Nominations & Awards

Bobby Wahengbam's book titled as “Manipuri Cinema: A World of Its Own” presents a comprehensive account of the history of Manipuri Cinema, incorporating tribal languages such as Kuki and Tangkhul, recounting the shift from celluloid to digital video and the special place occupied by documentaries and shorts, reports on intellectual discourse on various aspects of Manipuri Cinema, review of a couple of outstanding feature films, apart from a discussion on the role of Manipuri Cinema in the socio-political context of present day Manipur. The hallmark of Bobby's book lies in its sincere appeal to qualitatively boost Manipuri films through academically backed healthy and disciplined criticism, whereby these could be brought up to a higher level of standard, proving itself as a powerful medium for projecting Manipuri culture and overall Manipuriness in tune with the changing world.