Overview
- Boong won the BAFTA for Best Children's and Family Film, becoming the first Indian film to claim the award.
- The film re-released in Indian theatres on March 6 following the win and is currently in cinemas.
- Lakshmipriya Devi describes a word-of-mouth casting process in Manipur, selecting child lead Gugun Kipgen for his fearlessness despite a language barrier.
- She says post-production was delayed because unrest in Manipur made it hard to edit footage, including scenes later shot in areas now in rubble.
- The coming-of-age drama follows a boy’s search for his missing father toward the border town of Moreh and into Myanmar, after a 2024 TIFF premiere with backing from Excel Entertainment.