Rani Mukerji’s film ‘Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway’ has rekindled the East vs. West parenting debate 

Rani Mukerji’s film ‘Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway’ has rekindled the East vs. West parenting debate 

In the recent film Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway, actor Rani Mukerji — who plays Debika Chatterjee, a young mother of two living in Norway — is closely tracked by child welfare officials in Stavanger for weeks. She is then declared an unfit mother. Parenting practices she holds dear — bed-sharing, feeding by hand, keeping her children close […]

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Rani Mukerji on Pradeep Sarkar’s demise: It’s like losing a member of family

Rani Mukerji on Pradeep Sarkar’s demise: It’s like losing a member of family

Rani Mukerji (L) and Pradeep Sarkar (R) | Photo Credit: – Bollywood star Rani Mukerji, who had collaborated with filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar on Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Mardaani, said the director’s death this morning came as a shock as they had planned to meet soon. Sarkar, best known for directing 2005 feature film Parineeta, […]

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Norwegian Ambassador to India criticises ‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’, makers respond

Norwegian Ambassador to India criticises ‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’, makers respond

Rani Mukerji in a still from ‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’ Producer Nikkhil Advani has responded to the Norwegian Ambassador to India’s criticism of Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway. Advani also alleged the ambassador ‘admonished’ two women after the film’s screening. Directed by Ashima Chibber and starring Rani Mukerji, Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway is based on the […]

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Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway movie review: Rani Mukerji excels as a flawed but feisty mother in this clash of cultures

Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway movie review: Rani Mukerji excels as a flawed but feisty mother in this clash of cultures

Rani Mukerji from ‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’ | Photo Credit: Zee Studios A real story told with mainstream tools and imbued with melodramatic tropes,  Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway starts with a stutter but gradually finds its way. The agonising experience of Sagarika Chakraborty whose children were taken away by Norwegian Child Welfare Services in 2011 on grounds of improper […]

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‘Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway’ trailer out: Rani Mukerji plays a mother battling for her children’s custody

‘Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway’ trailer out: Rani Mukerji plays a mother battling for her children’s custody

Rani Mukerji in the trailer of ‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’ | Photo Credit: Zee Studios The trailer of Rani Mukerji-starrer Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway is out. Directed by Ashima Chibber, the film is inspired by the real-life story of an Indian couple who fought the Norwegian welfare services after they forcefully took away their kids […]

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Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway movie review: Rani Mukerji excels as a flawed but feisty mother in this clash of cultures

Rani Mukerji’s ‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’ gets a new release date

Rani Mukerji from ‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’ | Photo Credit: Zee Studios Makers of Rani Mukerji’s upcoming movie Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway unveiled a new release date on Friday, on social media. Taking to Instagram, Zee Studios dropped the still of Rani Mukerji from the movie along with the announcement. Directed by Ashima Chibber, Mrs […]

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Rani Mukerji’s tell-all autobiography to be released on her birthday next year

Rani Mukerji’s tell-all autobiography to be released on her birthday next year

The book is a “deeply personal and disarmingly honest” account of Mukerji’s journey as an actor in the film industry The book is a “deeply personal and disarmingly honest” account of Mukerji’s journey as an actor in the film industry Bollywood star Rani Mukerji will debut as an author with her “candid, intimate” autobiography on […]

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