By Hindustan Times
There’s been speculation for a while now on who will play the lead role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film in accordance with the lifetime of India’s ace boxer, Mary Kom. Now we hear that Priyanka Chopra was signed on for the project.
A source from the production house has confirmed the scoop saying,
“Priyanka signed at the dotted line on Sunday. The meeting didn’t happen in person, but she’s onboard. The work on her character will begin shortly.”
Priyanka and Bhansali were apparently in talks for a while, and she or he was an obvious choice because of her film record.
Indian boxer Mary Kom
The source says, “Priyanka has done action films previously and she or he can pull off the role. Of course, a large number of labor should be done on the subject of getting the look and character right.”
The movie, with a purpose to be directed by Umang Kumar, will go at the floors early next year.
Mary Kom, in fact, had met Bhansali a couple of weeks ago to speak about it.
The source says, “Since Mary Kom is a boxer, her body and skin type is different. Even her accent isn't what you hear here. Priyanka will undergo some physical training and workshops to assist her understand the nature best of. course, at some point, there'll be some meetings between Mary Kom and Priyanka too.”
