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. Then he came up with his third film, Bhoomi, which was Sanjay Dutt's comeback film and was a critical and commercial failure.

Career
Kumar first started as the anchor of Ek Minute game show on Zee TV. He then worked as a production designer. He worked on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's films, such as Black (2005) and Saawariya (2007). He made his directorial debut with the 2014 biographical sports drama Mary Kom based on the eponymous boxer. The film, starring Priyanka Chopra as Kom, was a critical and commercial success. Mary Kom grossed inr 940000000 at the box office against a budget of inr 150000000. He and the film received several awards and nominations, including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.