Director
Omung
Kumar,
who
is
looking
forward
to
the
release
of
Mary
Kom,
says
he
has
tried
to
keep
the
story
real
despite
taking
creative
liberty
to
depict
the
boxing
champion's
life
story
on
celluloid.
Priyanka
Chopra
plays
the
role
of
the
Olympic
boxer
M
C
Mary
Kom.
"It
wasn't
so
difficult
to
replicate
Mary
because
she
is
an
open
book.
We
followed
her
and
replicated
her
life
exactly
as
she
has
said.
She
has
seen
the
film.
I
think
creative
liberty
is
not
a
bad
thing.
It
is
about
how
we
take
the
scene
ahead.
She
(Mary)
has
seen
it
and
loved
it," Omung
said.
The
makers
have
portrayed
several
incidents
that
happened
to
Mary
exactly
the
way
she
narrated
them
to
the
writers.
"We
have
tried
to
bring
10-12
years
of
her
(Mary)
life
on
screen
within
two
hours
and
within
that
we
have
taken
few
liberties.
But
otherwise
the
film
is
a
close
depiction
of
her
life," Priyanka
said.
Priyanka
who
essays
the
role
of
Mary
in
the
film
said
the
Manipur
boxer
fancied
a
song
and
dance
in
the
movie.
"We
have
dramatized
the
romance
and
singing
and
she
(Mary)
enjoys
it.
She
asked
me
if
I
am
dancing
in
the
film
and
I
said
people
will
kill
me
if
I
dance.
She
said
she
is
a
good
dancer.
So
can
you
imagine
Mary
Kom
doing
'Desi
Girl'
(popular
track
from
'Dostana'),
that
is
what
she
wanted
me
to
do
in
the
film,"
Priyanka
said.
Directed
by
Omung
Kumar
and
produced
by
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
the
biopic
Mary
Kom
also
stars
Danny
Denzongpa,
newcomer
Darshan
Kumar
among
others.
The
film
is
scheduled
for
release
on
September
5.