Eventually, Priyanka Chopra was roped in to play the role.ĭarshan Kumar was cast as Mary Kom’s husband, Onler Kom while popular Nepalese actor Sunil Thapa took up the mantle of her coach and mentor M. Given Mary Kom’s quiet and powerful demeanour, it was a challenge to find an actor to play the ace boxer. However, the national award-winning filmmaker himself admitted later that the opportunity to retell the story of an iconic figure like Mary Kom was impossible to pass on, even if it was uncharted territory for him. The Padma Shri winner is primarily noted for producing or directing big-budget grand scale dramas like Paadmavat, Devdas and Saawariya. Sanjay Leela Bhansali was the producer.īhansali’s involvement with the project was particularly surprising.
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The Mary Kom movie was directed by Omung Kumar, who made his directorial debut with this film. So what was the movie all about? Here’s a look at the story behind the Mary Kom biopic. It raked in Rs 104 crores despite being made on a relatively small-budget of Rs 18 crore. The 2014 film, celebrating the life and accomplishments of the six-time world amateur boxing champion from Manipur, was a runaway hit at the box office. And it wasn’t long before Mary Kom - a film based on six-time world champion Indian boxer MC Mary Kom's life – followed on screen. The trend of modern-day Bollywood sports biopics took off with the hugely popular Bhaag Milkha Bhaag in 2013.
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