Imphal Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the team associated with Manipuri-language film “Boong”, directed by debut film maker Lakshmipriya Devi, on winning the Best Children’s and ...

Quirky Manipuri coming-of-age comedy-drama Boong, produced by Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment, won the prestigious BAFTA Award for Best Children's & Family Film in London on Sunday. The film's ...

India found much to celebrate at the BAFTA awards with Manipuri coming of age film "Boong" winning the award for Best Children's & Family Film in a glittering ceremony that saw its director ...

Manipuri film Boong, won the BAFTA Award for Best Children’s and Family Film. This is a proud moment not only for the production house but also for the Indian regional film industry as a whole, as ...

If a bruised and bleeding Manipur wants to heal, the words of its first woman Deputy Chief Minister, Nemcha Kipgen, must be heard. She wants the buffer zones between the Meiteis and the Kuki-Zo ...

LONDON: In a historic moment for Indian regional cinema, the Manipuri feature film Boong won the prestigious Best Children’s and Family Film award at the BAFTA 2026 ceremony held at the Royal Festival ...

His name is Brojendra but he’s known as Boong, little boy. It suits His Impishness better. What else to call someone who, when asked to sing at his school, bursts into Madonna’s Like a Virgin? Madonna ...

India shone bright at the BAFTA Awards 2026, where Manipuri film Boong became the first Indian film to win in the Best Children's and Family Film category. The film is the debut feature from ...

Boong director Lakshmipriya Devi (right) poses with Paddington Bear and producer Farhan Akhtar at the BAFTA awards | Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters Indian director Lakshmipriya Devi won a BAFTA award on ...

The 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) took place on Sunday, February 22, 2026, in London and the Indian Manipuri film Boong, produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, and directed by ...

Following the demise of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vungjagin Valte from Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his grief, remembering him as an individual who dedicated his ...

The film is scheduled for a limited theatrical release in India on Saturday, September 19. It will open in select cinemas across major cities rather than a wide nationwide rollout. Since its premiere ...