Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- India made its mark at the 79th British Academy Film Awards as the Manipuri film 'Boong' won the Best Children and Family Film award. The movie was the only Indian nominee at this year's BAFTAs, making the achievement even more significant. The win has been widely celebrated across India, with celebrities and politicians extending their congratulations to the makers of the film.

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur wrote on X, "Congratulations to Laxmipriya for winning the BAFTA for the best family film. I thought BOONG was better than the films that won the main awards. It's just that it's so rooted in Indian culture and politics that the westerners did not get it. That's why it's important to make our film awards more important i...