Bobby Wahengbam (born 2 February 1971) is an Indian filmmaker, producer, writer and film critic known for his works in
Manipuri films
The Cinema of Manipur is the film industry based in Manipur, India. It includes not only Meitei language movies but all the films made in different languages of the different communities in Manipur. The Manipuri film industry was born when ' ...
. He is the recipient of several accolades, including two
National Film Awards. As a film critic, he contributed regularly for local and national newspapers for the last two decades, where some of his writings have been translated into other languages as well. Now, he regularly writes as a cinema critic for ''The People's Chronicle'', a local English daily, every Sunday for the last four years.
Wahengbam is the founder of the production house ''Third Eye''. Under it, his film ''
Apaiba Leichil'' was produced. All the documentaries under his production/direction are scripted by him. He also gave lectures, talks and classes on various occasions like Ritwich Film Festival 2013, Karimganj; North East Film Festival 2019, Pune and Article 19 - Communication Festival 2019 at Manipal School of Communications, Karnataka.
Education
Wahengbam attended
Imphal College
Manipur University ( mni, Manipur Taibang Maheikol) is a central university located in Imphal, Manipur, India. It was established on 5 June 1980, under the ''Manipur University Act, 1980'' (Manipur Act 8 of 1980), as a teaching cum-affiliating ...
where he studied PU Sc (Science). He enrolled at
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai to pursue a bachelor's degree in History and later earned a master's degree from the
University of Bombay
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in 1994. He received diploma in Film & TV Production from Xavier's Institute of Communication, Mumbai in 1993.
Accolades
* Writing on Film
* Film & TV Production/Direction
Other honours
* 2023 – Jury member at the
54th International Film Festival of India
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for non-feature film section.
Bibliography
Filmography
References
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Living people
Film directors from Manipur
Indian film directors
Meitei people
People from Imphal
1971 births