Pray for peace to return in Manipur: Boong director after BAFTA win
The Hindu
"Boong" director Lakshmipriya Devi calls for peace in Manipur during her BAFTA acceptance speech for Best Children's Film.
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 Lakshmipriya Devi use the spotlight to pray for peace in her home State.
There were other India moments too that stood out at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards held on Sunday (February 22, 2026) evening.
As singer Jessie Ware performed the poignant "The Way We Were", the late actor Dharmendra was honoured in the In Memoriam section. Actor Alia Bhatt turned presenter for Best Film not in English Language category. Produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's Excel Entertainment, "Boong" revolves around a young boy in search of his absent father who he wants to bring to surprise his mother. It was the only Indian film nominated at the awards.
Last year, Payal Kapadia's "All We Imagine As Light" was nominated but didn't win.
"Boong", starring Gugun Kipgen and Bala Hijam, beat international competition from other nominees "Lilo and Stitch", "Arco" and "Zootropolis 2".
"The walk up till here felt like the last few steps to reach the summit of a mountain we never knew we were climbing in the first place. I just want to use this opportunity to say that we pray for peace to return in Manipur," Ms. Lakshmipriya Devi said in her acceptance speech about Manipur that has been going through violent ethnic clashes.
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