I am a mother of 8 month old, and the teaser of 'Mrs Chatterjee v/s Norway' had me in tears! It was years ago when I read about this in newspaper - and it had struck a cord - a cinematic portrayal was much needed! Thank you for the mention of Anirban's body of work in Bengali, He is a truly underrated gem :)
I understand in being critical of the pitch of Rani's performance but the criticism seemed so harsh. They started dismissing it as overacting and I on the contrary felt that it was so convincing!
Zwigato may or may not earn money but it definitely earned Kapil Sharma respect for his talent not only in comedy but acting. I hope he keeps on doing movies in different genres but does not loose his way like the last time.
If your pet cat doesn't come home for a day, the level of tension and anxiety becomes so high and here her kids were taken away and that in a foreign land and without any support! Imagine the anxiety. Anyone would behave irritated and anxious. And when you get sad this way, the sadness and the reality of what has happened continues to sink in for months or even years to come. 😐
Watched this movie today,more than a week later .i am from kolkata and the theatre was houseful...every audience in every age group clapped during the climax. It was a great experience.People were so invested.Heard few of them saying that it was their 2nd time.We as bengalis related completely to rani's portrayal...like nothing felt even a little over the top.Everyone connected to Debika as a mother and this movie is getting great response in Bengal.Anirban is as usual great with his part.I dont really how anyone can expect a mother to not react like that in such a circumstance.
I know zwigato will not be a blockbuster but it has truly won my heart. My father being a delivery guy (in lockdown. Now he is having a good job) was in tears. I don't get emotional easily but this movie made me emotional (didn't cry though. Haven't cried while watching any movie 😂). I was literally imagining my father in place of Kapil Sharma. I think it will perform great when they release it on OTT
Rani’s acting in mrs Chatterjee vs Norway was outstanding and unlike other biographies this one didn’t have any extra masala or anything it was so simple and classic which made it even better. The songs were so heart-touching and emotional ❤ loved the movie, it was a whole package of good acting, good story, and good cast, which makes it a very good movie. It’s been really long since Bollywood has made such outstanding movies. Everyone from the theatre came out happy and were really shocked from the story and were talking about how amazing rani acted. Hats off to the entire team 👏🏻✨
That movie had plenty of Masala, like how they showed CPS as some sort of kidnapping mafia without ever explaining how tf would any of them make more money by sending kids into foster care.
@@djfhsusbruh6698 Yup because if they did then people would cry targeting Christianity if you have any idea about it then you'll find out how evil it is.
@@subhasankarbhattacharya3454 who wrote this book? Bollywood can never be a true portrayal of actual events unless it's an art film. The way they showed having a vendetta against this family is baseless. I can understand if you question their decision making process but to show them like a SaaS bahu character is laughable.
@@djfhsusbruh6698 I think the reason can be other things like Cultural intolerance and racism. Norwegians might be of the opinion that indians are junglee people who do strange and harmful things to children. I haven't watched the film yet and i think they should have focused on the cultural intolerance of Norwegians rather than them being kidnappers.
Just finished watching MCVN...Rani is absolutely brilliant in it...Phenomenal.. A benchmark setting performance. It would be an injustice of the highest order if she doesn't get the National Award this time. The Government overlooked her even at the time of Black.It is high time she gets her due credit. She has lived the role and immortalised it. As for the movie, I genuinely found it to be of international standards. Deserves all the accolades.. Well presented and well paced . I was honestly immersed in the world of the Chatterjees and did not want the movie to stop...
Lol... It'll be a travesty if Rani wins NA for this hammy performance, being the Yashraj bahu... She wasn't overlooked earlier, but Sarika was much better that year and that's why she won NA and not Rani...
Zwigato was painfully real, enhanced by an outstanding performance by all the actors, especially Kapil. Eagerly waiting for his next project. I don't mind him going back to comedic roles, but this was surely refreshing.
A mother who's children are forcefully taken from cannot act normally and she has lost the one thing she cares for her life and that is children. No parents will act pragmatic in those times. Rani Mukherjee acting was perfect
People termed as melodrama and I was thinking, is there an appropriate response to how a mother should react if her children are snatched away from her 🙈
Rani Mukherjee still got stuck to her traditional filmy acting which at times seems literally jarring. There is no denying to her credibility & potential as an actor.
@@puneetsingh36 If they were legally 100% correct then how come the couple finally got the custody of the kids? It means that there were some loopholes or they were taken away illegally. There was another similar case in which the kids of an Indian family there were taken away but they did not get the custody because apparently they used to beat the kid at home.
Just finished watching these two movies and they were completely phenomenal.I do not know why they are unable to engage mass in the movie theatre.All the artists related to both these masterpiece needs a huge round of applause for their relentless effort.Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Both movies are talking about serious things. Zwigato talking about the middlecast man not often being able to get food on the table because of the goverment and corona. And MCVN talks about mothers.
Well, these movies require some amount of brain and emotions to watch because it provokes questions. People d not like that. They want to leave their brain behind and go watch movies like Pathaan. I really couldn't not sit thru that movie. Seeing beemaar looking SRK with his fake six packs was torturous. Story line was meant for brain dead people.
@@gayatrisrinivas6342 LOL. Fake six pack od SRK? How do you know?WhatsApp? Seen how much people loved the movie. And, stop lying. You haven´t even been to the theater. But yes, south makes shitty mass movies that people watch in big numbers.
Rani has given another splendid performance. I am Bengali and I thoroughly loved Rani's accent considering the state of mind she was into. In short Rani never ever disappoints us with her acting skills and those who don't know Anirban Bhattacharya, you guys should watch his Bengali movies to understand how fine his acting skills are ❤️
As a bengali i can confirm that no way the culture shown in this film is wrong and rani's accent was to the point.... What I felt could have been better is that they could have shown both the perspectives I. E. Both the norway government's perspective and the mother's perspective and not show the in laws as villainous.... That would have made it more compelling.... Otherwise the acting performances are perfect and no where rani's acting feels jarred.... But yeah they should have promoted this film more coz such films need to reach more audience
Thank you jammy for your unbiased reviews, I really wanted to watch this movie. Rani Mukherjee and Anirban looking so phenomenal in there roles and whole movie looks emotional, engaging and like you say breathe of fresh air.
I love how Jammy goes above and beyond to understand the circumstances of a mother in such situations. I feel there is such misconception that trauma and anst can only be portrayed to muted way on screen, and anyone who's crying is being melodramatic is too black & white
@@TriedRefusedProductions From Tamil, I think Soori is changing his typecast to working as a strict police officer in Vetrimaaran's Viduthalai.From Malayalam, I really say that late comedians like Kalabhavan Mani, Rajan Dev and in the recent times Siddique, Aju Varghese really transition from playing comedians to even negative roles or just actors quite well.Jagathy, Jagadish, Innocent and Maniyanpilla Raju had their comical roles as well as roles with negative shades quite well.
Just like how horror directors often suprise us with good superhero movies, Comedian also have the ability to slay a seriously intense role... I just wonder how Johnny lever would look like as a psychopath..
They should remake joker, starring Johnny Lever as a failed comedian who is struggling in the society for economical and family issues and at the end he turns into a killer
A Mother of a 5 year old married to a bengali man. Just came back from the movie. Its wonderful how beautifully u describe the nitty gritties of a movie. this movie had a huge impact. I m from kolkata. In the theater there were claps and tears. These days when reviews of movies are so easily available, we look at a movie from a very critical perspective. We have forgotten to watch a movie as an art piece created for entertainment, persuasion or information... and boy..! This movie was one such piece. Complaining about Rani's jarring accent and too loud a portrayal of character feels extremely petty in front of the plot being set. Also about the extreme kind of characterisation given to the bengali inlaws... Trust me i have had it all. I have seen mother in law sleeping on the same bed as her son and the wife sleeping somewhere else. Certain nuances are well portrayed. So it's quite subjective..! Trust me i know this dirty custody game and how heart wrenching it is!! I am still in tears.
