Priyanka
Chopra
is
not
talking
about
the
box
office
competition,
but
about
actually
beating
up
someone
physically!
And
the
actress
strongly
feels
that
every
woman
should
learn
some
form
of
self-defence.
Priyanka
may
have
now
lost
all
the
muscle
she
built
up
for
her
role
as
five-time
boxing
champion
M.C.
Mary
Kom
in
her
forthcoming
film,
but
she
says
she's
now
fitter
and
stronger
to
give
a
tough
fight
to
anyone.
"Today,
I
can
beat
anyone,
it
feels
great," Priyanka,
one
of
Hindi
film
industry's
most
indomitable
actors,
exclaimed
during
a
tete-a-tete
with
IANS
while
she
was
on
the
move
for
her
promotional
commitments
for
Mary
Kom.
Building
the
muscles
for
the
movie,
which
brings
to
screen
the
inspirational
story
of
Manipur-based
athlete
Mary
Kom,
made
Priyanka
feel
"very
tired".
But
it
was
worth
it!
"Building
muscles
can't
make
you
feel
empowered,
but
stronger.
I
did!
I
have
lost
all
my
muscle
now,
but
I
still
feel
strong.
I
still
believe
I
have
those
muscles," she
said,
and
broke
in
guffaws.
On
an
introspective
note,
she
said,
"Muscles
are
a
very
superficial
thing.
What
they
did
for
me,
honestly,
was
being
able
to
learn
a
sport.
I've
never
learnt
a
sport
in
my
life.
That
too
a
contact
sport.
For
me,
it
was
a
huge
challenge
to
learn
an
entire
sport.
"Today,
you
can
put
me
in
a
boxing
ring.
I
may
not
be
able
to
beat
another
boxer,
but
I'll
be
able
to
give
her
a
tough
fight.
I've
learnt
it
that
much."
It
also
makes
her
believe
that
women
must
learn
some
form
of
self-defence.
"I
think
girls
should
be
able
to
do
what
they
want,
be
free
and
not
be
worried
about
protecting
themselves.
But
I
think
that
in
the
world
that
we
live
in
today,
unless
the
laws
that
have
been
made
to
protect
us
have
been
implemented
well
enough,
we
should
learn
some
form
of
self-defence
just
for
confidence.
"You
may
not
be
able
to
beat
a
guy
who's
coming
at
you,
but
you'll
be
able
to
put
up
a
fight.
And
that
can
really
scare
some
people
off.
So,
with
that,
you
will
be
able
to
put
up
a
fight,
and
say,
'You
cannot
take
advantage
of
me'.
For
some,
that
power
comes
from
the
gym.
But
one
has
to
find
an
individual
source.
"For
me,
it
came
from
being
agile,
from
learning
this
new
sport."
Mary
Kom,
directed
by
first-timer
Omung
Kumar,
releases
on
Teacher's
Day
Friday.