• S. K. Jeya Vidya Shree

Literature and cinema are inseparable as they are an expression and representation of the society and people. The eternal pursuit to recapture life and emotions are reflected in both forms of art. During the nineteenth and twentieth century, literature was considered to be the universal expression of art whereas; cinema united the most significant number of interested people. In the postmodern era, existential loneliness is an issue that is significant among a growing number of adults both men and women. Loneliness has always been a dominant theme in literature, philosophy and art. Over the past decade, the depiction of loneliness in words as well as in motion picture has been a recurrent topic of study. Existential loneliness cuts beneath other forms of isolation no matter how carefully we associate with another individual, there remains an unbridgeable gap. It is not an illness to be cured or treated with a social reform; it is an unavoidable human condition to be faced. The lead characters in the movie Her by Spike Jonze and The Lunchbox by Ritesh Batra showcase men who sulk in loneliness and detach themselves from the society and chaos of everyday life. They are intrinsically alone and irredeemably lost and are continually struggling to escape the solipsistic prison of frightening solitude. This article spotlights the psychological effects of loneliness and aloofness from the human connection on the two male characters namely Theodore Twombly in Her and Saajan Fernandes in The Lunchbox.

existentialism, psychology, humanistic studies, loneliness, mental-health.

"Abiding Detachment: Existential Survival of Men in Spike Jonze's Her and Ritesh Batra's The Lunchbox", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.52-58, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAF06014.pdf

"Abiding Detachment: Existential Survival of Men in Spike Jonze's Her and Ritesh Batra's The Lunchbox", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp52-58, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAF06014.pdf