'Mary Kom' Spins Gold At Box Office; Northeast Contribution Negligible

"There were lot of Manipuri people in the audience. About 50 percent of the audience must have been Manipuri who are staying in Assam," he added.

Meanwhile, producers are trying to release the film in Kom's hometown, where around 60 to 70 films in Meitei language are made in a year. But Hindi films screenings are banned since early 2000 due to an insurgent groups' diktat.

"Manipur release was initiated earlier, but there was no positive response as Hindi films are not screened there. However, all efforts are in the direction of getting a theatrical release in Manipur," said a source from Viacom18 Motion Pictures.

Whether it releases in Manipur or not, the people in the state are certainly not going to miss it.

"Hindi movies are banned in Manipur, but there are so many CDs available in the market. If not theatre, people here will definitely get their hands on 'Mary Kom' CD like they do for other Hindi films," said Ningthoujam Nongdamba, a teacher.

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