▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁where ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁H indi ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁screen ed ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁festival . ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁released ▁to ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁screens ▁world wide . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁over se as ▁mark ets ▁by ▁E ros ▁International ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁four - film ▁deal ▁between ▁E ros ▁and ▁Via com ▁ 1 8 ▁stud ios . ▁The ▁rights ▁to ▁television ▁broadcast ing ▁belonged ▁to ▁Via com 1 8 ' s ▁flags hip ▁general ▁entertain ment ▁channel ▁Colors . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁in ▁Kom ' s ▁home ▁state ▁of ▁Man ip ur ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁Bol lywood ▁films ▁by ▁the ▁Im phal - based ▁separ at ist ▁milit ant ▁group , ▁Revolution ary ▁Pe op les ▁Front ▁( R PF ) ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Press ▁Trust ▁of ▁India , ▁Kom ▁expressed ▁her ▁sad ness ▁that ▁people ▁from ▁her ▁own ▁state ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁bi op ic . ▁However , ▁una ut hor ised ▁DVD s ▁and ▁V CD s ▁flo oded ▁the ▁state , ▁with ▁the ▁DVD ▁format ▁in ▁great ▁demand ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁option ▁for ▁native ▁people ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Made ▁on ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 ▁million ▁including ▁production , ▁prints ▁and ▁advert ising , ▁and ▁market ing , ▁Mary ▁Kom ▁earned ▁