Priyanka
Chopra
is
happy
with
all
the
critical
praise
coming
her
way
for
her
performance
as
MC
Mary
Kom
in
the
boxer's
biopic
but
the
actress
says
it
is
"disheartening" that
people
from
Manipur
cannot
see
the
movie.
Kom
too
had
expressed
her
sadness
over
her
hometown
missing
its
date
with
the
big
screen
version
of
her
life-story.
Hindi
films
are
banned
in
Manipur
since
September,
2000,
by
separatist
militant
group
Revolutionary
Peoples
Front
which
claims
that
Bollywood
goes
against
Manipuri
values.
"I
feel
very
sad
about
it.
Mary
herself
spoke
to
the
government
officials
but
nothing
could
be
done.
These
decisions
are
made
by
people
bigger
than
us.
I'm
disheartened
that
the
people
there
cannot
watch
my
film.
This
has
been
happening
for
the
past
10
years,"
Priyanka
told
in
an
interview.
Priyanka,
32,
however,
hopes
that
the
film,
which
released
last
week,
will
help
bridge
the
gap
between
North
East
and
the
rest
of
India
as
it
talks
about
a
daughter
from
their
soil.
"People
there
are
not
happy
with
the
way
they
are
treated
elsewhere.
I
hope
this
film
sheds
light
on
that
and
we
can
help
in
any
manner." The
actress,
who
left
no-stone-unturned
to
promote
the
biopic,
is
happy
that
her
hard
work
has
paid
off
with
the
film's
opening
weekend
collection
standing
at
Rs
30
crore
but
says
celebrations
are
still
away.
"We
are
not
celebrating
the
success
yet.
It's
just
an
opening
weekend
collection.
We
feel
that
the
film
should
do
the
same
business
in
the
coming
days
as
well
and
then
we
will
have
a
grand
celebration.
It's
an
incredible
opening
for
a
female-centric
film
after
a
long
time,"
Priyanka
said.