Just got back watching Mrs. Chatterjee! Hands down it’s a must watch movie and that too with family. I wonder how can people question Rani’s character portrayal for being exaggerated? I mean she’s not only fighting for her kids but domestic violence to violence by in-laws, financial struggles, partner issues and so many things put to one, and one fine day someone comes and takes her kids away from her and people expect her to be calm and follow norms and penciples? Then ofcourse she’d have met her children after 18 long years! Pitty on the thinking of few segments of the society though!
Their is a similar case as presented in "Mrs Chatterjee Vs. Norway" is still been fought between an Indian couple and german government. Their child named ariha is still in Germany away from her parents.
Don't forget Bryan Cranston and Bob Odenkirk both of them were stereotyped as comedic actors but damn they delivered one of the best performances in tv history in their own shows
I have watched Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway yesterday itself from the moment of the trailer release my instinct told me to watch this movie at the theatre and I wasn't wrong. I could feel her pain and suffering through out the movie the couples dynamic and the kind of treatment she received from her in laws. Growing up I've seen families like these around and the scenes brought back those memories. This movie is a must watch.
See many people don't know but Kapil used to do theatre during his college times . He is an amazing actor And secondly people wouldn't even been talking about zwigato if Kapil wasn't there so this itself is a big thing for the movie
The one who know how make other lough is the one can portray the vulnerable side very well. Paresh rawal sir is a prime example of it. I was so excited when I saw the new layer of kapil Sharma the actor. Gonna watch it soon
I'm a Bengali and I've to say that Rani's acting was far far than acting it felt as if it was happening to her in real she just nailed it and anirban supported her character just perfectly!❤❤
Sensible & objective review by Jammy! 👌 No indulgence in the usage of hyperbolic terms to describe the situation of the characters in the respective movies.
I didn't like the fact the way they portrayed Norwarions female officers, they presented them as TV serial vamp, plus the screenplay was dull. Though I found rani mukherjee's performance was really powerful specially in some scene she made me cry as well. But rest all aspects specially the fact they did not tell us how those foster agencies make revenue that can Expose the Wellfare officers. You said it right, they made turned such great topic into a commercial masala movie. I had so much expectations with this one 🥺🥺
I agree on the dramatic portrayal! It was too on the nose. And yes its definitely a lapse in their judgement of not exploring how they funding such programs
So many comedic actors can provide wide range but Bollywood restricts them to playing only comedic part in commercial films mostly and make them sometimes ham their way.
As Kapil mentioned in the promotion of the movie on his show, he understood delivery partner's situation only after playing the character. Similarly, only those will be able to relate with Rani's characters, who have/had been parents or atleast can think from a mother's perspective.
I have said this before. Those actors who can make u laugh can easily make u cry. Most people think comedians are not much of a thing in films. But trust me it's not easy to make people laugh through your acting. So if they can do tht, they already are great actors. Eg:Suraj, Indrans and the legend Jagathy. ( i think jammy don't k him)
Thank you for the reviews. I have always been a fan of Rani Mukherjee and its great to see her in such roles. I also love what you said about how comedic actors can surprise us when they get different roles. Me being a telugu guy, I was greatly surprised by Mr. Brahmanandam in his new film 'rangamarthanda' (a remake of 2016 Marathi film 'natasamrat' and him playing the role of Mr. Vikram gokhale). I am so happy that Kapil Sharma getting so much applause for his performance
I think I noticed the service lift in Powai for the first time, which was shocking to me. Those helpers are there to help us, but people want to treat them differently based on their earnings. Zwigato is a true reflection of society with a happy ending. Beautiful movie with full marks.
Got to see Zwigato in its indian premiere at International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) 2022 and really loved the film and the performances, especially Kapil who simply nailed his character to perfection! Simple straightforward and light hearted, it was a great watch for me😊
Thank you for making it clear that it's not hamming but an amazing skills of Rani Mukerji as an actress to fit in the role. The scene where she said "na. na.. na..." Proves the nuances of her craft. Such a brilliant performance by her. She deserves the national award for this film.
Many things can be true at once. - In the case this movie is based on, The son had special needs and authorities had video records indicating that Sagarika was unstable and prone to violence towards her children and her husband. - Sagarika's husband has accused her of physically abusing him and she accused him of the same. Clearly the home environment had a lot of discord and emotional upset. Especially for a special needs child, this would have likely been very traumatizing. Even Sagarika's husband brother, said the kids seemed happier w/ the foster family, who came from an Indian background themselves. - When the kids were sent back to India to live w/ their uncle, they were being cared for by a 16-year-old househelp who was not trained to care for a special needs child. Now that the kids are back w/ Sagarika, there has been no verification that the son's special needs are being cared for and managed appropriately. - I'm a therapist myself and have a few friends who work in DCFS (American child welfare system). It actually is a huge issue that parents of color are more likely to get their kids taken away. Different cultural standards do play a large part in this. - Often, being taken away from your birth family is incredibly traumatic (even if they are abusive). Ideally, authorities would invest more into helping people parent effectively, safely, and responsibly, instead of just rehoming kids. Obviously, I don't know all the nitty gritty details of this story, only the case worker knows, but there are contexts in which placing a child in foster care is necessary. I hate to say this, but, unfortunately, a lot of Indian families I've observed are especially cruel to their special needs children, because they don't meet their expectations as to how they think a child should be. I think there's a decent chance that the Norwegian authorities had just cause in this situation. Source- Reddit
I might disagree with you if the source is completely reddit Because I think this movie is also being dragged politically and reddit is a very big hole of pseudo leftist who try to twist the real case also Trying to prove the Norway's half broken foster system policies right and Indian govt or culture wrong bzo in that real case Indian government has played very big role in getting the children back to the mother And I don't agree with that That Indian parenting is not good in taking care of special need child because this is more of a generalization then truth
I don't understand why people are questioning Rani's bengali accent?? If it was Kajol or others we would have agreed with you but Rani is fluent in Bengali
Bollywood is back in the game. Been producing good movie with some consistency with rooted in culture. Hope they continue to do the same even if they don't have that much collection in box-office.
I have noticed one thing. zee studios and their stteaming platform zee5 have been for quite some time coming up with some exceptional films and series in all languages not just hindi, which i think needs to be appreciated as well
People bashing Rani are fans of Puja Hegde and Jacqueline Fernandez in Cirkus. They are forgetting that Rani Mukherjee delivered - Black -veer zaara -mardaani and many more
I am a bengali parent with young kids raising them outside India. My parenting is a mix of what I grew up with ( loud expression of emotions , intense love and anger, sharing everything and occasional spanking, very rare I have to add) and what I have learnt as I grow as a parent ( calm but firm actions , individuality with respect , talking things out etc.) I am not particularly proud that I have behaved differently outside to " keep up with the appearances" and to avoid being judged. And being accused of bad parenting ( when you are not abusive, bad parenting is a very very complex term), is worse than any other label you can receive. This is the one hill to die on for any parent. MCVN shows that and more. The trailer disturbed me so much, I cannot get myself to watch an entire movie. It's every parents worst nightmare.
Norway sucks. My parents went there and found the people very rude and unhelpful. But when they visited me in Texas, they had a great time due to friendly and helpful people.
Whole discussing Kapil Sharma's performance, As you noted Indrans, let me note suraj venjarammood (malayalam actor) he too was once a comedy side actor and was doing repeatedly the same kind of comedy bizzare scenes. But once he got a chance to show his acting talent, he utilised that and see the result now. He is an amazing, one of the most promising actors in Mollywood 😊❤
I watched this movie on Netflix and I completely agree with Jammy that Rani’s performance was not hammy one bit. Indian mothers freak out if their children don’t pick up their call once, this is the exact reaction a mother will have if their small kids are snatched away from her. Also the woman portrayed here is not a working independent women, she’s a housewife a victim of domestic violence in an alien country. I love how they have portrayed the character of Rani- not too smart, not too naive, but she always has her mother’s instinct on point
Because TJJM earned more 10cr in its 1st day, which will be the life time collection of Miss Chaterjee vs Norway. Same goes for hollywood films too in US
@@Z71990 i am talking about before it's release, I am agree that tjmm was good but the way they are promoting these mass commercial films so why not same treatment for films like Mrs chatterjee.?
