[1][2] He is the recipient of several accolades, including two National Film Awards.

[3][4][5] As a film critic, he contributed regularly for local and national newspapers for the last two decades, where some of his writings have been translated into other languages as well.

[6] Now, he regularly writes as a cinema critic for The People's Chronicle, a local English daily, every Sunday.

[8][9] Wahengbam attended Imphal College where he studied PU Sc (Science).

He received diploma in Film & TV Production from Xavier's Institute of Communication, Mumbai in 1993.