▁and ▁be aten ▁when ▁he ▁tries ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁vehicle . ▁The ▁film ▁then ▁sh ifts ▁to ▁a ▁flash back ▁in ▁which ▁Kom ▁found ▁box ing ▁glo ves ▁in ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁an ▁air ▁crash ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁in ▁K ang at he i , ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁box ing ▁despite ▁her ▁father ' s ▁disapp ro val . ▁During ▁an ▁early ▁fight , ▁she ▁ch ases ▁a ▁boy ▁and ▁ends ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁box ing ▁g ym . ▁After ▁real ising ▁that ▁the ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁g ym , ▁Nar j it ▁Singh ▁( S un il ▁Th apa ), ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁champion ▁D ing ko ▁Singh , ▁Kom ▁tells ▁him ▁about ▁her ▁box ing ▁asp ir ations . ▁He ▁asks ▁her ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁g ym ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁thirty ▁days ▁and ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁only ▁teach ▁her ▁if ▁she ▁is ▁deser ving ▁enough . ▁She ▁starts ▁visit ing ▁the ▁g ym , ▁inform ing ▁her ▁mother ▁but ▁not ▁her ▁father . ▁Days ▁pass ▁but ▁her ▁coach ▁does ▁not ▁en quire ▁about ▁her . ▁Due ▁to ▁Kom ' s ▁dedic ation ▁and ▁stub born ness , ▁Singh ▁starts ▁training ▁her . ▁Later , ▁he ▁suggests ▁changing ▁her ▁name ▁to ▁Mary ▁Kom . ▁ ▁Kom ▁challeng es ▁a ▁local ▁wrest ler ▁for ▁money , ▁in ▁order ▁get ▁a ▁household ▁cow ▁back , ▁which ▁the ▁family ▁had ▁to ▁sell ▁off ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁financial ▁troubles . ▁This ▁is ▁where ▁she ▁meets