@@unnatambasta2725 the same reason, the budget of promotion will be more than its life time collection. For big budget movies 20-30 cr is minimum the promotion budget
Non-Bengalis finding a bengali's Bengali accent jarring is peak Twitter wokeness era🌚🌚🌚🌚 As a bangali I would request you all to shut up about her accent. Please.
I am an Indian and yes it's true most Indian parents have abusive and unhealthy relationship with their kids. They are short tempered and if their child does anything against their will, they curse him and even brutally beat him up. Sometimes they just unnecessarily beat their kids up to an extent where their kids lost their dignity. They started cussing on you, giving you death threats, threat you about breaking your bones, burn your skin on arms and legs, beat you with sticks, plastic pipes, wooden bats, slippers, slaps and pull your ears and hairs until your face turns red. Kids are leaving in terror. When it comes to a girl child it's even worse. In India women is the enemy of other women. They teach girls how to hate their mother in law and first child she bears needs to be a boy. The most terrible day in a girl's life is when she hits her first period. During periods parents don't allowed her to even touch themselves.That's why in India government banned sex determination of babies.
As someone with immigrant parents raised in a Western country, I think the biggest issue is portraying child protection agencies as adversaries to parents, because it is a social service that is very necessary to get children out of abusive situations. Obviously the system is flawed and definitely overworked to the point that a lot of agents end up apathetic to the situations they witness, but it isn't inherently evil. But I guess that is just the politics of the film, that will inherently be framed from the Indian immigrant's perspective and therefore reflect their cultural ideas of parenting and the state's role in it... Still, a little more nuance would have been appreciated.
Finally someone with a RATIONAL argument. Also; most countries have a child care service.. and sometimes they HAVE to interfere-I imagine it is sometimes a VERY difficult job. I watched a film from India-try "marathon boy india" here on youtube,about an orphan boy who grew up with his adoptive father (or uncle)- he got into trouble with child care because they thought that he tried to project his own olympic ambitions onto the boy. However, I think they managed to reach an agreement. PS: my niece, a lovely woman of 50 yrs old, she herself a mother, got adopted when she was very little,her biological mother lived in Denmark, and she was an alcoholic. She grew up with my uncle + aunt, and she said that she couldn`t have been more lucky with her adoptive parents. Still, I can`t help but ask my self whether her biological mother also screamed, like Ms. Chatterjee in this movie, when they took her baby away from her. Even alcoholics/drug abusers have feelings.. Namaste from Oslo.
@@bjrnjensen7074 No doubt, that even parents who are struggling themselves, especially with something like addiction would be hurting to have their child taken away from them. It is a very delicate balance to strike, between protective services actually protecting a child from endangerment and essentially separating parents and children. And I can imagine that there are many instances where the agencies get it wrong as well, due to how tough of a job it probably is. Again, I think the film would have benefitted from having this nuanced discussion rather than vilifying foreign government agents and somehow adding malice to their actions? Also, great to hear about your niece.
That maybe true in a lot of western democracies but not in many of the Nordic countries especially Norway. They have turned it into a business. Watch many documentaries involving this. It is scary. They seem to be targeting immigrant people but not limited to them.
CPS really isn't remotely as necessary as people think. The number of misses that CPS has far outweigh the good they do. At this point, I would put CPS and PETA in the same basket. They really are doing more harm than good
I'd love to watch Zwigato I remember watching it's trailer and feeling utterly broken by the problems portrayed in it. Kapil also seemed so natural in it in both the funny as well as anxious aspects of his character. This review has just solidified my plans to watch it tmmr.
Anirban is such an awesome actor, It would have been better, if this movie had an Anirban's song.He is such an multi-talented person. An actor, a director and a singer. Amit Trivedi should have explored his soulful voice.
she is awesome, I know as a mom what the character went through as a mother being scared of cps issues in foreign land, normal audience can feel pity but never understand how they react..yes guys medical kidnapping exist
zwigato mein ek scene tha..jb kapil apne dosto ke saath ped k neeche khaana khaa rha hota h... aur govt ki job under a scheme(SUGAM) k baare mn discus kr rha hota h, tb uske dost bol te hn.. ki zwigato jb logo ko jobs deta h to usme bhi company ka hi fayda...."jitna zada rider utna kam company ko pay krna hota h" iska kya mtlb hua
Trust me ... I watched Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway and I was really mesmerised by the acting of entire cast... I know a lot of people will be irritated, when Rani 's character does a lot of things... even I was getting angry... But on the same time my friends and I were admitting that our mothers would have done that. Trust me your nerves will be touched but at the same time you will feel that all the Acts done by Rani's character will be done by your mother and if your a mother will be done by you in such situation. 💯 On acting and dialogues
The people should look at interview of the lady on whom this movie is based on … Rani’s acting will look mellowed down infront of that … her accent is also bang on (given Rani is Bengali herself obviously)
Thanks for such an honest review as always, just watched Rani's movie today, absolutely agree with you and totally fail to understand the negative reviews it got. Will definitely watch Zwigato as well.
Did you say staying in Norway for 12 years but not knowing the laws and traditions of that country. Kids go through so much of abuse from their own parents and therefore the childcare department has to be closely watching the parents. We have to adopt to some tradition when you migrate to the other country and not expect that country to amend their laws to match our traditions to avoid from being called racist. Laws are same and the movie shows that the Childcare has turned in to business when there are so much of money invested in the foster care etc. There is always three side of the story your side, other side and the truth
And the story you will hear depends on which side you stand. Marvel fan thinks that only avengers could save the world, DC fans thinks the justice league or superman can save the world. Everyone wants their favourite person to be hero and other side to be villan but think the opposite thing where a kid in indian family is being abused and the govt ignores it thinking that it might be a tradition or a husband beats his wife and he says that this is tradition and the govt does nothing, just by believing it.
I have one point that its not necessary to show she couldn't speak english, I have seen the interview of 2011 and she was speaking fluent english. Why its needed to show housewife means, can't speak english.
It's a very cultural thing too. I know many Bengali women who are mothers who would react in a similar way if put it in the same situation. Many would call that reaction "over the top" but that's just how it is.
Its just feels bad when i see how our culture is seen in other countries and how they see our people on foreign land and my mom who also watches movies mostly with me cried seeing trailer and will watch movie tomorrow with my family
Coz critics like Sukanya Verma, Rahul desai and namrata Joshi are leftist liberatandus who could not stand Nationalistic stances in this movie , plus they have never liked rani especially since the round table
Jammy u're my favourite genuine movie reviewer. But it makes me sad how U're limited to only Hindi & South Indian & few maratha movies. Bengal has a wide movie industry. It's the land of Satyajit Ray. You should add more regional cinemas to ur reviews.
