Terming the demise of the eminent film personality as irreplaceable, Manipur State Film Development Society, MSFDS, deeply mourned the loss of RK Bidur.
TFM Desk
Prominent writer on Manipuri cinema and recipient of Swarna Kamal, the national award for Best Film Critic, RK Bidur succumbed to post COVID-19 complications on Wednesday at chest ICU, JNIMS on Wednesday. He was 80 years of age and survived by his wife. One of the best film critics in India, RK Bidur was the Founder-President of the Manipur Film Journalist/Critics Association (MFJCA).
Terming the demise of the eminent film personality as irreplaceable, Manipur State Film Development Society, MSFDS, deeply mourned the loss of RK Bidur. The society, in a release described RK Bidur as an encyclopaedia of Manipuri cinema, whose passing is a huge loss for Manipuri Cinema.
Bidur’s active participation in the film society movement, his brilliance in critiquing the intricacies of the cinematic art and his personal knowledge of the journey of Manipuri cinema made him a staunch promoter of regional cinema especially the Manipuri film movement, it added.
The release mentioned that in his fond memory and as a mark of respect for his invaluable contribution to Manipuri cinema, a candlelight memorial was held the Manipuri Cinema Memorial erected at MSFDS complex, Palace Gate by the film community of the state that has altogether lost six film personalities during the pandemic so far — RK Bidur, Dr. Thiyam Suresh Singh, Irom Maipak, Hem Athokpam, Sagolsem Romio Meitei, and Em Kay Jeet.