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Winning National Award biggest high: 'Mary Kom' director
Sitting miles away in Kuala Lumpur, Omung Kumar sprang with surprise and
excitement upon hearing that his debut directorial venture "Mary Kom", a
film on the life of boxing champion M.C. Mary Kom, had won a National
Film Award on Tuesday. He says it's the "biggest high" for him ever.
It
has been named the best popular film providing wholesome entertainment
for being an inspiring story of a woman who becomes a national icon
through her determined pursuit of sporting excellence. The film saw
Priyanka Chopra embodying the role of the Manipur sportswoman.
In
a message to IANS, the popular art director and now filmmaker, said:
"Winning a National Award for my first film is the biggest high I could
have got. God, I can't believe it."
He couldn't assimilate the news at first.
"I'm
sitting in Malaysia right now and getting to know this news from
people, and I couldn't understand first as to did we get nominated or
did we win, and then finally when I came to know that it really
happened, I just couldn't believe it.
"It's a dream come true for a debut director. Thank you all for your support," he added.
Priyanka
was ably supported by Darshan Kumar as her onscreen husband in the
film, for which Mary Kom herself stepped out in the film promotion
arena.