Omung Kumar

Omung Kumar
Occupation(s)Director, production designer
SpouseVanita Omung Kumar

Omung Kumar Bhandula is an Indian film director and production designer known for his work in Hindi cinema. He had hosted one of the famous shows, Ek Minute, on Zee TV in the 90s. He made his directorial debut with the 2014 biographical sports drama Mary Kom starring Priyanka Chopra. The film was a critical and commercial success. He and the film received several awards and nominations, including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He came up with his second film, Sarbjit which was a biopic based on the life of "Sarabjit Singh". The film was a commercial and critical success at the box office.[1] Then he came up with his third film, Bhoomi, which was Sanjay Dutt's comeback film and was a critical and commercial failure.[2]

  1. ^ "Aishwarya Rai starrer Sarbjit box office collections rise to Rs 27.38 crore; overall Rs 43.88 crore". 1 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Sanjay Dutt to make a comeback in films with Omung Kumar's Bhoomi". 20 November 2016.