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.
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This is not a movie it's a pain and unfortunate struggle of a Mother. Master Piece Movie played by remarkable actress and all time favorite Rani Mukherjee. Lots of emotions, eyes unable to hold my tears...
Whole Team played good in the movie but Rani is RANI.
Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway is added to my all time favorite movie list. Our Bollywood have potential and this movie prove that. This movie has some gaps but it's story and Rani's acting overlap all of these. I enjoyed a lots from my heart. Thanks for making such a emotional drama movie. Hope in this way our Bollywood always provide us such master piece movie.
Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway is added to my all time favorite movie list. Our Bollywood have potential and this movie prove that. This movie has some gaps but it's story and Rani's acting overlap all of these. I enjoyed a lots from my heart. Thanks for making such a emotional drama movie. Hope in this way our Bollywood always provide us such master piece movie.
A good story , top notch acting by all the crew and bow down to Rani Mukherjee she played character so well.i wish this movie a good luck.
I watched this movie because of previous knowledge of this case and movie doesn't disappointed me . Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway rests on Rani Mukerji's shoulder and she carries the film well .
Filmmaker Ashima Chibber's film Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway stars Rani Mukerji as Debika Chatterjee who is separated from her two young children by the Norway Children's Welfare Program on the pretext of bad parenting. Based on a real-life incident that took place in 2011.
I watched this movie because of previous knowledge of this case and movie doesn't disappointed me . Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway rests on Rani Mukerji's shoulder and she carries the film well .
Filmmaker Ashima Chibber's film Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway stars Rani Mukerji as Debika Chatterjee who is separated from her two young children by the Norway Children's Welfare Program on the pretext of bad parenting. Based on a real-life incident that took place in 2011.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Did you know
- TriviaFollowing 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.
- GoofsThe name of the government institute involved, is consistently pronounced and written as "Velfred". The word the were looking for is "Velferd".
- ConnectionsReferenced in 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism (2024)
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Bir Annenin Savaşı
- Filming locations
- Estonia(as Norway)
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $534,897
- Runtime2 hours 24 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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