MUMBAI: It takes a lot of effort to play a living legend’s role in a biographical sports film. Bollywood has witnessed many talented artists putting their heart and soul into their prep so that they can do justice to their roles. Speaking about such films, world famous boxer Mary Kom’s biopic, which stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead role, deserves a special mention.
Portraying the character of a person who is the only woman to become World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times was no mean feat for Priyanka. But the diva worked hard for the project, and also won hearts of the audience when the film released.
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Mary Kom hails from Manipur. Do you know how Priyanka Chopra achieved the oriental look to play the boxer’s role?
Well, to give Priyanka an oriental look, the film makers got Hollywood make-up artist Mark Garbarino. The make-up artist did a prosthetic makeover by giving her heavier eyelids, but the team was worried that the prosthetics would not hold while shooting action-heavy boxing bouts so they opted for special effects solution.
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Talking about the film, it premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, becoming the first Hindi film to be screened on the opening night of the festival. Directed by Omung Kumar and produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, it also stars Darshan Kumar and Sunil Thapa.
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