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Lakshmipriya Devi’s Boong – a Manipuri-language coming-of-age film – won the Best Children’s & Family Film award. It is the first Indian film to win a Bafta in this category. , Boong follows a mischievous young boy, Brojendro “Boong” Singh, played by Gugun Kipgen, who lives with his mother in Manipur’s capital city, Imphal. His father, who left home to run a furniture shop in Moreh, a border town near Myanmar, has stopped contacting the family.

Refusing to believe rumours of his father’s death, Boong decides to bring him home as a “gift” for his mother. With the help of his best friend Raju, he embarks on a journey in search of answers.I t also touches upon weighty issues including long-standing ethnic tensions, migration, political suspicion and militarisation of the state, which shares a border with Myanmar, over the years.

Film boong, a manipuri-language coming-of-age movie, won the BAFTA award. It is directed by Lakshmipriya Devi’s. It won the award in the category of the best children’s and family film . Moreover, it became the first Indian film to receive a BAFTA in this category.

Boong film  story follows a playful and mischievous boy, Brojendro “boong” Singh, played by gugun kipgen. He lives with his mother in Imphal, the capital of manipur. Meanwhile, his father had earlier left home to run a furniture shop in Moreh, a border town near Myanmar. And later he stopped contacting the family.

However, Boong refuses to believe the rumours about his father’s death. Therefore, he decides to find him and bring him home as a special gift for his mother. With the support of his close friend Raju, he begins a journey to search for the truth.

At the same time, the film also highlights serious issues such as long-standing ethnic tensions, migration, political distrust, and the growing militarisation of the border state over the years.

INDIAN FILMS THAT WON BAFTA OVER THE YEARS

Slumdog Millionaire (2008) (India-related film).Won multiple BAFTAs, including Best Film

·  Rohini Hattangadi – Supporting Actress (Gandhi, 1982)

·  A. R. Rahman – Music (Slumdog Millionaire)

·  Resul Pookutty – Sound (Slumdog Millionaire)

2026 BAFTA WINNERS

Best film

Winner: One Battle After Another

Outstanding British film

Winner: Hamnet

Leading actress

Winner: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Leading actor

Winner: Robert Aramayo – I Swear

Supporting actress

Winner: Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Supporting actor

Winner: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

Director

Winner: One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson