4 ▁to ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews ▁with ▁pra ise ▁for ▁Ch op ra ' s ▁performance . ▁Upon ▁its ▁release , ▁the ▁film ▁recorded ▁the ▁highest ▁opening ▁week end ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁for ▁a ▁female - led ▁Indian ▁film . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁success , ▁gross ing ▁ 1 . 0 4 ▁billion ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office . ▁Mary ▁Kom ▁is ▁also ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁Indian ▁films ▁st arring ▁a ▁female ▁actor . ▁ ▁Mary ▁Kom ▁received ▁several ▁acc ol ades ▁at ▁award ▁cer emon ies ▁across ▁India . ▁The ▁film ▁won ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Popular ▁Film ▁Prov iding ▁Wh oles ome ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Film fare ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Film ▁and ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁for ▁Ch op ra . ▁Additionally , ▁Ch op ra ▁won ▁the ▁Screen ▁Award ▁and ▁the ▁Produ cers ▁Gu ild ▁Film ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁in ▁a ▁Le ading ▁Ro le . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁opens ▁with ▁Mang te ▁Ch unge ij ang ▁Kom ▁( P ri y anka ▁Ch op ra ) ▁in ▁labour , ▁walking ▁towards ▁the ▁hospital ▁in ▁the ▁rain ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁On ler ▁Kom ▁( D ar sh an ▁K um aar ) ▁during ▁a ▁ri ot ▁or ▁ins ur gency ▁in ▁Im phal , ▁Man ip ur ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁cur f ew , ▁they ▁have ▁difficulty ▁finding ▁public ▁transport ▁and ▁On ler ▁is ▁mistaken ▁for ▁an ▁ins urg ent