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Bhansali to produce film on boxing star Mary Kom

Pallab Bhattacharya, New Delhi
Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali never let goes an opportunity to portray strong female characters in his films.
Recall actress Rani Mukerji as the visually and speech impaired girl in “Black"; Madhuri Dixit, an epitome of sacrifice, as Chadramukhi in 2002 hit movie “Devdas” and a hardworking Aishwarya Rai as Sofia in “Guzaarish”.
And now his latest muse is 29-year-old Indian boxing star and mother of two children Mary Kom who has become a national sporting icon after her bronze medal win in London Olympics recendy.
“Mary Korn's is an inspiring story that touched my heart. Not many films are based on biopics of living people. So, this is a rare experiment. I am proud that I am part of this film,” says Bhansali, who is producing the film to be directed by Omung Kumar who also hails from Mary Korn's home state Manipur.
Mary Kom is a poor farmer's daughter from a remote corner of Manipur who overcame heavy odds to become five-times world champion and Olympic medal-winner.
“Her story needs to be told to the world. It’s a splendid story of a fighter in real life," according to Bhansali.
Mary Kom had initially tried to hide her interest in boxing from her family since it was not considered a suitable sport for a woman. However, thanks to her victory in the Manipur state women's boxing
championship twelve years ago, her career became public and she began competing at the international level at the age of 18.
At the recent London Olympics, Mary was the only Indian female boxer to have qualified for the flyweight (51kg) category where she won a bronze.
What further impressed Bhansali was that “even after achieving so much, Mary Kom comes across as a very simple and humble human being."
Omang Kumar, the art director of “Black” and Bhansali-directed “Saawariya”, said he had decided
long ago that his directorial debut would be with a movie on Mary Kom. He approached Bhansali who decided to produce the venture likely to hit the screens in the middle of next year.
Bhansali admits portraying the role of Mary Kom won't be easy and says he is yet to find an actor for the lead role.
“We will be auditioning a lot of people for it. Let’s see,” says the producer adding whoever is finalised to play Mary Kom will have to train with the boxer for four months trying to match her boxing style and posture.