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Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway - Wikipedia

Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway - Wikipedia


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Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway
Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAshima Chibber
Written bySameer Satija
Ashima Chibber
Rahul Handa
Produced byMonisha Advani
Madhu Bhojwani
Nikkhil Advani
StarringRani Mukerji
Anirban Bhattacharya
Neena Gupta
Jim Sarbh
CinematographyAlvar Kõue
Edited byNamrata Rao
Music byAmit Trivedi
Production
companies
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 17 March 2023
Running time
144 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest.₹30 crore[2]
Box officeest.₹36.53 crore[3][4]

Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film written and directed by Ashima Chibber. It stars Rani Mukerji, Anirban Bhattacharya, Neena Gupta and Jim Sarbh.[5] The film is inspired by the real-life story of an Indian couple whose children were taken away by Norwegian authorities in 2011.[6][7] It was theatrically released on 17 March 2023.[8]

Plot

The film follows Debika, who lives in Stavanger with her husband Aniruddha, son Shubha and five month old daughter Shuchi. Two Norwegian Child Welfare Services employees visit them regularly before taking Shubha and Shuchi during the last visit. The Chatterjees are told that they are unfit to hold custody of their children, so Debika decides to sue the government and win back custody of her children.

Cast

  • Rani Mukerji as Debika Chatterjee
  • Anirban Bhattacharya as Aniruddha Chatterjee, Debika's husband
  • Jim Sarbh as Daniel Singh Ciupek, lawyer of Norway
  • Neena Gupta as Vasudha Kamat, Indian External Affairs Minister (character based on Sushma Swaraj)[9]
  • Kärt Tammjärv as Sia
  • Britta Soll as Matilda
  • Barun Chanda as Abhijeet Dutta, Kolkata High Court judge
  • Balaji Gauri as Advocate Ms. Pratap
  • Mithu Chakraborty as Aniruddha's mother
  • Soumya Mukherjee as Anurag Chatterjee, Aniruddha's brother
  • Bodhisattwa Majumder as Debika's father
  • Saswati Guha Thakurta as Debika's mother
  • Varun Vazir as Biswajeet Sarkar
  • Charu Shankar as Nandini
  • Roopangi Vanvari as Rabia
  • Sara Soulié as Berit Hansen, Teacher at Velfred
  • Yuvaan Vanvari as Shubha Chatterjee, Debika and Aniruddha's son
  • Irha Ali as Suchi Chatterjee, Debika and Aniruddha's daughter
  • Balaji Gauri as Advocate Sunaina Pratap
  • Kristjan Sarv as Lars Kristiansen (official from Velfred)

Production

Development

Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway is the first Indian film to be shot in Estonia. The film was announced by Rani Mukerji in March 2021.[10]

The film also marks the Hindi film debut of the Bengali actor Anirban Bhattacharya. The movie is inspired by the real story of Sagarika Chakraborty and her husband, an Indian couple living in Norway whose children were taken away by the Norwegian Child Welfare Services, who had objections against parenting habits that are considered typical in Indian culture.[11][12]

The film is based on the story of a real-life immigrant mother’s battle against the Norwegian law-enforcing authorities to gain custody of her children. [13]

Filming

Principal photography began in August 2021.[14] The first production schedule took place in Estonia and was completed by 21 September 2021.[15] The film was wrapped up on 18 October 2021.[16][17]

Release

Theatrical

The film was theatrically released on 17 March 2023.[18]

Music

Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway
Soundtrack album by 
Amit Trivedi
Released2 March 2023[19]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length10:50
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Amit Trivedi chronology
Uunchai
(2022)		Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway
(2023)
Official audio
Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway - Full Album on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Amit Trivedi. Lyrics are written by Kausar Munir.[19]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Shubho Shubho"Altamash Faridi2:56
2."Maa Ke Dil Se"Javed Ali, Dipakshi Kalita3:33
3."Aami Jaani Re"Madhubanti Bagchi4:04
Total length:10:50

