"Sometimes the wrong train takes you to the right place...."
Ritesh Batra beautifully intertwines the sadness of a regular housewife who has been kind of deserted by her husband with the feeling of nothingness of a clerk whose wife is deceased and is on the brink of retiring. Both are lonely and this unexpected mistake by "Dabba waalahs" (those who deliver lunch boxes to office) opens the door of conversation for both. It was obvious that both of these characters found a point of solace to share the difficulties that kept coming to their lives. And these suddenly turns to a point where Fernandes, the leading male character suggests Ila, the leading female character that they could get together and start a life in a country they have heard of being a land of happiness "Bhutan". But then ground reality strikes Fernandes who in his old retired age doesn't find himself suitable to young Ila and refrains from meeting her. He retires from the office and moves to Nasik. But then he feels like giving it a second try and returns back. However, it's already been too late. Ila is leaving her husband's home to place unknown and Fernandes goes back to his lonely life.....
The loneliness of the life amongst the speeding Mumbai crowd, the frustrations has been beautifully portrayed in the movie. It is one of those few Indian movies, I'd recommend to anyone.
