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India had a crushed to observe astatine the BAFTA Awards 2026 arsenic Boong, a Manipuri-language debut feature, won the Best Children and Family Film award, marking a important infinitesimal for Indian cinema connected the planetary stage. As celebrations followed the large win, shaper Farhan Akhtar reflected connected what drew him to the task successful the archetypal place.
Speaking astir his agelong relation with manager Lakshmipriya Devi, Farhan mentioned familiarity, trust, and a communicative that simply felt "right." He shared that helium had known Lakshmipriya for astir 2 decades and that the film, being acceptable successful a portion seldom seen connected the large screen, made backing the task consciousness natural.
"Lakshmipriya Devi and I person known each different for astir 20 years. This movie is acceptable successful a portion of India from which we seldom get to ticker films. It was bully to enactment that arsenic well, and it's a precise heartwarming story. So, it conscionable felt right," Akhtar said.
Boong was the lone Indian nominee astatine the ceremonial and has present go the archetypal Indian movie to triumph successful this category. Boong is produced by Akhtar, on with Vikesh Bhutani, Alan McAlex, Ritesh Sidhwani, and Shujaat Saudagar. The makers, including Akhtar, Sidhwani, Lakshmipriya, and Alan, were contiguous astatine the lawsuit held astatine London's Royal Festival Hall to person the award.
The movie revolves astir the communicative of a young lad named Boong from Manipur. He plans to astonishment his parent with a peculiar gift. In his guiltless mind, helium believes that bringing his missing begetter backmost location would beryllium the champion gift. His hunt dilatory changes his beingness and leads to an unexpected caller beginning.
Boong competed with fashionable planetary films specified arsenic Zootopia 2, Lilo & Stitch, and Arco and inactive managed to triumph the award. The movie archetypal premiered astatine the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival successful the Discovery section. It was aboriginal screened astatine galore planetary movie events, including the Warsaw International Film Festival 2024, the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024, the International Film Festival of India, and the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2025. (ANI)
