Mary Kom will now be a female superhero in an animated TV series

The 32-year-old boxer, who has signed up a licensing deal with production company ScreenYug Creations Pvt Ltd for the series, feels it would be an interesting way to motivate girls.

Olympic-winning boxer Mary Kom will be seen in an animated avatar on India's first girl superhero series, titled Mary Kom Jr.

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The 32-year-old boxer, who has signed up a licensing deal with production company ScreenYug Creations Pvt Ltd for the series, feels it would be an interesting way to motivate girls.

"I think it is time to take more responsibility for the girl child. I want girls to be confident and strong," she said.

The animation series will bring in a flavour of self-defence, which is very relevant in today's times, according to her.

"Parents are usually not keen on fighting games for their girls but with all the crime going around, their eyes are now open and this will help," Kom said.

ScreenYug and Aditya Horizons will co-produce the TV series.

"We are creating India's first girl superhero animated series, which will be based on India's own super sports star Mary Kom. While we have a Manipuri tinge by capturing the fictional life of a young Mary Kom while in school, we will have other characters with a more neutral tone in order to appeal to the global audience," producer Ashish S Kulkarni said.