, ▁K umar ' s ▁colle agues ▁were ▁not ▁sure ▁if ▁a ▁film ▁based ▁in ▁Man ip ur ▁would ▁be ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁audience . ▁This ▁concern ▁ev apor ated ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁where ▁Kom ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal . ▁Her ▁win ▁also ▁highlight ed ▁her ▁previous ▁achiev ements . ▁After ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁broke ▁in ▁the ▁media , ▁the ▁mak ers ▁clar ified ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁in ▁development ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁much ▁before ▁the ▁Olympics , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁influenced ▁by ▁her ▁recent ▁success . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Press ▁Trust ▁of ▁India , ▁Bh ans ali ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁so ▁insp iring , ▁it ▁touched ▁his ▁heart ▁and ▁described ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁" a ▁rare ▁experiment ". ▁He ▁added ▁" Not ▁many ▁films ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁bi op ics ▁of ▁living ▁people . ▁I ▁am ▁proud ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁film ." ▁▁ ▁Cast ing ▁and ▁characters ▁ ▁Ch op ra ▁was ▁K umar ' s ▁and ▁Bh ans ali ' s ▁first ▁choice ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁role . ▁In ▁early ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁media ▁reports ▁suggested ▁that ▁Ch op ra ▁entered ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁which ▁she ▁denied ▁initially . ▁Later ▁in ▁that ▁month , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁cast ▁for ▁the ▁part . ▁She ▁was ▁initially ▁ske pt ical ▁about ▁the ▁film