Chak De’s Bindiya wanted to play Mary Kom

But later Sanjay Leela Bhansali roped in Priyanka Chopra for the role.

Actress Shilpa Shukla,who became famous as the arrogant Bindiya from Chak De India,says she had expressed her desire to filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali to play boxing champion Mary Kom on screen.

But later Sanjay Leela Bhansali roped in Priyanka Chopra for the role.

“A lot of my friends told me that I resemble her (Mary) and should give it a shot. I also felt deep inside that I could do it. (Had) Messaged Sanjay Leela Bhansali about my willingness to audition for the role,” Shilpa told PTI.

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Shilpa was that time out of the town for some work and Sanjay Leela Bhansali replied with a smiley.

“I was somewhere sure that its a huge project and they would go with a big celebrity,” Shilpa said.

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom,is lauded as a national hero after winning the London Olympic bronze. She belongs to Kom tribal community of North Eastern state of Manipur.

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