Renowned film critic and academician Meghachandra Kongbam has been honoured with the R.K.Bidur Film Critic Award 2026. He was honoured with the prestigious award during the 60th Foundation Day Celebration of Cultural Forum, Manipur, held on May 17 at the Auditorium of the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal.
The award was presented in recognition of his contribution to creative writing on Manipuri culture, theatre and cinema. At the event, annual awards in 35 different categories covering literature, music, drama, cinema and culture, were also presented to distinguished personalities.
Noted film critic and founder president of the Manipur Film Journalists’ Association, Meghachandra Kongbam is the first recipient of the award. The R.K.Bidur Film Critic Award was introduced very recently, and the Award has been named after late R.K.Bidur, pioneer of the film society movement in Manipur.
Meghachandra Kongbam had already received the Swarna Kamal Award for Best Film Critic at the 63rd National Film Awards in the year 2015.
Meghachandra Receives Prestigious Film Critic Award
