Rani Mukerji: Wanted her reflection in my character

There is maturity in performance when an actor of calibre steps up to take on a challenging project like Rani Mukerji did when she opted to retell the story of Sagarika Chakraborty who was separated from her children when the Norway government authorities termed her an unfit mother With Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway the actor returns to the big screen two years after Bunty Aur Babli 2Krishna MukherjeeMukerji concedes that when producer Nikkhil Advani first discussed the film based on a real story with her in January 2021 she didnrsquot believe that a government could ldquotake away someonersquos children due to cultural misinterpretationrdquo ldquoFeeding children by hand making them sleep in the same room or applying kaala teeka are things we do normally It was only when I researched that I saw that the Indian media had extensively reported on it in 2011 In fact Sushma Swaraj ji had even given a speech about it in the Parliament The film can open so many avenues for people who want to settle abroadrdquo says the actor who believes that the story needed to be told so that people understand the problems immigrants face all over the world In fact Gujarati couple Bhavesh and Dhara Shah are currently embroiled in a conflict with the German government over the countryrsquos child protective agency which separated their child from the parents ldquoWe never hear about the challenges NRIs face on a daytoday level Many people complain about India and wish to settle abroad without getting a full picture of the laws and system there Apna desh apna desh hota hairdquo she addsAlso ReadShah Rukh Khan lovingly calls Rani Mukerji as lsquoMy Ranirsquo as he reviews lsquoMrs Chatterjee Vs Norwayrsquo on TwitterIt is natural to assume that Mukerji who is mother to sevenyearold Adira and has been receiving praise from veteran actors and peers for her performance in the film was led by her own maternal instincts in playing the protagonist Debika Chatterjee However the actor claims that she was channeling her mother Krishna Mukherjee onscreen Sharing that they wanted the character to come across as an authentic Bengali woman who was born and grew up in West Bengal Mukerji explains ldquoThough my mother has been living in Mumbai for 50 years she was raised in West Bengal Whether she speaks English Hindi or Bengali she speaks like someone who lives there I wanted Debika to be like my mom because that was the closest I could depict a Bengali mother I wanted her reflection in my character because I knew that every Bengali who watches the film will see that Debika is an authentic characterrdquo