India, Feb. 23 -- The BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards were held in London on Sunday evening, and Lakshmipriya Devi's Manipuri film Boong won the Best Children's and Family Film award. While congratulatory messages poured in for the team, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur batted for the film, stating that it was better than the films that won in the main categories.

In September 22, 2025, Shekhar had posted his review of Boong on X (formerly Twitter), writing, "The funniest, most heartwarming, the most heartbreaking film I've seen in a long time. And yet it packs a solid political punch. Manipuri director, Laxmipriya shows us how it's done. Don't miss it." Reposting his review, he now wrote, "Congratulations to Laxmipriya...