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Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway

  • 2023
  • TV-MA
  • 2h 24m
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7.3/10
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Rani Mukerji in Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway (2023)
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An immigrant Indian mother's battle against the Norwegian foster care system and local legal machinery to win back the custody of her children.An immigrant Indian mother's battle against the Norwegian foster care system and local legal machinery to win back the custody of her children.An immigrant Indian mother's battle against the Norwegian foster care system and local legal machinery to win back the custody of her children.

  • Director
    • Ashima Chibber
  • Writers
    • Ashima Chibber
    • Rahul Handa
    • Sameer Satija
  • Stars
    • Rani Mukerji
    • Jim Sarbh
    • Bodhisattva Mazumdar
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    • Director
      • Ashima Chibber
    • Writers
      • Ashima Chibber
      • Rahul Handa
      • Sameer Satija
    • Stars
      • Rani Mukerji
      • Jim Sarbh
      • Bodhisattva Mazumdar
    • 136User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Rani Mukerji
    Rani Mukerji
    • Mrs. Debika Chatterjee
    Jim Sarbh
    Jim Sarbh
    • Daniel Singh Ciupek
    Bodhisattva Mazumdar
    • Debika's Father
    • (as Bodhisattwa Majumdar)
    Saswati Guhathakurta
    • Debika's Mother
    Soumya Mukherjee
    • Anurag Chatterjee
    Balaji Gauri
    Balaji Gauri
    • Advocate Sunaina Pratap
    Yuvaan Vanvar
    • Shubha Chatterjee
    Anirban Bhattacharya
    Anirban Bhattacharya
    • Aniruddha Chatterjee
    Neena Gupta
    Neena Gupta
    • Vasudha Kamat
    Charu Shankar
    • Nandini
    Varun Vazir
    • Biswajeet Sarkar
    Sunil Kapoor
    • Namit
    Namit
    Namit
    • Sunil Kapoor
    Roopangi Vanvari
    • Rabia
    Sangram Singh
    • Harman Mehta
    Purnendu Bhattacharya
    Purnendu Bhattacharya
    • Madhusudan Gavai
    Ashok Mukherjee
    • Aniruddha's Father
    Mithu Chakraborty
    • Anirudha's Mother
    • Director
      • Ashima Chibber
    • Writers
      • Ashima Chibber
      • Rahul Handa
      • Sameer Satija
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    8KebbyPro

    Captures the mother's perspective

    This is based on a true story. In my opinion, it is easy to make the narrative quite boring while presenting true stories and cases since the audience is generally aware of the facts. But in this case, the narrative is quite entertaining and it keeps you hooked to your seat. There are quite a few tear-jerker moments, which is quite surprising since this is a known and well publicized story. I think the director was able to peep into the mother's psychology and treat the subject from her perspective, while also including the social commentary around her. The music does lend a good feeling to the story. Overall, it is worth watching with your family, specially if you stay overseas.
    7sameerlodaya

    Mothers power

    Sameer lodaya

    One has to see this movie for realising the mothers actual power and what can she do for her children

    What a content to watch and that too a real story a big salute to the mother who fought so wisely to get her children back in a foreign land

    The direction of aashima was very sharp and have shown the audiences the real pain of a mother went through whose children were snatched away from her and how she fought to get them back

    Rani played very well with her Bengali accent mixed with little English Jim was wow for his small and strong role

    Some good edit was needed in first half as it was going dull but they picked up very strong the second half ..good songs were missing ..little more pain and emotions was required..a experienced and strong female actor like Supriya Pathak was needed as a lawyer

    A must must must watch.
    8novred-40508

    It rips your heart out

    Phew, the film touched me on many levels.

    The first half was hard to bear as Rani Mukerji was very 'emotional', maybe a little bit over it.

    Unfortunately, the focus here was more on the theatricality than on the essentials.

    Thus, the viewer learns almost nothing about the Norwegian 'culture' of raising children.

    As a mother, it is difficult to understand why it should not be okay for a child to sleep in the parents' bed or why it should be bad that children from Indian homes get a khola.

    Also, it was not even illuminated that the husband was violent towards his wife - the viewer learns this at the very edge.

    Many questions remained unanswered for me.

    The second half of the film - back in India - offered a very different Rani.

    Still fighting for her children, but less theatrical.

    Then I would like to find it frightening how cultural differences have been dealt with in Europe.

    Our society can only grow through diversity.
    10sujata-60749

    10/10 Movie... Every Parent should watch this.

    This movie is hands down a masterpiece. Rani in central role nailed this movie with her acting. Anirban has justified his role. Epic description of mother love and strength to protect her children. This movie brings you goosebumps and is relatable to every parent and sacrifices the parents make for their children. As this movie is based on true story of 2010-2011 case of Sagrika bhattacharya. Heartiest wishes and congratulations to real mother Sagrika battacharya who bought the whole nation down of Norway to get her kids back. I am so sorry that any mother has go through something like this. The pain, trauma and anxiety the kids and sagrika went through is unbelievable. I have cried watching this movie, extremely emotional and heartbreaking This kind of movies are required nowadays which can bring awareness, compassion and worth your time, money. I would recommend 100% watching this movie.
    8ritesh657

    A Rewarding Experience amidst the clash of Cultures

    Mrs Chatterjee vs Norqay is a bold, heart-rending and equally engrossing film. Based on a real life incident, this film is a true testimony of a mother's compassion, love and affection towards her own children. Bolstered by a towering performance by Rani, an ensemble cast's brilliance, surreal music by Amit Trivedi and powerful screenplay which stays true to its subject in its entirety, MCVN gives you ample moments of melancholy and joy. Overall one of the best real life inspired stories made in Bollywood.

    MCVN is a brilliant ode to all the resilience shown by Sagarika Bhattacharya , the real hero behind the story. A fight against an entire nation just get her kids back while she gets no support from his spouse in an unknown country is no joke. Credits to the entire team for making such a moving film . Ashima Chibber truely captures the anxiety and restlessness of a mother without being peachy and over the top. Yes it has its share of flaws of Rani being at a high pitch initially and doing too much but as the film progresses the she gets a good hold of the depth of the character and gives a solid nuaced performance which will be remembered. Anirban is brilliant and gets you pissed easily. Jim Sarb is exceptional in his restraint and understated performance. The other ensemble cast is just brilliant too.

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      Following a preview screening for invited guests shortly before this film's general release, the Norwegian ambassador to India Hans Jacob Frydenlund claimed the movie was "a work of fiction" that contained "a number of factual inaccuracies".

      Ambassador Frydenlund said in a statement: "Children will never be taken away from their families [in Norway] based on cultural differences described. Eating with their hands or having children sleeping in bed with their parents are not considered practices harmful to children and are not uncommon in Norway, irrespective of cultural background."

      Despite this, two of the complaints, or 'charges', leveled against Sagarika Chakraborty (upon whom the character of Mrs Chatterjee is based) by Norwegian child welfare authorities were that she hand-fed her children and 'co-slept' with them in the same bed. In particular, the authorities concerned claimed that her feeding methods amounted to a form of force-feeding.
    • Goofs
      The name of the government institute involved, is consistently pronounced and written as "Velfred". The word the were looking for is "Velferd".
    • Connections
      Referenced in 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism (2024)

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2023 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bir Annenin Savaşı
    • Filming locations
      • Estonia(as Norway)
    • Production companies
      • Cuba Films
      • Emmay Entertainment
      • Zee Studios
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      • $534,897
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 24 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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