Is The Lunchbox's Ritesh Batra working with Johnny Depp?

Ritesh Batra, the director of The Lunchbox has apparently been in talks with a few film studios in the US for his upcoming project. Reportedley, he has even met Johnny Depp. Irrfan Khan clears the air.

After making a widely acclaimed directorial debut - The Lunchbox - in India, looks like Ritesh Batra is now set to create waves internationally. The director of the Nimrat Kaur and Irrfan Khan-starrer has apparently been in talks with a few film studios in the US for his upcoming project.

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Rumours suggest that he even had a meeting with Hollywood star Johnny Depp, who watched his debut film and loved it.

Although Ritesh couldn’t be reached for a comment, Irrfan — who also co-produced The Lunchbox — confirmed that the director is on to "something big".

"Ritesh has been travelling to Hollywood; he has been offered many films. I don’t exactly know whether he has had a word with Johnny Depp, but he has definitely been offered a big film with huge stars," says Irrfan.

After getting a small release in India, Ritesh’s film was screened at several festivals — such as the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival — where it went on to grab the attention of the international media and film fraternity, and earn global acclaim.

Meanwhile, back home, insiders have been suggesting that Ritesh’s next is a drama set in Mumbai. Other reports have claimed that he is in talks to direct an adaptation of the award-winning novel, The Sense of An Ending, by Julian Barnes.