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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Sumati Yengkhom | TNN

10 years later, Kolkata mother's fight for kids custody inspires Bollywood film

KOLKATA: The story of a feisty mother from Birati who fought against a country (Norway) to get back her children will soon be on the silverscreen. Sagarika Chakraborty's custody war for her two kids had hit the headlines, both in India and Norway, in 2012. Titled 'Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway', based on the young mother's fight, Rani Mukherjee will be playing the protagonist in this Bollywood movie.

The Birati girl had never ventured out of the country before her marriage to geophysicist Anurup Bhattacharya that took her to Norway. But when her children were taken away by the Child Welfare Services (CWS) in Stavanger - on ground of neglect and 'emotional disconnect' - the petite and seemingly meek Sagarika took on the Norwegian government in a legal battle till she got her children back.

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