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'''Omung Kumar Bhandula ''' is an [[Indian film]] director, and production designer, known for his works in [[Hindi cinema]]. 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 (film)|Mary Kom]]'' starring [[Priyanka Chopra]]. The film was a critical and commercial success. He and the film received [[List of accolades received by Mary Kom (film)|several awards and nominations]], including the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]. He came up with his second film [[Sarbjit (film)|Sarbjit]] which was a biopic based on the life of "[[Sarabjit Singh]]". The film was commercially and critically success at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/photos/business-gallery/271526/sarbjit-box-office-collections-aishwarya-rai-starrer-bags-rs-27-38-cr-by-day-11/|title=Aishwarya Rai starrer Sarbjit box office collections rise to Rs 27.38 crore; overall Rs 43.88 crore|date=1 June 2016}}</ref> Then he came up with his third film 'Bhoomi', which was [[Sanjay Dutt]]'s comeback film which is a critical and commercial failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sanjay-dutt-omung-kumar-bhoomi-4385466/|title=Sanjay Dutt to make a comeback in films with Omung Kumar's Bhoomi|date=20 November 2016}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kumar started his career as a production designer. He worked on [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s films such as ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' (2005) and ''[[Saawariya]] (2007)''.<ref name="of">{{cite web|title=Priyanka was my only choice for Mary Kom|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/priyanka-was-my-only-choice-for-mary-kom-7133.html|author=Tandon, Raedita|work=[[Filmfare]]|date=4 September 2014 |access-date=8 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Sanjay Leela Bhansali: PC is a girl who wants to find excellence, not perfection and that is beautiful|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sanjay-Leela-Bhansali-PC-is-a-girl-who-wants-to-find-excellence-not-perfection-and-that-is-beautiful/articleshow/40921684.cms|author=Gupta, Priya|work=The Times of India |date=27 August 2014|access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with the 2014 biographical sports drama ''[[Mary Kom (film)|Mary Kom]]'' based on the [[Mary Kom|eponymous boxer]]. The film starring [[Priyanka Chopra]] as Kom was a critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-priyanka-chopra-s-mary-kom-biopic-receives-good-response-2018385|title=Priyanka Chopra's 'Mary Kom' biopic receives good response|work=Daily News and Analysis |date=13 September 2014 |access-date=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Box office report- Mary Kom all set to knock out Box office records|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/box-office-report-mary-kom-all-set-to-knock-out-box-office-records-7147.html|work=Filmfare|date=5 September 2014|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> ''Mary Kom'' grossed {{INRConvert|940|m}} at the box-office against a budget of {{INRConvert|150|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=s Happy New Year a hit because of the star power of SRK? Is the box office just about the weekend and the big stars today?|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/ishappynewyearahitbecauseofthestarpowerofsrkistheboxofficejustabouttheweekendandthebigstarstoday#.VbXSyrUpqA5|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|date=29 October 2014|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Malvania|first1=Urvi|title=Mary Kom packs a punch at box office Film on way to make profit in the first weekend|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/mary-kom-packs-a-punch-at-box-office-114090600545_1.html|website=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=8 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004012204/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/mary-kom-packs-a-punch-at-box-office-114090600545_1.html|archive-date=4 October 2014}}</ref> He and the film received [[List of accolades received by Mary Kom (film)|several awards and nominations]], including the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]].<ref name=62ndfinal>{{cite web
|title=62nd National Film Awards for 2014 (Press Release)|url = http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf |work=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|date=24 February 2015|access-date = 25 March 2015 }}</ref> He first started as anchor of ek minute game show on Zee TV

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Film
! scope="col"|Art director
! scope="col"|Director
! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Notes
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|2002
!scope="row"|''[[Dil Hai Tumhara]]''
| {{yes}}
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|2003
!scope="row"|''[[Chameli (film)|Chameli]]''
| {{yes}}
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|2003
!scope="row"|''[[Jhankaar Beats]]''
| {{yes}}
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|2003
!scope="row"|''[[Ishq Vishk]]''
| {{yes}}
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|2004
!scope="row"|''[[Masti (2004 film)|Masti]]''
| {{yes}}
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|-
|2004
!scope="row"|''[[Fida]]''
| {{yes}}
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|2005
!scope="row"|''[[Shabd (film)|Shabd]]''
| {{yes}}
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|-
|2005
!scope="row"|''[[Waqt: The Race Against Time]]''
| {{yes}}
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|2005
!scope="row"|''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]''
| {{yes}}
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|2005
!scope="row"|''[[Pyare Mohan]]''
| {{yes}}
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|2006
!scope="row"|''[[Pyaar Ke Side Effects]]''
| {{yes}}
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|-
| 2007
!scope="row"|''[[Saawariya]]''
| {{yes}}
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|-
| 2008
!scope="row"|''[[Yuvvraaj]]''
| {{yes}}
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| 2014
!scope="row" |''[[Mary Kom (film)|Mary Kom]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|National Film Award for Best Popular Film]]<br>Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Film#Winners and nominees|Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"|''[[Sarbjit (film)|Sarbjit]]''
|
| {{yes}}
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|-
| 2017
!scope="row"|''[[Bhoomi (2017 film)|Bhoomi]]''
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| {{yes}}
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|-
|2019
!scope="row"|''[[PM Narendra Modi]]''
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|{{yes}}
| <ref>{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=12 February 2019|number = 1095205356324696064 |title=On location with the team of #PMNarendraModi in #Gujarat... Vivek Anand Oberoi essays the title role... Omung Kumar B directs the biopic... Produced by Suresh Oberoi and Sandip Ssingh. #Ahmedabad #GandhiNagar #Akshardham #GujaratTourism https://t.co/wzPiTCUZTC}}</ref>
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== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|omung-kumar}}

{{Omung Kumar}}

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[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Directors who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award]]
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