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 9% of 11 critics' reviews are positive. Zinia Bandyopadhyay of India Today gave the film 3.5 stars out of five and said, "The best thing about the film is, undoubtedly, Rani Mukerji’s performance. It is not a light watch, but something that is compelling and emotional. However, by the end, the film feels a bit stretched."[20] Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3 stars out of five and said, "It is a hard-hitting drama and is laced with the career-best performance of Rani Mukerji."[21] Monika Rawal of Hindustan Times said, "It remains a true-to-heart account of a gut-wreching story of a mother, but there are so many layers you wish the director dug deeper and explored with the main character."[22]

Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com said, "Instead of feeling her desperation, despair or extreme acts stemming from a mother's primal need to protect her brood, what comes through is hollow theatrics."[23] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film 1.5 stars out of five and said, "It is an overheated affair that sucks the air out of an intrinsically moving story that deserved infinitely better."[24] Udita Jhunjhunwala from Mint Lounge said, "It was hard to root for the Chatterjees in a film that has greater recall as a tear-soaked Bollywood drama than a recreation of a real life human-interest story."[25]

Box office

The film collected ₹3.22 crore on its opening day with releasing on 500 screens.[26] The movie had grossed $1 million at the international box office in the first week.[27]The collections saw a 77.95% jump on the second day with the film collecting ₹4.55 crore. On the third day it earned ₹4.91 crore taking its first weekend collection to ₹12.68 crore. As of 20 April 2023, the film has grossed ₹36.53 crore worldwide with grossing 745K Norwegian Krones over the weekend, the film has become the highest grossing Bollywood film in Norway.[28] It later became the most-watched South Asian film in Norway with 8356 admits.[29]

Response from Norwegian authorities

Norway Embassy in India issued a statement before the release of film:

There has been a lot of attention towards the film, Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway.

The film is a work of fiction, even though it is based on an actual case. The case being referred to was resolved a decade ago in cooperation with Indian authorities and with the agreement of all parties involved. To protect the children and the right to privacy the government can not comment on specific cases due to strict confidentiality regulations. However, some general facts must be set right;

  • Children will never be taken away from their families 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.
  • Child welfare is not driven by profit. The alleged claim that ‘the more children put into the foster system, the more money they make’ is completely false. Alternative care is a matter of responsibility, and not a money making entity.
  • The reason for placing children in alternative care is if they are subject to neglect, violence or other forms of abuse.
    — Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi

They further wrote that they ″sympathize with the affected families, particularly the children. For those involved, there is no denying that the such experiences are difficult.″[30]

Following the release of the film, Norwegian Ambassador Hans Jacob Frydenlund criticized the film, stating that "it incorrectly depicts Norway’s belief in family life and our respect for different cultures."[31] This was countered by Sagarika Chakraborty who condemned the statements made by him adding, "When the whole world can see the bond between me and my kids, the Norwegian Government continues to spread lies about her without even knowing her story". She also said that she's getting a lot of love from all over the world and people want to come and meet her after the film. Sagarika said that the Indian Government has helped her immensely.[32] In an op-ed piece in the Indian Express, she specifically referred to the issues surrounding children sharing the bed and being fed.[33]

Jone Skjelbred, Municipal Manager for children, young people and families in Stavanger municipality said that ″they do not want to comment on the case because none of the people who have worked on this case work for them anymore. As a result, they do not have enough knowledge of the matter.″ Gunnar Toresen, who was head of child protection in Stavanger municipality in 2011, said ″This is not the story as it happened, but the film probably reflects the violent feelings that the case triggered in the family and in India″[34]

References

  1. ^ "Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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  27. ^ "Emmay Entertainment on Instagram: "A week full of your love & support at the International Box -Office 🙌🏻 We are so grateful! ❤ #MrsChatterjeeVsNorway in cinemas, book your tickets now. (Link in bio) #DeshKaMatter #RaniMukerji @anirbanbhattacharyaofficial @jimsarbhforreal @neena_gupta @zeestudiosofficial #EmmayEntertainment @ashhimachibber @madhubhojwani @nikkhiladvani @shariq_patel @kaunsameer @rahulhanda_81 @itsamittrivedi @kausarmunir @zeemusiccompany @zeecinema"". Instagram. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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