Verma (Amole Gupte) is a ravenous Hindi teacher, a phagomaniac who does not bring his own dabba either but lusts after everyone else's, also stealing food on occasion.

He particularly eyes the dabba of one of Stanley's friends and shamelessly joins the group in class as soon as the lunch bell goes off to gorge on their food.

Stanley senses Khadoos' hostility towards him and avoids eating from his friends' dabbas thereafter, telling them every day during lunch break that he is going home to enjoy a hot meal prepared by his mother.

He secretly starts attending practice sessions for the concert and begins learning the dance steps and song lyrics by himself.

In the meantime, Stanley's absence is felt by his teachers and friends, who finally spill the beans to Ms. Rosy about the reason behind his nonattendance.

Aghast and disgusted, Ms. Rosy confronts Khadoos in front of other staff members, asking him to "have some shame" since Stanley "is just a child."

An orphan, Stanley, is frequently physically abused by the proprietor of the restaurant (his own uncle, Shashank Shende), leaving him badly bruised.

After the film was completed, Gupte showed it to Karan Johar and he helped him to sign a distribution deal with Fox Star Studios.

All lyrics are written by Amole Gupte Stanley Ka Dabba attracted positive reviews from critics across India.

[6] Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph gave two thumbs up to Stanley Ka Dabba calling it "a trip back to the innocence and goodness of childhood".

Gupta wrote "because if there's one thing this movie reminds you, it is: Life is like Stanley ka dabba... you never know what you’re gonna get".

[7] Entertainment portal FilmiTadka gave it 3.5 out of five stars and in a statement wrote – "Stanley Ka Dabba is definitely not as opulent as Taare Zameen Par, but the director manages to keep the film on the right track, as an audience I found myself laughing, crying and feeling for the kids.

Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India wrote "Don't miss this rich and nuanced soul curry for both, the young and adult heart", giving SKD once again 3.5 out of 5 stars.