Mary Kom

 

Priyanka is back. She gives a fabulous performance in the de-glamorous avatar of Mary Kom. After a long time audience is going to see Priyanka – the Actress, of the fame of Fashion, Kaminey, 7 Khoon Maaf and Barfi. The movie is inspirational Biography based on the real life story of 5 time world Boxing champion and Olympic Bronze medalist – Mary Kom. 

Mary Kom (Priyanka Chopra) is the eldest girl child of poor farmer family. Being born to a wrestler father she has wrestling in her genes and is ready to pick fights with anyone. One fine day, while on a chase of a street tramp she lands in a Boxing Gymnasium where she meets her coach (Sunil Thapa). After showing the coach her passion for boxing through persuasion and perseverance, she wins his heart and starts training with him. She goes through rigorous training, fights all odds including her father’s rejection and becomes world champion. While she was busy in pursuing her passion, Onler (Darshan Kumar), an admirer of her courage & dedication and helplessly in love with her, keeps assisting her in all her endeavors. She marries him against the will of her coach and starts her family life; she gives birth to a twins and taking care of them with a smidgen in her heart that she had to sacrifice her career for the family. Onler realizes her anguish and sways her to restart her career. She fights all the odds again from the start including the unfairness of federation and goes on to become the world champion again. And finally the audiences are asked to stand up for the national anthem in the end..!!!

The story is very humble and picked from the real life incidences of Mary Kom. The script writer has stayed away from exaggeration to make the movie pretentiously inspirational. The simple and realistic struggle of Mary Kom keeps the originality in the script without losing the stimulating touch. The screenplay is, if not extra-ordinary then not very ordinary also. It has all the ingredients required for any sports inspirational movie. Few of the dialogues have punches. 

It’s a great effort by first time director – Omung Kumar. He has done a fantastic job. All the boxing sequences are directed very attractively by Rob Miller.  The correct time to the story apart from the Boxing fights is devoted which is an advantage for the movie. The climax is prepared astonishingly well with precise amount of aggression and emotions to it. Cinematographer has done a wonderful job of capturing the beauty of Manipur at one end and belligerence of boxing ring on the other hand. Music is pleasing and kudos to editor to keep it short and sweet.

Priyanka stands out in the acting. She carries the entire movie on her shoulders. Sunil Thapa and Darshan Kumar are average or rather not given much to do. Sunil Thapa’s character, given little more thought, could have added some flares. By the end of the movie one can realize that Story writer, director and producer got involved so much into the Character of Mary Kom that they forgot to work on other aspects and characters. More work on story and other characters could have made this movie a masterpiece.