Bollywood
actress
Priyanka
Chopra,
who
is
playing
the
five-time
world
boxing
champion
Mary
Kom
in
a
forthcoming
biopic,
says
she
shares
a
slice
of
life
with
the
legendary
sportswoman.
"Her
story
is
same
as
that
of
mine.
I
too
struggled
when
I
came
in
the
industry
and
cried
alone.
It
is
basically
the
story
of
every
girl,
who
has
a
dream," Chopra
said
on
Sunday,
November
10
at
a
ThinkFest
event.
The
Mary
Kom
Biopic
is
about
the
trials
and
tribulations
of
Mary,
who
was
born
to
landless
farmer
in
Manipur
and
subsequently
rose
to
make
a
mark
for
herself
as
a
boxer.
"What
fascinates
me
about
her
is
that
I
wanted
to
tell
the
story
of
real
Mary,"
Priyanka
said.
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Priyanka
also
mentioned
that
the
story
about
the
female
sportswoman
has
never
been
told
through
the
medium
of
films
in
India.
Although
Mary
is
a
boxer,
she
is
a
typical
girl
who
wears
nail
paint
beneath
her
boxing
gloves,
Chopra
said.
"She
loves
singing,
watching
movies
and
everything
that
a
girl
likes,"
the
actress
added.
Mary
Kom,
who
was
also
present
at
the
event,
narrated
how
North
East
girls
are
treated
as
Nepalis
and
non-Indians
in
other
parts
of
the
country
including
Delhi.
She
said
the
situation
in
Manipur
was
dreading.
"I
am
scared
to
move
around
without
security.
My
department
(police)
has
given
me
security.
Otherwise
it
is
not
only
me
but
even
my
family
won't
be
safe,"
Mary
Kom
explained.