Omung Kumar is excited about his forthcoming directorial venture Yubi Lukpi, a film based on Manipuri sport of the same name that is similar to rugby. The director, whose directorial debut was Mary Kom, biopic on boxing champion MC Mary Kom, said he looking forward to revisiting the Northeast.

Set in Manipur, the film will centre on the local sport, which is played with coconuts. "Yubi Lukpi is a crazy thing, nobody knows about it and that is what is exciting. It is like, how do I make Indians aware that we also played rugby. Yubi Lukpi is played by Manipuri people with the coconut. They believe it originated from there," Kumar said in an interview here.