The much awaited trailer of Mary Kom was officially released today. True to its brief description on Youtube, Powerful is the only word that comes to mind. Being a feminist and a fan of both Mary Kom and PC, I would obviously like the trailer much more than how much Salman Khan fans loved the entire movie of "Bodyguard" and its always-in-my-nightmares climax.
The video starts off with Mary Kom getting knocked off in the ring, as she is falling she takes a trip down the memory lane. And I am sure that she rises back to her feet with a striking blow, says not me but the visibly promising young Mary. It is delight to see a female athlete enter into a men's arena without the need to pretend or disguise. In the trailer, Mary says at a point to her male friend, "Don't worry, tum mere sath safe hai" and another time "Mere hath ka khake deko". As a fan, I loved the way Priyanka Chopra delivered both the dialogs and as a woman, I loved the chirpiness and truth in these dialogs.
In the video, Mary Kom corrected her father's pronunciation, like all other girls. Few tease, few teach, few explain, few laugh at their dads, but what matters is that they are daughters. During the course of the trailer, she marries and later becomes a mother. As it is said, "Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great". Likewise, her absence from boxing for a few years only ignited the passion in her. As a mother she emerges out with much more energy and strength, it is this part of promo which gives you goosebumps.
Like Indian government which honors most of the Indian heroes posthumously, it seemed until a few years ago that Bollywood also was inclined towards the same thought. But well, the trend is changing for better. Coming to my expectations from the movie, what I am waiting to see is the climax of the movie, how would it end? May be by winning many more medals, reaching to No. 1 position in the sport or to emerge as a role model for women in the country or may be change the stereotype of Brain Vs Brawn to Brain + Brawn.
What knocked off my socks is the background song that fades in the aura of Priyanka Chopra. Of all the adjectives used until now to define a dil/heart, like bacha, deewana, pagal, cheez, badtameez, I liked ziddi. It gives me a hope. I would undoubtedly call mine as one.
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