Cause-based films like Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway are increasingly becoming a trending genre in Hindi cinema. It has gained credible momentum with time. Director Ashima Chibber, who is a mother herself, was all shook up by the story of a woman whose children were taken away by the Norwegian authorities because they thought she was incompetent to bring up her children in their country. “How can separating a child from her mother be an option? They can’t think of it as an option. They have to think of a better option,” she opines. Rani Mukerji, who plays the titular character, has been praised for her heartbreaking portrayal in the film.
Ashima says her association with Rani goes back years. She was working at Yash Raj and kept bumping into Rani. “She was the first person to come to my support when I decided to be a single mother. She supported me when I needed it the most and has always been caring. So that ease was always there. She was the first person who came to mind when I thought of casting for the film. I wouldn’t have made the film without her,” gushes the director.
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