Boong
Director: Lakshmipriya Devi Starring: Gungen Kipgen, Bala Hijam Ningthoujam, Angom Sanamatum Run time: 93 mins | Recommended Certificate: 12A Language: Manipuri with English subtitles | Year: 2024 | Country: India
Produced by Excel Entertainment (Superboys of Malegaon and Gully Boy) and world premiering at Toronto International Film Festival, Boong, is a delightfully endearing film about a young boy’s quest to bring happiness to his family. In the valley of Manipur, young Boong plans to surprise his mother with a gift. In his innocence, he believes that bringing his father back home would be what she would most value. His search takes him into Myanmar, where dreams and reality collide.
Director
Lakshmipriya Devi
Lakshmipriya Devi always wanted to tell stories, but chose never to direct one if the story did not come from within. That story organically emerged while seeking closure from an uncomfortable part of her childhood, in Manipur a place called 'home', in the north eastern corner of India.
A graduate in Economics Honours (Miranda House) and a post graduate in Mass Communications (MCRC, Jamia), she has drawn from her experience as a First Assistant Director in landmark Indian productions, including Farhan Akhtar’s LAKSHYA (2004) and Rajkumar Hirani’s PK (2014). BOONG (2024) is her feature debut, which has been selected for TIFF 2024.
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Birmingham | MAC
July 22, 2025 7:00 pm
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