone are those days when people believed in pious love. Nobody is responsible. I think we are dying to be laid. We are saying, come rape us and we are accepting it with open hands. We are responsible for the act. We are restless and think that consumerism will help us. It’s like
fast food. We want to have it and enjoy
it. We are responsible because we want to eat it.”
Shedding light on his take on a great love story, he says, “Ultimate love story is the one where two lovers never meet. All the successful love stories are where love was never fulfilled. When you are longing to be with God. Even Meera didn’t meet her lover.” And adds, “We confuse romance with biological needs. You lie to yourself and you are attracted towards physicality. But yet you pose as though you are in love.”
Lastly, talking about his love for acting he quips, “My mother wanted me to have a good education. I discovered about my dad after he died. He wanted me to learn some craft. I didn’t want to become an office going clerk. And I learnt the craft of acting. The urge to become an actor popped up when I was 13 years. I am happy that now I am able to excel at what he expected from me.”
The film, which stars Nimrat Kaur along with Irfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui will release on September 26, 2013.
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