'Mary Kom' Not Releasing In Manipur Disheartening: Priyanka

“I never anticipated that the film will be appreciated so much. It was a huge responsibility as I had to do complete justice to the youth icon image of Mary and also make the film appealing to the viewers,” Priyanka added.

Produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, ‘Mary Kom’ has been applauded for Priyanka’s performance. But it was panned for plugging some brands in the story.

“These brands act as a major source to help us make the film in a bigger way. It was a small—budget film. Had it been a boy movie it could have been easier to get such a huge release but for a female—centric film it was necessary to do the brand promotions. People don’t think twice before coming to a conclusion,” Priyanka said.

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