Nimrat Kaur ( born 13 March 1982 ) is an Indian actress . She began her career as a print model and went on to act in theater . After brief appearances in a few films , Kaur starred in Anurag Kashyap 's production '' Peddlers '' , which was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . She followed it with her breakthrough role in '' The Lunchbox '' , a critically acclaimed drama co-starring Irrfan Khan , which was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
2013 Cannes Film Festival
2013 Cannes Film Festival
Nimrat Kaur