Omung Kumar Bhandula is an Indian film director, and production designer, known for his works in

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. He had hosted one of the famous show Ek Minute on Zee TV 90s. He made his directorial debut with the 2014 biographical sports drama ''

Mary Kom Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (born 01 March 1983) is an Indian amateur boxer, politician, and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. She is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times, the only female boxer to ha ...

'' starring

Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...

. The film was a critical and commercial success. He and the film received several awards and nominations, including the

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. He came up with his second film

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which was a biopic based on the life of "

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". The film was commercially and critically success at the box office. Then he came up with his third film 'Bhoomi', which was

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's comeback film which is a critical and commercial failure.

Career

Kumar started his career as a production designer. He worked on

Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sanjay Leela Bhansali (; born 24 February 1963) is an Indian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and music composer who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards, ten Filmfar ...

's films such as ''

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'' (2005) and ''

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(2007)''. He made his directorial debut with the 2014 biographical sports drama ''

'' based on the eponymous boxer. The film starring

as Kom was a critical and commercial success. ''Mary Kom'' grossed at the box-office against a budget of . He and the film received several awards and nominations, including the

. He first started as anchor of ek minute game show on Zee TV

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Omung Living people Hindi-language film directors 21st-century Indian film directors Directors who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award Year of birth missing (living people)