Omung Kumar

Omung Kumar

Occupation	Director, Production Designer
Years active	2002-present
Spouse(s)	Vanita Omung Kumar

Omung Kumar is an Indian film director, and production designer, known for his works in Hindi cinema. 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 commercially and critically success at the box office. He is now coming up with another film 'Bhoomi', which will be Sanjay Dutt's comeback film.

Kumar started his career 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 ₹940 million (US$14 million) at the box-office against a budget of ₹150 million (US$2.2 million). He and the film received several awards and nominations, including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.