Bengali Film industry is a sinking ship. I will not surprised, if within 10 years it become extinct. Also by the way, The nature of Bengalis being proud of their old things, with hardly making any progress in 2000s both in cinema and Socio economic condition leads our downfall Also tell me the last time, u watch a bengali movie in theatres
@@Z71990 Bengalis r still proud of their art, culture & cinema my dear. U r right about the commercial success thing. If someone isn't watching Bengali films, they're definitely missing out on amazing stories. U'll be surprised that films of this quality don't get much commercial success, though widely appreciated in Bangladesh but the market is not big. It's due to industry's own issues not because of the quality of movies. Bengali art films r still way superior than most of the Bollywood movies, though I'm an ardent bollywood fan. I assume that u never watched a good Bengali movie & why would u.. it's very less talked. But I'm sure that Anirban Bhattacharya, Parambrata Mukhopadhyay, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Swastika, Abir Chatterjee, Saswata these actors r very known to u thanks to ott & some recent ventures.. if we have quality actors then think whether it's the quality issue or marketing issue.. and there r outstanding directors in Bengal. But the world knows mostly about Satyajit Ray.. so i mentioned about him. Srijit Mukherjee, Hrituporno Ghosh, Hritwik Ghatak ka ek cinema dekh lena.. u'll Know what I'm saying Kannada film industry was also very much unknown 5 yrs ago.. so let's not go too far. I'm not comparing though.. just trying to put the context here
@@Biswarupsaha6 very much agree. All the actors you mentioned above, literally do not have a single bad film in their respective filmography (maybe there are a few exceptions) also since the past few years Dev and Jeet are producing good/decent movies as well. The industry is filled with quality contents which aren't mainstream success(most people watch these movies on tv rather on theatre) however the industry seriously needs exposure and investment
I remember about this case. I wish I could ever understand this craze for shifting to a white majority country.. Without liking their language,culture,customs and importantly the laws. I empathize with the mother but if you are going to country you have to know their system as well..all the best.
Not just dramatic roles but at times negative roles too.. like Saurabh Shukla, or dare I say even someone like Sunil Grover, they have shown quite a lot of versatility...
I hv nt watched the movie, I dn't even intend to. Reasons- most of Bollywood movies portray foreign culture and rules as horrible like Pardes, Aa ab laut chalen etc etc. But u can see all these actors holidaying in these countries. If they hate these countries why do they celebrate weddings and holidays here??????? The celebrities just stay in India cz they need Indian people to watch their melodramas. Everyone tries to shift to Hollywood. Common Indian people watch these movies, cry and think the govts are evil here. What a shame!
Anirban Bhattacharjee couldn't even show his craft in Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway. Jamy, if you really want to see this gem of an actor please check out the Bengali movie 'Vinci Da'. He is an awesome singer too. Check out 'Kichu chaini ami'. One of the best Bengali songs in the last 10 years. The movie is great too. Especially Swastika Mukherjee (from Paatal Lok) shines in the film.
I don't really understand today's audience, they boycott most films and when actual good films arrive, they give polarizing reviews or don't even watch it :(
When I first saw the trailer of Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway. I was stunned and couldn’t imajine what must a mother have felt and it disturbed me quite a bit. Maybe bcoz I m a mom and do not live in India. Rani is no way hamming she has portrayed the real Sagarika accent correctly. But more than that it’s a horrific tale of any mom who loves their children and they r her universe.
Yes the movie showed the very best mother. How she not just takes care of the kid but also fights very mucg and lifelong for her children. And Zwigato too. A middleclass mans mushkilat. Very great.
I am sorry Jammy while i agree with you mostly i found Rani Mukharjees acting and even the movie to be too melodramatic and over the top drama even if it is based on true story and the tone of the film is supposed to be very very emotional and drama heavy. The director tries to make this film too heavy handed.Another director may have bought emotion and better structure and nuance to the story.
Jammy used to be different. IDK whatever. This Mrs. Chatterjee movie was terrible to say the lease. The performances were really amazing. But they treated it like a daily soap. Childcare walon ko vamp dikha diya. They said that the CSS get money behind every kid they put in foster home. I mean, tell us how their laws are flawed. The laws weren't mentioned at all. It was just a "Maa ka pyaar" movie! The husband IRL had several domestic abuse cases against him. How is that not given ample attention? The older child was autistic and the case created on those grounds was solid as she was caught being negligent. And they were staying in Norway for several years, the lady didn't bother learning their language which isn't that big a deal but if you plan on living in a different language speaking country, with family for a long term basic toh aana chahiye na? Also, how she be so unaware of the basic rules related to children in a foreign country?? I agree most of their rules make 0 sense as Indians' love language is physical touch. But what about important rules like car seat for kids and school safety which is NILL in this country. So saying Indian values for raising kids is WRONG. Her stating that Norway thinks India is poor and people are idiots is so inappropriate as they were ABIDING THEIR LAWS
I am a mother of 8 month old, and the teaser of 'Mrs Chatterjee v/s Norway' had me in tears! It was years ago when I read about this in newspaper - and it had struck a cord - a cinematic portrayal was much needed!
Thank you for the mention of Anirban's body of work in Bengali, He is a truly underrated gem :)
I understand in being critical of the pitch of Rani's performance but the criticism seemed so harsh. They started dismissing it as overacting and I on the contrary felt that it was so convincing!
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Why indian go to western countries when their country is so good no corruption
@@ulala9729 Our country is good but the corruption part is something I'll disagree to
Zwigato may or may not earn money but it definitely earned Kapil Sharma respect for his talent not only in comedy but acting. I hope he keeps on doing movies in different genres but does not loose his way like the last time.
I also hope he keeps on exploring different genres! People will be shocked on his ability in different films!
But box office is important,else producers won't hire the actors who don't produce the desired numbers
@@pramodrajpurohit4534 Films like Zwigato will be a hit in OTT. Streaming+ TV rights se budget recover ho jaye ga
Bro movie was made keeping that in mind the movie is cheap and would earn its cost easily
@@pramodrajpurohit4534 He don't have to do the main role. He can do the character roles which are important in the film.
Rani Mukherji and kapil’s performances were outstanding
If your pet cat doesn't come home for a day, the level of tension and anxiety becomes so high and here her kids were taken away and that in a foreign land and without any support! Imagine the anxiety. Anyone would behave irritated and anxious. And when you get sad this way, the sadness and the reality of what has happened continues to sink in for months or even years to come. 😐
Bang on!
Omg ! Purrfect analogy
@@RoshanAntonyTauro We don't have servants 😐
So u r saying losing a kid is worse than losing a pet.. dont compare two things..
So, you expect your pet to stay with you even after abusing?? 😮😮
Watched this movie today,more than a week later .i am from kolkata and the theatre was houseful...every audience in every age group clapped during the climax. It was a great experience.People were so invested.Heard few of them saying that it was their 2nd time.We as bengalis related completely to rani's portrayal...like nothing felt even a little over the top.Everyone connected to Debika as a mother and this movie is getting great response in Bengal.Anirban is as usual great with his part.I dont really how anyone can expect a mother to not react like that in such a circumstance.
I know zwigato will not be a blockbuster but it has truly won my heart. My father being a delivery guy (in lockdown. Now he is having a good job) was in tears. I don't get emotional easily but this movie made me emotional (didn't cry though. Haven't cried while watching any movie 😂). I was literally imagining my father in place of Kapil Sharma.
I think it will perform great when they release it on OTT
Rani’s acting in mrs Chatterjee vs Norway was outstanding and unlike other biographies this one didn’t have any extra masala or anything it was so simple and classic which made it even better. The songs were so heart-touching and emotional ❤ loved the movie, it was a whole package of good acting, good story, and good cast, which makes it a very good movie. It’s been really long since Bollywood has made such outstanding movies. Everyone from the theatre came out happy and were really shocked from the story and were talking about how amazing rani acted. Hats off to the entire team 👏🏻✨
That movie had plenty of Masala, like how they showed CPS as some sort of kidnapping mafia without ever explaining how tf would any of them make more money by sending kids into foster care.
This is based on that book and true story of a book
@@djfhsusbruh6698 Yup because if they did then people would cry targeting Christianity if you have any idea about it then you'll find out how evil it is.
@@subhasankarbhattacharya3454 who wrote this book? Bollywood can never be a true portrayal of actual events unless it's an art film. The way they showed having a vendetta against this family is baseless.
I can understand if you question their decision making process but to show them like a SaaS bahu character is laughable.
@@djfhsusbruh6698 I think the reason can be other things like Cultural intolerance and racism.
