STOCKHOLM — Bollywood film “Mary Kom”, starring actress Priyanka Chopra, which was selected for the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior (SIFFJ), has won the Best Film award and has been endowed with the Bronze Horse Award, the festival's top honor, Indo-Asian News Service reported. The jury for the junior section of the festival consisted of children from the age of nine to 17. Omung Kumar, who directed the biopic of the legendary Indian boxer MC Mary Kom with Chopra in the lead role, was present at the screening of his film after which children from various age groups asked him questions in an interactive session. “This award is a very big achievement for us because now it will bridge the gap between Sweden and India, and we will be able to distribute our films over here,” Kumar said in a statement. — Agencies
