Express LOL: The tongue-in-cheek ‘Mary Kom’ review

Priyanka Chopra saves 'Mary Kom' from becoming a history book come to life.

‘Mary Kom’ is more of a warmup bout than a knockout punch.

‘Mary Kom’ is more of a warmup bout than a knockout punch. However, Priyanka Chopra does save it from becoming a history book come to life. At the end of the movie, we just had one thought – why isn’t the cricket money in India spent on other sports?

Our Express LOL reporter went to the premiere, and met his fair share of celebrities. First up was Hulk, who was definitely not in his Bruce Banner personality.

Next, our interviewer met another Indian sport god, Sachin Tendulkar.

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It was only fitting that the next guest was Amitabh Bachchan, keeping in mind how great the KBC Kohima launch film was.

In keeping with the legendary nature of the night’s guests, the last movie reviewer was Rajinikanth.

On a scale of Singham Returns (biopic of an exploding car) to Invictus (legendary biopic of a legend) Mary Kom falls somewhere in the middle. An educative watch.

Read: ‘Mary Kom’ review: Priyanka Chopra does a good job

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