Lesser known facts of Priyanka Chopra's Mary Kom

Priyanka Chopra is slowly carving her way to the top with some impeccable performances. After she stunned all with her Barfi! role, the actress is all set to hit hard with a biopic. Priyanka Chopra is seen playing boxer Mary Kom in her biopic, by the same name. The film is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and directed by Omung Kumar. Priyanka Chopra is already winning accolades for the film. We take you through a few lesser known facts about the film.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known to make movies which are opulent and magnificent. However when it comes to producing one, SLB readily agreed to come on board for the biopic. In an interview with The Times of India, Sanjay Leela Bhansali said, "Mary Kom has made India proud. I was moved by her story. She is a mother of two, has been through so much struggle, has tremendous spirit and a sense of living and dignity and is now a World Champion. She has what it takes to make a great champion. An Indian woman boxer is rare. It will be an exciting film to produce and I am very happy to do it."

Mary Kom has also given Priyanka Chopra a few tips on the film, which seemed to have helped the actress go through her journey of playing a boxer. Mary Kom in an interview with The Times of India said, "I met Priyanka in Mumbai, much before she came to Manipur, during which time we spoke at length. 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."

The makeup also for Mary Kom was very complicated for the actress. According to a report on The Times of India, Priyanka also suffered an injury while shooting for the film. "Priyanka was filming a boxing scene with an actor from the North-East. She fell on the floor due to the impact. She got the shot spot on, so director Omung Kumar decided to retain it. The cut mark that you will eventually see on screen under her eye is real but we did touch it up with makeup to make it look deeper," says Uday Shirale, who has been working on Priyanka's look, according to the report.

Priyanka Chopra has made her mark in the international markets with her singing talent. The actress has released a couple of her songs, wherein she has teamed up with artists like rapper will.i.am and Pitbull too. Priyanka Chopra has also expressed her desire to sing in Bollywood and it seems like the actress will fulfill that with this impactful movie. Mary Kom is a biopic of a boxer, and according to a report on The Times of India, there will be some soulful singing done by Priyanka in this movie.

Priyanka has always maintained that Mary Kom was one of the hardest films of her career. And that she had to sweat it out in the gym to achieve the perfect physique to portray the Indian boxer onscreen. Her transformation had to be made from the glamorous actress to a hard hitting sportsperson. Priyanka Chopra had stated on a social networking site that Mary Kom was the hardest film of her life and that it took her two years of determination taught by the guru, Mary Kom herself.

The release date of Mary Kom has been shuffling since some time now. Initially it was supposed to release on October 2, but it would be clashing with Shahid Kapoor's Haider and Hrithik Roshan's Bang Bang. However now with a changed date, Mary Kom biopic will now hit the screens on September 5. Also industry is abuzz with the news that the film will be released in two different versions, reportedly one for the Indian audiences and another one for the international audiences.

With the first look released, Priyanka Chopra's Bollywood counterparts are also praising her as an actress. They all took to micro blogging site twitter to express themselves.
Ranveer Singh: Total Knockout! look! It's the Raging Bulbul !

Bipasha Basu: seriously awesome first look of #MaryKom ! Loved it!Really looking forward to this one!Good luck darling!

Preity Zinta: PC loved the new poster of #MaryKom. So proud of you !Hard works always pays . Looking forward to seeing it soon. Much love

Neha Dhupia: Priyanka Chopra in n as #MaryKom looks fab! Only someone like u has the courage to share her story with us! #respect #MaryKom

Dia Mirza: Priyanka Chopra gosh! this is a bigger killer!

Madhur Bhandarkar: Hard-hitting, passionate poster of Mary Kom! The versatile @priyankachopra in a never-before-seen avatar! Looking forward to this Jalwaa!

Anushka Sharma: What a superb first look of Mary Kom ! Looking forward to the film .. Great job Priyanka Chopra