Norwegians might be of the opinion that indians are junglee people who do strange and harmful things to children.
I haven't watched the film yet and i think they should have focused on the cultural intolerance of Norwegians rather than them being kidnappers.
Just finished watching MCVN...Rani is absolutely brilliant in it...Phenomenal.. A benchmark setting performance. It would be an injustice of the highest order if she doesn't get the National Award this time. The Government overlooked her even at the time of Black.It is high time she gets her due credit. She has lived the role and immortalised it. As for the movie, I genuinely found it to be of international standards. Deserves all the accolades.. Well presented and well paced . I was honestly immersed in the world of the Chatterjees and did not want the movie to stop...
Lol... It'll be a travesty if Rani wins NA for this hammy performance, being the Yashraj bahu... She wasn't overlooked earlier, but Sarika was much better that year and that's why she won NA and not Rani...
Zwigato was painfully real, enhanced by an outstanding performance by all the actors, especially Kapil. Eagerly waiting for his next project.
I don't mind him going back to comedic roles, but this was surely refreshing.
I also would not want him to restrict himself, even if it means doing balls to the wall comedy! Just want to see him feature in more stories
@@TriedRefusedProductions Exactly 👍🏻
A mother who's children are forcefully taken from cannot act normally and she has lost the one thing she cares for her life and that is children. No parents will act pragmatic in those times. Rani Mukherjee acting was perfect
ECJACTLYYY
*Whose*
@@ashwinidesai4051 i mean by the real life and the fictional character
I seriously don't understand how some can find Rani's acting jarring, what else would you except a mother to react like? Rani is just terrific.
People termed as melodrama and I was thinking, is there an appropriate response to how a mother should react if her children are snatched away from her 🙈
Rani Mukherjee still got stuck to her traditional filmy acting which at times seems literally jarring. There is no denying to her credibility & potential as an actor.
Because he's sensible n a man of fine taste n u r mass movie lover Mr. Naidu 😅
@@TriedRefusedProductions They should abide by the law of land, they mess up - they face the law.
emotions and law may not be complementary.
@@puneetsingh36 If they were legally 100% correct then how come the couple finally got the custody of the kids? It means that there were some loopholes or they were taken away illegally. There was another similar case in which the kids of an Indian family there were taken away but they did not get the custody because apparently they used to beat the kid at home.
Just finished watching these two movies and they were completely phenomenal.I do not know why they are unable to engage mass in the movie theatre.All the artists related to both these masterpiece needs a huge round of applause for their relentless effort.Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Both movies are talking about serious things. Zwigato talking about the middlecast man not often being able to get food on the table because of the goverment and corona. And MCVN talks about mothers.
Well, these movies require some amount of brain and emotions to watch because it provokes questions. People d not like that. They want to leave their brain behind and go watch movies like Pathaan. I really couldn't not sit thru that movie. Seeing beemaar looking SRK with his fake six packs was torturous. Story line was meant for brain dead people.
They need below average movies (specially mass ) from south
@@gayatrisrinivas6342 LOL. Fake six pack od SRK? How do you know?WhatsApp? Seen how much people loved the movie. And, stop lying. You haven´t even been to the theater. But yes, south makes shitty mass movies that people watch in big numbers.
Rani has given another splendid performance. I am Bengali and I thoroughly loved Rani's accent considering the state of mind she was into. In short Rani never ever disappoints us with her acting skills and those who don't know Anirban Bhattacharya, you guys should watch his Bengali movies to understand how fine his acting skills are ❤️
Rani is bengali too
Rani is literally Bengali
I know that she is Bengali dudes
As a bengali i can confirm that no way the culture shown in this film is wrong and rani's accent was to the point.... What I felt could have been better is that they could have shown both the perspectives I. E. Both the norway government's perspective and the mother's perspective and not show the in laws as villainous.... That would have made it more compelling.... Otherwise the acting performances are perfect and no where rani's acting feels jarred.... But yeah they should have promoted this film more coz such films need to reach more audience
@@RoshanAntonyTauro what injuries??
Thank you jammy for your unbiased reviews, I really wanted to watch this movie. Rani Mukherjee and Anirban looking so phenomenal in there roles and whole movie looks emotional, engaging and like you say breathe of fresh air.
Loved the intensity and the way rani mukherji reinvented herself to do women lead starrer it was so unexected
I think she has done so since Mardaani and No One Killed Jessica. Excelled so much!
She has done it previously too, Mardani & Mardani 2 and No One Killed Jessica
Hichki too
And the underrated gem aiyyaa which wasn’t for everyone
@@rajsyam842 true
I love how Jammy goes above and beyond to understand the circumstances of a mother in such situations. I feel there is such misconception that trauma and anst can only be portrayed to muted way on screen, and anyone who's crying is being melodramatic is too black & white
I hope Kapil Sharma's performance in this film will open a gateway for more against type performances by comedic actors!!!
Sanjay Mishra, Suraj, Indrans and so many more prove yet again how restrictive the confines of the industry are
@@TriedRefusedProductions From Tamil, I think Soori is changing his typecast to working as a strict police officer in Vetrimaaran's Viduthalai.From Malayalam, I really say that late comedians like Kalabhavan Mani, Rajan Dev and in the recent times Siddique, Aju Varghese really transition from playing comedians to even negative roles or just actors quite well.Jagathy, Jagadish, Innocent and Maniyanpilla Raju had their comical roles as well as roles with negative shades quite well.
@@nikhilbharatan tumil south chhutiya 😂
@@_.maverick._ Bollywood is also ch***ya, barring some good actors, movies and comedians.
@@_.maverick._ agaya bollywood ka dalal
Kapil might've definitely taken inspirations from his early life while portraying that character
He's had such an inspiring journey! I'm sure he's seen some dark days back in the day
Just like how horror directors often suprise us with good superhero movies, Comedian also have the ability to slay a seriously intense role...
I just wonder how Johnny lever would look like as a psychopath..
Haha yes, have spoken about the same as well! I wonder whether hes open to the same!
They should remake joker, starring Johnny Lever as a failed comedian who is struggling in the society for economical and family issues and at the end he turns into a killer
@ANTARIKSH CHOUDHURY I was actually joking Lol. but yeah a similar idea to this, starring Johnny lever in a serious role will go hard
Indrans from malayalam film industry is an example you can look for.Comedian to intense role.
I was surprised to see Amrish Puri in DDLJ. That was the first time I realised to be great villiain you definitely need to be exceptional actor.
A Mother of a 5 year old married to a bengali man. Just came back from the movie. Its wonderful how beautifully u describe the nitty gritties of a movie. this movie had a huge impact. I m from kolkata. In the theater there were claps and tears. These days when reviews of movies are so easily available, we look at a movie from a very critical perspective. We have forgotten to watch a movie as an art piece created for entertainment, persuasion or information... and boy..! This movie was one such piece.
Complaining about Rani's jarring accent and too loud a portrayal of character feels extremely petty in front of the plot being set. Also about the extreme kind of characterisation given to the bengali inlaws... Trust me i have had it all. I have seen mother in law sleeping on the same bed as her son and the wife sleeping somewhere else. Certain nuances are well portrayed. So it's quite subjective..!
Trust me i know this dirty custody game and how heart wrenching it is!! I am still in tears.
Just got back watching Mrs. Chatterjee! Hands down it’s a must watch movie and that too with family. I wonder how can people question Rani’s character portrayal for being exaggerated? I mean she’s not only fighting for her kids but domestic violence to violence by in-laws, financial struggles, partner issues and so many things put to one, and one fine day someone comes and takes her kids away from her and people expect her to be calm and follow norms and penciples? Then ofcourse she’d have met her children after 18 long years! Pitty on the thinking of few segments of the society though!
As a mother of 3 years old, I got chills by just watching the trailer
Their is a similar case as presented in "Mrs Chatterjee Vs. Norway" is still been fought between an Indian couple and german government. Their child named ariha is still in Germany away from her parents.
