After Norwegian ambassador to India Hans Jacob Frydenlund’s lower than beneficial assessment of Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway, the movie’s workforce has reacted. Producer Nikkhil Advani took to Twitter to share what really occurred on the screening the place Frydenlund was invited. He mentioned that the ambassador ‘admonished’ two ladies after the present. It just isn’t identified if the ‘women’ mentioned includes director Ashima Chibber. (Also read: Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway review: Rani Mukerji’s heartbreaking authorized drama suffers a flawed execution)
Taking to Twitter, Nikkhil wrote, “Atithi Devo Bhava! is a cultural mandate in India. Every Indian is taught that by our elders. Last evening we hosted the Norwegian Ambassador and volunteered to show him our film Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway. Post the screening, I sat quietly watching him admonish two strong women who have chosen to tell this very important story. I was quiet because just like Sagarika Chakraborty, they don’t need me to fight for them and ‘culturally’ we do not insult our guests. As far as a clarification is concerned. Video Attached.”
The hooked up video in his tweet featured Sagarika Chkraborty, on whose life the movie relies. She mentioned within the video that the ambassador spoke about her case ‘without having any decency’ to talk along with her first. She added that the Norwegian authorities ‘continues to spread lies’ about her. Nikkhil additionally hooked up an image of the ambassador with the movie’s workforce from the screening.
In his op-ed for Indian Express, the ambassador wrote that Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway has ‘factual inaccuracies’ and the story is a ‘fictional illustration of the case’. He additionally mentioned that within the movie cultural variations has been proven as the first issue within the case, which is ‘utterly false’. Hans additionally ‘categorically’ denied that ‘feeding with fingers and sleeping in the identical mattress could be the rationale for putting in various care’. He hoped that the movie is not going to discourage Indian from going and settling in Norway.
In the movie, Rani Mukerji essays the position of a mom battling the state for her children. The movie relies on Sagarika Chakaraborty’s guide The Journey of a Mother. Helmed by Ashima Chibber, Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway additionally stars Neena Gupta, Jim Sarbh and Anirban Bhattacharya amongst others. The movie hit the theatres on Friday.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com