 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Batra ni a mọ fun fiimu akọkọ rẹ The Lunchbox ti o ṣe irawọ Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, ati Nimrat Kaur, eyiti o ṣe afihan ni Ayẹyẹ Fiimu Cannes ni ọdun 2013 : ó sì gba Rail dOr Gigirigi Golden Rail. Batra tun gba Ebun Toronto Film Critics Association fun Ere Ere Ere ti o dara julọ ni ọdun 2014. The Lunchbox ni a pe ni fiimu ajeji ti o ga julọ ni Ariwa America, Yuroopu ati Australia fun ọdun 2014 ti o ni owo ti o ju 25 Milionu USD  180 Crore INR. 