Don't forget Bryan Cranston and Bob Odenkirk both of them were stereotyped as comedic actors but damn they delivered one of the best performances in tv history in their own shows
I have watched Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway yesterday itself from the moment of the trailer release my instinct told me to watch this movie at the theatre and I wasn't wrong. I could feel her pain and suffering through out the movie the couples dynamic and the kind of treatment she received from her in laws. Growing up I've seen families like these around and the scenes brought back those memories. This movie is a must watch.
See many people don't know but Kapil used to do theatre during his college times . He is an amazing actor
And secondly people wouldn't even been talking about zwigato if Kapil wasn't there so this itself is a big thing for the movie
The one who know how make other lough is the one can portray the vulnerable side very well.
Paresh rawal sir is a prime example of it.
I was so excited when I saw the new layer of kapil Sharma the actor.
Gonna watch it soon
Rani Mukherjee and Anirban were simply Fantastic. ❤
I loved that that they explored their toxic relationship. It brings about a sense of nuance rather than just making them victims to the system
Jammy on fire with back to back reviews
SUNDAY TOO!
I'm a Bengali and I've to say that Rani's acting was far far than acting it felt as if it was happening to her in real she just nailed it and anirban supported her character just perfectly!❤❤
Her aczing was really good. She nailed it once again. But Zwigato is also a very good movie.
Sensible & objective review by Jammy! 👌 No indulgence in the usage of hyperbolic terms to describe the situation of the characters in the respective movies.
I didn't like the fact the way they portrayed Norwarions female officers, they presented them as TV serial vamp, plus the screenplay was dull. Though I found rani mukherjee's performance was really powerful specially in some scene she made me cry as well.
But rest all aspects specially the fact they did not tell us how those foster agencies make revenue that can Expose the Wellfare officers.
You said it right, they made turned such great topic into a commercial masala movie.
I had so much expectations with this one 🥺🥺
I agree on the dramatic portrayal! It was too on the nose. And yes its definitely a lapse in their judgement of not exploring how they funding such programs
So many comedic actors can provide wide range but Bollywood restricts them to playing only comedic part in commercial films mostly and make them sometimes ham their way.
As Kapil mentioned in the promotion of the movie on his show, he understood delivery partner's situation only after playing the character.
Similarly, only those will be able to relate with Rani's characters, who have/had been parents or atleast can think from a mother's perspective.
I have said this before. Those actors who can make u laugh can easily make u cry. Most people think comedians are not much of a thing in films. But trust me it's not easy to make people laugh through your acting. So if they can do tht, they already are great actors. Eg:Suraj, Indrans and the legend Jagathy. ( i think jammy don't k him)
Thank you for the reviews. I have always been a fan of Rani Mukherjee and its great to see her in such roles. I also love what you said about how comedic actors can surprise us when they get different roles. Me being a telugu guy, I was greatly surprised by Mr. Brahmanandam in his new film 'rangamarthanda' (a remake of 2016 Marathi film 'natasamrat' and him playing the role of Mr. Vikram gokhale). I am so happy that Kapil Sharma getting so much applause for his performance
I think I noticed the service lift in Powai for the first time, which was shocking to me. Those helpers are there to help us, but people want to treat them differently based on their earnings. Zwigato is a true reflection of society with a happy ending. Beautiful movie with full marks.
Got to see Zwigato in its indian premiere at International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) 2022 and really loved the film and the performances, especially Kapil who simply nailed his character to perfection! Simple straightforward and light hearted, it was a great watch for me😊
Thank you for making it clear that it's not hamming but an amazing skills of Rani Mukerji as an actress to fit in the role. The scene where she said "na. na.. na..." Proves the nuances of her craft. Such a brilliant performance by her. She deserves the national award for this film.
A special mention for Balaji Gauri. The lawyer along with Jim Sarbh. She was phenomenal. Maybe deserved a mention. :)
Thanks for sharing her name...
Must admit casting for MCvN was spot on!
I was waiting to find faults in Rani’s accent after the initial reviews but could not find any .. she was flawless in the movie
Many things can be true at once.
- In the case this movie is based on, The son had special needs and authorities had video records indicating that Sagarika was unstable and prone to violence towards her children and her husband.
- Sagarika's husband has accused her of physically abusing him and she accused him of the same. Clearly the home environment had a lot of discord and emotional upset. Especially for a special needs child, this would have likely been very traumatizing. Even Sagarika's husband brother, said the kids seemed happier w/ the foster family, who came from an Indian background themselves.
- When the kids were sent back to India to live w/ their uncle, they were being cared for by a 16-year-old househelp who was not trained to care for a special needs child. Now that the kids are back w/ Sagarika, there has been no verification that the son's special needs are being cared for and managed appropriately.
- I'm a therapist myself and have a few friends who work in DCFS (American child welfare system). It actually is a huge issue that parents of color are more likely to get their kids taken away. Different cultural standards do play a large part in this.
- Often, being taken away from your birth family is incredibly traumatic (even if they are abusive). Ideally, authorities would invest more into helping people parent effectively, safely, and responsibly, instead of just rehoming kids.
Obviously, I don't know all the nitty gritty details of this story, only the case worker knows, but there are contexts in which placing a child in foster care is necessary. I hate to say this, but, unfortunately, a lot of Indian families I've observed are especially cruel to their special needs children, because they don't meet their expectations as to how they think a child should be. I think there's a decent chance that the Norwegian authorities had just cause in this situation.
Source- Reddit
I might disagree with you if the source is completely reddit
Because I think this movie is also being dragged politically and reddit is a very big hole of pseudo leftist who try to twist the real case also
Trying to prove the Norway's half broken foster system policies right and Indian govt or culture wrong bzo in that real case Indian government has played very big role in getting the children back to the mother
And I don't agree with that
That Indian parenting is not good in taking care of special need child because this is more of a generalization then truth
I don't understand why people are questioning Rani's bengali accent?? If it was Kajol or others we would have agreed with you but Rani is fluent in Bengali
Bollywood is back in the game. Been producing good movie with some consistency with rooted in culture. Hope they continue to do the same even if they don't have that much collection in box-office.
I have noticed one thing. zee studios and their stteaming platform zee5 have been for quite some time coming up with some exceptional films and series in all languages not just hindi, which i think needs to be appreciated as well
I think people who criticize the acting of Rani Mukherjee they did not see a Bengali mother
People bashing Rani are fans of Puja Hegde and Jacqueline Fernandez in Cirkus.
They are forgetting that Rani Mukherjee delivered
- Black
-veer zaara
-mardaani
and many more
@slayer Pooja Hegde. Jisne Hrithik Roshan ke saath kaam kiya tha. Woh uski debut film thi Bollywood mein.
Rani Mukherjee is the best actress ever 🙌❤️
Rani couldn't have done any better!....She's an absolute finesse ❤❤❤❤❤
I am a bengali parent with young kids raising them outside India. My parenting is a mix of what I grew up with ( loud expression of emotions , intense love and anger, sharing everything and occasional spanking, very rare I have to add) and what I have learnt as I grow as a parent ( calm but firm actions , individuality with respect , talking things out etc.) I am not particularly proud that I have behaved differently outside to " keep up with the appearances" and to avoid being judged. And being accused of bad parenting ( when you are not abusive, bad parenting is a very very complex term), is worse than any other label you can receive. This is the one hill to die on for any parent. MCVN shows that and more. The trailer disturbed me so much, I cannot get myself to watch an entire movie. It's every parents worst nightmare.
Kapil Sharma is amazing actor !!
He proved it also .
Norway sucks. My parents went there and found the people very rude and unhelpful. But when they visited me in Texas, they had a great time due to friendly and helpful people.
