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Inspiring to do every scene of 'Mary Kom': Priyanka (Movie Snippets)

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IANS Mumbai
Last Updated : Apr 04 2014 | 5:47 PM IST

National Award-winning actress Priyanka Chopra, who is yet to devote 15 days to complete shooting of the biopic on India's champion boxer M.C. Mary Kom, says every scene in the film is inspirational.

"'Mary Kom' is the story of every woman who wants to be larger than she is meant to be. Inspiring to do every scene...can't believe only 15 days left to complete the film. It's been so tumultuous yet wonderful," Priyanka posted on her Twitter page.

The actress is currently busy shooting for the film, based on Olympic medal-winner and world champion Mary Kom's life. Directed by Omung Kumar, the movie is slated to release on Gandhi Jayanti Oct 2.

Priyanka has gone out of her way to be physically fit for the role, and she has spent long time with the sports icon herself to get right the nuances of the character.

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Sonam Kapoor mobbed, loved the experience

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Actress Sonam Kapoor attracted many fans in Nashik when she came to the city to shoot "Dolly Ki Doli". She loved the experience.

The shooting of "Dolly Ki Doli", Arbaaz Khan's new production, began on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa, a New Year festival celebrated in Maharashtra.

A source from the film's unit said: "To flag off the shoot, the entire unit decided to visit the famous Infant Jesus shrine in Nashik to seek blessings. On hearing this, lots of fans gathered at the spot and refused to leave without seeing the fashionista."

Sonam gracefully agreed to meet and interact with them, and said: "I was quite overwhelmed to see the large number of people who turned up to meet us. The locals really cooperated with us and gave us a warm Nashik-style welcome".

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Watch 'Jal' this weekend: Purab

Actor Purab Kohli has a special "request" - he wants movie buffs to flock to theatres this weekend to watch his latest release "Jal" for its longevity.

"Request: if you want to see 'Jal' please try and see it during the weekend. It makes a big difference to our longitivtiy in theatres #jal (sic)," he posted on Twitter Friday.

Starring Tannishtha Chatterjee, Kirti Kulhari and Mukul Dev, apart from Purab, the film is directed by debutant Girish Malik.

David Dhawan's commercial potboiler "Main Tera Hero", featuring Varun Dhawan, Nargis Fakhri and Ileana D'Cruz too released Friday.

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First Published: Apr 04 2014 | 5:36 PM IST

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