Mary Kom (film)
| Mary Kom | |
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| File:Mary Kom Poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Omung Kumar |
| Written by | Saiwyn Quadras |
| Produced by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali[1] Vicom 18 motion pictures |
| Starring | Priyanka Chopra Zachary Coffin Shishir Sharma |
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| Distributed by | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Mary Kom is an upcoming 2014 Hindi biographical sports drama film directed by Omung Kumar and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali on a story and screenplay written by Saiwyn Quadras.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Based on the life of the life of the Indian boxer Mary Kom, the film stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead. Shishir Sharma and Zachary Coffin also star. The film is scheduled for release on 5 September 2014.[9]
Cast
- Priyanka Chopra[10] as Mary Kom[11]
- Zachary Coffin as German boxing coach
- Shishir Sharma
Production
Casting
The first choice has been Priyanka Chopra by Sanjay Leela Bhansali due to her versatility performance throughout. While approach chopra was finalize. It was also confirmed that there will be no male lead for the movie. [12]
Development
Priyanka Chopra who will be playing the role of Mary Kom visited Olympic stars hometown Manipur as a familiarization to learn more about the life of Mary Kom. While the visit Chopra was shared advices from Mary Kom and she stated "When she came to Manipur, she knew about boxing so I gave her tips as a mother and a wife, how I went about managing my home and profession, how I live with my family — basically she got to know aspects about my family life." [13] Chopra also had to go through a extensive training schedule for the role of a boxer for 10 days to ensure physicality and agility is well in place before the shoot. [14]
Filming
In June 2013 post chopra's fathers death makers began filming for the movie at Filmistan in Mumbai. Filming had been postponed for a vast time gap due to actress's fathers illness. [15] Second schedule for the movie began on 28th February 2014 for 45 days. [14]
References
- ^ a b Mary Kom - Koimoi
- ^ Priyanka Chopra learns Manipuri for Mary Kom biopic- Hindustan Times
- ^ priyanka begins shooting formary kom biopic - Samachar
- ^ Priyanka Chopra's Mary Kom biopic to release in English | BizAsia
- ^ Priyanka Chopra's Mary Kom biopic to have two versions - Rediff.com
- ^ Priyanka Chopra Starts Shooting On 'Mary Kom' Biopic - Koimoi
- ^ Shooting For Mary Kom Biopic from June - Koimoi
- ^ Priyanka begins training for Mary Kom biopic - Samachar
- ^ Priyanka Chopra's gritty Mary Kom look unveiled
- ^ Priyanka Chopra building muscles to play Mary Kom | NDTV Moviess
- ^ Priyanka Chopra to play Mary Komin Sanjay Leela - Koimoi
- ^ Midday. "Priyanka Chopra to play Mary Kom in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's biopic". NDTV. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ Talukdar, Taniya. "What did Mary Kom say to Priyanka Chopra?". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ a b IANS (21 February 2014). "Priyanka Chopra's grueling 45 days training schedule for 'Mary Kom'". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ Awaasthi, Kavita. "Priyanka Chopra begins shooting for Mary Kom biopic today". Retrieved 16 May 2014.