Laishram took to social media to praise the makers of The Family Man Season 2, for casting Tamil actors for characters representing the state and wished the same for other northeastern roles in Bollywood as well, Priyanka Chopra in Mary Kom among others.

Axone, directed by Nicholas Kharkongor, is a simple story about a group of friends from northeast India who live in Delhi. Their pursuit of trying to cook a special traditional dish, axone, is met with many obstacles on the way.