Out of the blue Zwigato, a Hindi movie's storyline is set up in Odisha. Happy to see that.😊
Whole discussing Kapil Sharma's performance, As you noted Indrans, let me note suraj venjarammood (malayalam actor) he too was once a comedy side actor and was doing repeatedly the same kind of comedy bizzare scenes.
But once he got a chance to show his acting talent, he utilised that and see the result now. He is an amazing, one of the most promising actors in Mollywood 😊❤
I watched this movie on Netflix and I completely agree with Jammy that Rani’s performance was not hammy one bit. Indian mothers freak out if their children don’t pick up their call once, this is the exact reaction a mother will have if their small kids are snatched away from her. Also the woman portrayed here is not a working independent women, she’s a housewife a victim of domestic violence in an alien country. I love how they have portrayed the character of Rani- not too smart, not too naive, but she always has her mother’s instinct on point
I don't understand why bollywood didn't promote " Mrs chatterjee from Norway " much as they are doing with other genres like " Tjmm " or shehzada 🤦♂️
Because TJJM earned more 10cr in its 1st day, which will be the life time collection of Miss Chaterjee vs Norway. Same goes for hollywood films too in US
@@Z71990 i am talking about before it's release, I am agree that tjmm was good but the way they are promoting these mass commercial films so why not same treatment for films like Mrs chatterjee.?
@@unnatambasta2725 the same reason, the budget of promotion will be more than its life time collection. For big budget movies 20-30 cr is minimum the promotion budget
Budget bro..
Funfact- Zwigato shot in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
What's so funny about it? It's a beautiful city and apparently Nandita Das's hometown as well.
@@sabyasachisarangi 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️😒😒
@@sabyasachisarangi bhai pehele tu fun fact ka meaning search kar google me
@@heliCupter He ruined the fun-fact, didn't he?? 😆😆😅😅
@@ashwinidesai4051 🌚🌚🤣🤣🤣
Good comedians are always good dramatic actors- history has several examples.
Non-Bengalis finding a bengali's Bengali accent jarring is peak Twitter wokeness era🌚🌚🌚🌚
As a bangali I would request you all to shut up about her accent. Please.
I am an Indian and yes it's true most Indian parents have abusive and unhealthy relationship with their kids. They are short tempered and if their child does anything against their will, they curse him and even brutally beat him up. Sometimes they just unnecessarily beat their kids up to an extent where their kids lost their dignity. They started cussing on you, giving you death threats, threat you about breaking your bones, burn your skin on arms and legs, beat you with sticks, plastic pipes, wooden bats, slippers, slaps and pull your ears and hairs until your face turns red. Kids are leaving in terror. When it comes to a girl child it's even worse. In India women is the enemy of other women. They teach girls how to hate their mother in law and first child she bears needs to be a boy. The most terrible day in a girl's life is when she hits her first period. During periods parents don't allowed her to even touch themselves.That's why in India government banned sex determination of babies.
As someone with immigrant parents raised in a Western country, I think the biggest issue is portraying child protection agencies as adversaries to parents, because it is a social service that is very necessary to get children out of abusive situations. Obviously the system is flawed and definitely overworked to the point that a lot of agents end up apathetic to the situations they witness, but it isn't inherently evil. But I guess that is just the politics of the film, that will inherently be framed from the Indian immigrant's perspective and therefore reflect their cultural ideas of parenting and the state's role in it... Still, a little more nuance would have been appreciated.
Yeah the moment I saw the trailer it was clear to me it would be shown mostly as this poor mother who is fighting evil empire of social service.
Finally someone with a RATIONAL argument. Also; most countries have a child care service.. and sometimes they HAVE to interfere-I imagine it is sometimes a VERY difficult job. I watched a film from India-try "marathon boy india" here on youtube,about an orphan boy who grew up with his adoptive father (or uncle)- he got into trouble with child care because they thought that he tried to project his own olympic ambitions onto the boy. However, I think they managed to reach an agreement. PS: my niece, a lovely woman of 50 yrs old, she herself a mother, got adopted when she was very little,her biological mother lived in Denmark, and she was an alcoholic. She grew up with my uncle + aunt, and she said that she couldn`t have been more lucky with her adoptive parents. Still, I can`t help but ask my self whether her biological mother also screamed, like Ms. Chatterjee in this movie, when they took her baby away from her. Even alcoholics/drug abusers have feelings.. Namaste from Oslo.
@@bjrnjensen7074 No doubt, that even parents who are struggling themselves, especially with something like addiction would be hurting to have their child taken away from them. It is a very delicate balance to strike, between protective services actually protecting a child from endangerment and essentially separating parents and children. And I can imagine that there are many instances where the agencies get it wrong as well, due to how tough of a job it probably is. Again, I think the film would have benefitted from having this nuanced discussion rather than vilifying foreign government agents and somehow adding malice to their actions?
Also, great to hear about your niece.
That maybe true in a lot of western democracies but not in many of the Nordic countries especially Norway. They have turned it into a business. Watch many documentaries involving this. It is scary. They seem to be targeting immigrant people but not limited to them.
CPS really isn't remotely as necessary as people think. The number of misses that CPS has far outweigh the good they do. At this point, I would put CPS and PETA in the same basket. They really are doing more harm than good
I'd love to watch Zwigato
I remember watching it's trailer and feeling utterly broken by the problems portrayed in it. Kapil also seemed so natural in it in both the funny as well as anxious aspects of his character. This review has just solidified my plans to watch it tmmr.
Anirban is such an awesome actor, It would have been better, if this movie had an Anirban's song.He is such an multi-talented person. An actor, a director and a singer. Amit Trivedi should have explored his soulful voice.
I loved rani and anirban in the movie.... one of the best movies I've watched recently and I'm gonna watch zwigato for sure
she is awesome, I know as a mom what the character went through as a mother being scared of cps issues in foreign land, normal audience can feel pity but never understand how they react..yes guys medical kidnapping exist
I am a mom and I can relate with Mrs Chatterjee ..... I am watching this movie in Canada with my mom friends
When i went for tu jhooti me makkar , i saw this movies trailer . It made my cry .. rani has acted phenomenal . Cant wait to watch
Today I met Nikhil Advani and Jim Sarbh and I can say that Nikhil is a person who knows what good content is and Jim is very Charming and funny.
zwigato mein ek scene tha..jb kapil apne dosto ke saath ped k neeche khaana khaa rha hota h... aur govt ki job under a scheme(SUGAM) k baare mn discus kr rha hota h, tb uske dost bol te hn.. ki zwigato jb logo ko jobs deta h to usme bhi company ka hi fayda...."jitna zada rider utna kam company ko pay krna hota h"
iska kya mtlb hua
When I think about tabbu I think of best actress in Bollywood but from now on it will be Rani as well
The actor who plays kapils son kartik is actually my brother and has done a phenomenal job as it is his debut role. BTW his name is Prajwal Sahoo
Congratulations to him 🎉
Trust me ... I watched Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway and I was really mesmerised by the acting of entire cast... I know a lot of people will be irritated, when Rani 's character does a lot of things... even I was getting angry... But on the same time my friends and I were admitting that our mothers would have done that. Trust me your nerves will be touched but at the same time you will feel that all the Acts done by Rani's character will be done by your mother and if your a mother will be done by you in such situation. 💯 On acting and dialogues
Hope the movie gives credit to Sushma Swaraj who played an important role in resolving the issue
Yes in the end they show both the female bjp politicians
The people should look at interview of the lady on whom this movie is based on … Rani’s acting will look mellowed down infront of that … her accent is also bang on (given Rani is Bengali herself obviously)
Thanks for such an honest review as always, just watched Rani's movie today, absolutely agree with you and totally fail to understand the negative reviews it got. Will definitely watch Zwigato as well.
I really want to watch this Norway child case movie now.
Did you say staying in Norway for 12 years but not knowing the laws and traditions of that country.
Kids go through so much of abuse from their own parents and therefore the childcare department has to be closely watching the parents.
