0 1 1 , ▁which ▁took ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁complete . ▁Qu ad ras ▁arranged ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁Kom ▁via ▁her ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁started ▁writing ▁the ▁script . ▁K umar ▁went ▁to ▁Man ip ur ▁to ▁meet ▁Kom ▁and ▁seek ▁her ▁permission ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁film . ▁Initial ly , ▁Kom ▁was ▁surprised ▁by ▁the ▁development ▁as ▁the ▁sport , ▁especially ▁women ' s ▁box ing , ▁was ▁not ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁India . ▁However , ▁she ▁was ▁enthus i astic ▁about ▁the ▁idea . ▁ ▁{{ quote ▁box ▁| ▁quote ▁= ▁When ▁Om ung ▁came ▁to ▁me ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁five - time ▁World ▁Am ateur ▁Box ing ▁champion . ▁I ▁was ▁surprised ▁why ▁he ▁would ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁movie ▁on ▁me ▁and ▁thought ▁he ▁was ▁j oking ▁or ▁gone ▁mad ! ▁Box ing , ▁especially ▁in ▁women ' s ▁section , ▁is ▁not ▁so ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁India ▁as ▁it ' s ▁hardly ▁reported , ▁and ▁no ▁one ▁recognized ▁me ▁as ▁Mary ▁Kom . ▁| ▁align ▁= ▁left ▁| ▁width ▁= ▁ 2 5 % ▁| ▁source ▁=   — ▁Mary ▁Kom , ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁film . }} ▁ ▁Research ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁done ▁through ▁available ▁sources , ▁such ▁as ▁online ▁information ▁and ▁newspaper ▁arch ives . ▁Kom ' s ▁videos ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁research . ▁The ▁writer ▁also ▁had ▁several ▁tele phone ▁and ▁email ▁convers ations ▁with ▁her ▁regarding ▁her ▁bi ography . ▁In ▁her ▁interactions ▁with ▁Qu ad