Home-Koming for Priyanka

Priyanka Chopra’s poster of ‘Mary Kom’ has created quite a stir on the social media. The actress plays the Olympic bronze medallist boxer in the biopic and describes it as her hardest work so far. By now, everyone knows that she went through a rigorous training schedule to train for her role. What most don’t know is that it all happened at her house, right here in Goa. Also, last week, just days ahead of the release of her film, Priyanka was in Goa to spend few days at her ‘home’.

Before the training could begin, Priyanka was involved in several commitments at that time. ‘Gunday’ was being shot and she was also dubbing for ‘Krrish’. Her busy schedule made it difficult for her to give the desired time for training. But thanks to a 15-day break in her schedule, her trainer suggested a place anywhere far away from work where Priyanka could just train. The actress agreed and plans were made to fly off to Goa — to her house, which she had bought a few years ago. 

When in Goa, the duo trained for five hours, every single day. According to her trainer, Priyanka’s body was also recovering from work-related stress and she was getting sleep right as well. Soon, after a month of workouts, which included weights and circuit training, actual boxing training was stressed upon to get her stance right. It was around the same time that Priyanka’s father was ailing. During this time, it was her mother, Madhu who was a big source of support.