BAFTA-Winning Child Star Shuns Limelight Amidst Manipur Dispute
Gugun Kipgen, the 13 -year-old lead of the BAFTA-winning film Boong , is focusing on education over awards.
- Boong safeguarded the Best Youngsters and Household Movie award at the 2026 BAFTAs.
- Kipgen, a Kuki kid playing a Meitei personality, is focused on his class 6 examinations in Delhi.
- The film covered just before the episode of ethnic clashes in Manipur in May 2023, displacing Kipgen and his family members.
- Director Lakshimipriya Devi, a Meitei, highlighted the ongoing displacement in her BAFTA acceptance speech, wishing peace and the return of delight to displaced children.