THE NORWAY Embassy has responded to the Bollywood starrar Rani Mukerji's "Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway" film, calling it a "work of fiction". The movie is based on an Indian couple who fought the Norway government for the custody of their children.

Norwegian Ambassador to India Hans Jacob Frydenlund has said that the film has 'factual inaccuracies' and it is a 'fictional representation of the case'. The Embassy said the government can not comment on specific cases due to strict confidentiality regulations but some general facts must be set right.

Taking to Twitter, Frydenlund shared his article on "Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway", published in Indian Express and wrote, "It incorrectly depicts Norway’s belief in family life and our respect for different cultures. Child welfare is a matter of great responsibility, never motivated by payments or profit."

The film "Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway" tells the tale of an Indian immigrant couple whose life was turned upside down in 2012 when the Norwegian foster care system took their two children away due to cultural differences. In the film, the role of the mother battling the state for her kids. It is based on Sagarika Chakaraborty's book The Journey of a Mother.

"Children will never be taken away from their families based on cultural differences described. Eating with their hands or having children sleeping in bed with their parents are not considered practices harmful to children and are not uncommon in Norway, irrespective of cultural background," Norway Embassy, as quoted by news agency ANI, said in a statement.

The embassy denied the assertion made in the film that "the more children put into the foster system, the more money they make" and claimed it is wholly untrue. Furthermore, it stated that child welfare is not driven by profit.

"Child welfare is not driven by profit. The alleged claim that ‘the more children put into the foster system, the more money they make’ is completely false. Alternative care is a matter of responsibility and not a money-making entity. The reason for placing children in alternative care is if they are subject to neglect, violence or other forms of abuse," it added.

The film which hit the big screens today is directed by Ashima Chibber. The film is inspired by true events. It recounts the story of an immigrant Indian mother's battle against the Norwegian foster care system and local legal machinery to win back the custody of her children.