Boong was the 2026 BAFTA-winning film credited to director Lakshmipriya Devi and producer Ritesh Sidhwani.
Boong won the BAFTA for Best Children’s and Family Film at the 79th British Academy Film Awards. The Manipuri-language film was directed by Lakshmipriya Devi and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar through Excel Entertainment.
The story follows a young boy named Boong who sets out with his friend Raju to find his missing father. Their journey takes them toward Moreh and across the Myanmar border, combining a child’s determination with the social and political realities of Manipur.
The win was widely described as a landmark for Indian cinema and regional-language storytelling. It was also the first time an Indian film received BAFTA’s children’s-category honor. The wrong options are all animated or family-oriented contenders, but none matches the specific director-producer credits attached to Boong.