MUMBAI: Priyanka Chopra, who has been signed to play MC Mary Kom, the Olympic bronze medallist in boxing, is keen to learn how to wear boxing gloves from the boxer.

Tweeted Chopra: "Now off to my first meeting with the one and only Mary Kom! Dhan tana... Will make her teach me how to wear my boxing gloves."

The 30-year-old will be portraying the five-time women‘s boxing champion in Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s yet untitled film.

It is rumoured that Mary Kom herself might make a special appearance in the film, as the opponent of the on-screen Mary Kom.

The film, directed by Omung Kumar, is expected to go on the floors early next year.