‘The Lunchbox’ Director Ritesh Batra Sets Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan & Mélanie Laurent For ‘Long Years Ago’; Filming Begins In Mumbai

News Briefvia DeadlineOctober 26, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Bollywood icons Saif Ali Khan (Sacred Games) and Vidya Balan (Jailer 2) will star with Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) in The Lunchbox filmmaker Ritesh Batra’s next film Long Years Ago, which is now underway in Mumbai.

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