India, Feb. 7 -- Veteran Nepali actor Sunil Thapa, who played Priyanka Chopra's coach in the biopic drama Mary Kom, died on February 7. He was 68. Priyanka has now shared a heartfelt tribute to the late actor, sharing how kind and supportive he was during a particularly tough period of her life. Priyanka shared that Sunil Thapa will always be her 'coach' and offered her condolences to the entire family of the actor. (Also read: Veteran actor Sunil Thapa, who played Priyanka Chopra's coach in Mary Kom, dies at 68)

Taking to her Instagram account, Priyanka shared a montage from the 2014 film Mary Kom, in which Sunil Thapa's character pushes her to work hard toward her goal. In the film, he trains her and stays by her side through countless...