Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra among Bollywood stars to hail Mary Kom's gold medal at Asian Games 2014

Calling her "a true champion" and a "role model", Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan Priyanka Chopra and Shabana Azmi today congratulated boxer Mary Kom for winning the gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games in South Korea.

Priyanka, who depicted the boxer's life story in a recent biopic, said having portrayed her on screen, she understood the hard work and sacrifices that Kom went through for the game.

"I feel almost as if I have won... What an achievement, what a role model! She has proved yet again that she is unstoppable.

Yaaaaaay!!!Now that's called Woman Power! #MaryKom gets gold..makes India Proud & shows us that we can achieve anything! #Momof3 #champion

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) October 1, 2014

This amazing mother of three has made India proud today just as she has done throughout her career and has shown the world what a true champion is made of. I am privileged and proud to have been able to tell this amazing woman's story to the world," Priyanka told PTI.

The 'Fashion' star, who became friends with Kom while working on the biopic, said the boxer was her hero. The film's director Omung Kumar also congratulated Kom.

Amitabh Bachchan tweeted:

T 1631 - MARY KOM WINS GOLD ..!! WHAT A FEAT .. PROUD INDIAN ..!!

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 1, 2014

Actor Farhan Akhtar, who played Milka Singh in another sports biopic, tweeted:

Congratulations to Mary Kom on her gold medal win. #ReachForTheSky

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) October 1, 2014

Shabana Azmi said Kom was an inspiration to all women who want to dream big. She tweeted:

Congratulations #MaryKom.You do us proud! More power to you You are an inspiration to women who want families AND follow their dreams

— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) October 1, 2014

Actor Anil Kapoor tweeted:

Salute to @MangteC #Marykom for becoming the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal at the #AsianGames pic.twitter.com/NxQ0GkY018

— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) October 1, 2014

Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha also congratulated the inner:

Heartiest congratulations to Gold Medalist Mary Kom for an amazing performance in #AsianGames2014 pic.twitter.com/34egWC7PHC

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) October 1, 2014

Also, tweeted actress Dia Mirza:

Hail #MaryKom!!! What an incredible lady! #ProudIndian #GoldMedal

— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) October 1, 2014

'Haider' actor Shahid Kapoor also wished Kom:

Huge congratulations to the relentlessly inspiring Mary Kom for yet again making india proud

— sHAhID kapooR (@shahidkapoor) October 1, 2014

Kom, 31, defeated Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova in the flyweight (51KG) summit clash in Incheon, South Korea to become the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal in the Asian Games.