Omung Kumar

National-award winning Director Omung Kumar is set to collaborate with producer Sandeep Singh on another sports drama โ€˜Yubi Lukpiโ€™. The duo earlier worked together on โ€˜Sarbjitโ€™.

Kumar had earlier worked with Singh on the film โ€˜Mary Komโ€™ which featured actor Priyanka Chopra in the titular role. The film was based on the life of ace boxer from Manipur Mary Kom who recently won a gold at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia.

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The new project will be once again set in Indiaโ€™s Northeast region and focuses on Yubi Lukpi, a local Manipuri sport which is played with coconuts and is said to be similar to rugby.

โ€œWith Yubi Lukpi, we are tracing the journey of the Indian rugby team. Yes, India plays Rugby and itโ€™s high time the sport gets a pushup in the country. Weโ€™re still working on the story and once complete, we will begin shooting,โ€ Omung said in a statement, reports Business Standard.

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