 Batra anozivikanwa zvikuru nefirimu rake rekutanga The Lunchbox rakatambwa naIrrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, naNimrat Kaur, iro rakatanga kuratidzwa paCannes Film Festival muna 2013uye vakakunda Rail dOr Grand Golden Rail. Batra akahwinawo mubairo weToronto Film Critics Association weBest First Feature Film muna 2014. The Lunchbox yakanzi ndiyo firimu renyika dzokune dzimwe nyika rakanyanya kutengesa muNorth America, Europe neAustralia mugore ra2014 richibudisa mari inodarika 25 Million USD180 Crore INR. 