He made his directorial debut with his 2012 film Fair and Lowly.
[1] Nicholas Kharkongor was born in Shillong, Meghalaya to a Khasi family.
He did his early education in Nagaland and later completed his graduation in economics from St. Edmund's College, Shillong.
[citation needed] Kharkongor directed the 2016 film Mantra, starring Rajat Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Panditt, and Lushin Dubey.
He achieved further success with his 2019 comedy drama film Axone.