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Priyanka says Mary Kom has taught her a valuable lesson
Mumbai:
She's played glamorous roles and a girl-next-door in several of her past films. But Priyanka Chopra, who features as boxing champion MC Mary Kom in a biopic, says playing an athlete in a film was almost unthinkable for her.
Mary Kom has thus, taught her a valuable lesson.
"I never thought I will play an athlete or I can become an athlete. I didn't know anything about sports. Besides, who would have thought that a girl can develop muscles and biceps, but that happened with me," the 32-year-old said here on Tuesday in an interview.
"I learnt that if you are adamant about achieving something, anything can happen and you can do anything. This was a very inspiring thing for me," added the National Award winning actress.
Mary Kom, which is director Omung Kumar's debut film, will hit theatres on September 5.
Mary Kom has thus, taught her a valuable lesson.
"I never thought I will play an athlete or I can become an athlete. I didn't know anything about sports. Besides, who would have thought that a girl can develop muscles and biceps, but that happened with me," the 32-year-old said here on Tuesday in an interview.
"I learnt that if you are adamant about achieving something, anything can happen and you can do anything. This was a very inspiring thing for me," added the National Award winning actress.
Mary Kom, which is director Omung Kumar's debut film, will hit theatres on September 5.