We have to adopt to some tradition when you migrate to the other country and not expect that country to amend their laws to match our traditions to avoid from being called racist.
Laws are same and the movie shows that the Childcare has turned in to business when there are so much of money invested in the foster care etc.
There is always three side of the story your side, other side and the truth
And the story you will hear depends on which side you stand.
Marvel fan thinks that only avengers could save the world, DC fans thinks the justice league or superman can save the world. Everyone wants their favourite person to be hero and other side to be villan but think the opposite thing where a kid in indian family is being abused and the govt ignores it thinking that it might be a tradition or a husband beats his wife and he says that this is tradition and the govt does nothing, just by believing it.
Great takes!! Thanks, Anmol!!
rani did it again even though absent for so many years but still spreading her magic
I have one point that its not necessary to show she couldn't speak english, I have seen the interview of 2011 and she was speaking fluent english. Why its needed to show housewife means, can't speak english.
It's a very cultural thing too. I know many Bengali women who are mothers who would react in a similar way if put it in the same situation. Many would call that reaction "over the top" but that's just how it is.
Its just feels bad when i see how our culture is seen in other countries and how they see our people on foreign land and my mom who also watches movies mostly with me cried seeing trailer and will watch movie tomorrow with my family
So the same week got a "bad" Kannada movie, and 2 "good" Bollywood Movies. Hate to be that guy, I just wish people actually acknowledge these.
Out of the 2 bollywood movies only zwigato was decent. For me mrs norwas felt like a cringe corny soap opera.
The legitimacy cannot be questioned honestly , Rani Mukherji did an amazing job.
I wonder why there is such a hot debate about it!
Coz critics like Sukanya Verma, Rahul desai and namrata Joshi are leftist liberatandus who could not stand Nationalistic stances in this movie , plus they have never liked rani especially since the round table
I love the clarity of your thoughts.. while I enjoy your video essays .. your talents appear to be underutilized on this platform
Jammy u're my favourite genuine movie reviewer. But it makes me sad how U're limited to only Hindi & South Indian & few maratha movies. Bengal has a wide movie industry. It's the land of Satyajit Ray. You should add more regional cinemas to ur reviews.
Bengali Film industry is a sinking ship. I will not surprised, if within 10 years it become extinct.
Also by the way, The nature of Bengalis being proud of their old things, with hardly making any progress in 2000s both in cinema and Socio economic condition leads our downfall
Also tell me the last time, u watch a bengali movie in theatres
@@Z71990 Bengalis r still proud of their art, culture & cinema my dear. U r right about the commercial success thing. If someone isn't watching Bengali films, they're definitely missing out on amazing stories. U'll be surprised that films of this quality don't get much commercial success, though widely appreciated in Bangladesh but the market is not big. It's due to industry's own issues not because of the quality of movies. Bengali art films r still way superior than most of the Bollywood movies, though I'm an ardent bollywood fan. I assume that u never watched a good Bengali movie & why would u.. it's very less talked. But I'm sure that Anirban Bhattacharya, Parambrata Mukhopadhyay, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Swastika, Abir Chatterjee, Saswata these actors r very known to u thanks to ott & some recent ventures.. if we have quality actors then think whether it's the quality issue or marketing issue.. and there r outstanding directors in Bengal. But the world knows mostly about Satyajit Ray.. so i mentioned about him. Srijit Mukherjee, Hrituporno Ghosh, Hritwik Ghatak ka ek cinema dekh lena.. u'll Know what I'm saying
Kannada film industry was also very much unknown 5 yrs ago.. so let's not go too far. I'm not comparing though.. just trying to put the context here
@@Biswarupsaha6 very much agree. All the actors you mentioned above, literally do not have a single bad film in their respective filmography (maybe there are a few exceptions) also since the past few years Dev and Jeet are producing good/decent movies as well. The industry is filled with quality contents which aren't mainstream success(most people watch these movies on tv rather on theatre) however the industry seriously needs exposure and investment
Kapil sharma is a terrific actor, my respect for his talent increased ten fold.
This is not hammy at all. This is a very real character. Hats off Rani 🎉
I remember about this case.
I wish I could ever understand this craze for shifting to a white majority country..
Without liking their language,culture,customs and importantly the laws.
I empathize with the mother but if you are going to country you have to know their system as well..all the best.
Not just dramatic roles but at times negative roles too.. like Saurabh Shukla, or dare I say even someone like Sunil Grover, they have shown quite a lot of versatility...
Are we getting a video on the best adaptation from video game ever? Waiting for TLOU video. Keep up the good work.😊
It is definitely not the best video game adaptation, it is good but that's it.
Cyberpunk has the best video game adaptation.
I hv nt watched the movie, I dn't even intend to. Reasons- most of Bollywood movies portray foreign culture and rules as horrible like Pardes, Aa ab laut chalen etc etc. But u can see all these actors holidaying in these countries. If they hate these countries why do they celebrate weddings and holidays here??????? The celebrities just stay in India cz they need Indian people to watch their melodramas. Everyone tries to shift to Hollywood. Common Indian people watch these movies, cry and think the govts are evil here. What a shame!
Anirban Bhattacharjee couldn't even show his craft in Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway. Jamy, if you really want to see this gem of an actor please check out the Bengali movie 'Vinci Da'. He is an awesome singer too. Check out 'Kichu chaini ami'. One of the best Bengali songs in the last 10 years. The movie is great too. Especially Swastika Mukherjee (from Paatal Lok) shines in the film.
I don't really understand today's audience, they boycott most films and when actual good films arrive, they give polarizing reviews or don't even watch it :(
Free ka maal mil raha hai na bhai. Telegram ban kar do ,sab rona shuru kar denge.
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Please bro watch the newly released tamil films dada and ayothi both films are great. Both movies need national level recognition
I wanted him to watch and review Dhanush's Vaathi also.
@@nikhilbharatan Vaathi is really good
@@vamshireddy3247 Some were saying that it broke the streak for Telugu directors flopping while directing Tamil movies like Varisu, Prince, etc.
When I first saw the trailer of Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway. I was stunned and couldn’t imajine what must a mother have felt and it disturbed me quite a bit. Maybe bcoz I m a mom and do not live in India. Rani is no way hamming she has portrayed the real Sagarika accent correctly. But more than that it’s a horrific tale of any mom who loves their children and they r her universe.
Yes the movie showed the very best mother. How she not just takes care of the kid but also fights very mucg and lifelong for her children. And Zwigato too. A middleclass mans mushkilat. Very great.
I am sorry Jammy while i agree with you mostly i found Rani Mukharjees acting and even the movie to be too melodramatic and over the top drama even if it is based on true story and the tone of the film is supposed to be very very emotional and drama heavy. The director tries to make this film too heavy handed.Another director may have bought emotion and better structure and nuance to the story.
Very well put. People should give these movies a chance if they want variety at the movies...
Jammy used to be different. IDK whatever. This Mrs. Chatterjee movie was terrible to say the lease. The performances were really amazing. But they treated it like a daily soap. Childcare walon ko vamp dikha diya. They said that the CSS get money behind every kid they put in foster home. I mean, tell us how their laws are flawed. The laws weren't mentioned at all. It was just a "Maa ka pyaar" movie! The husband IRL had several domestic abuse cases against him. How is that not given ample attention? The older child was autistic and the case created on those grounds was solid as she was caught being negligent. And they were staying in Norway for several years, the lady didn't bother learning their language which isn't that big a deal but if you plan on living in a different language speaking country, with family for a long term basic toh aana chahiye na? Also, how she be so unaware of the basic rules related to children in a foreign country?? I agree most of their rules make 0 sense as Indians' love language is physical touch. But what about important rules like car seat for kids and school safety which is NILL in this country. So saying Indian values for raising kids is WRONG. Her stating that Norway thinks India is poor and people are idiots is so inappropriate as they were ABIDING THEIR LAWS