'Boong' : A debut film by Manipuri filmmaker Lakshmipriya Devi

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Scenes from the Film 'Boong'

In the valley of Manipur, Boong (*a little boy) plans to surprise his mother with a gift. In his innocence, he believes that bringing his absentee father back home would be the most special gift. His search for his father culminates into an unexpected gift - a new beginning.

Original Title: Boong
Duration: 1 Hour 33 Mins
Original Language: Manipuri
Director: Lakshmipriya Devi
Starring: Gugun (Boong)
Sanamatum (Raju)
Bala Hijam (Boong's Mother)
Production Companies:
Excel Entertainment
Chalkboard Entertainment
Suitable Pictures
Production Country: India

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

The most comforting memory from my childhood is of crawling into my grandmother's bed at night and listening to her stories. I remember how safe I felt lying underneath the mosquito net, draped over her bed, as gunshots fired outside in the distance.

I see this film as an interpretation of my grandmother's folklores, enveloped with the sights, sounds and smells I have long associated with Manipur -
Where the wind carries a song to gently break the stillness of the night;
Where firewood smoke evokes the whiff of a mother's hug;
Where dance and music celebrates the living, and the dead;
Where the green of the land camouflages its troubled soul.

'Boong' is my bitter-sweet memory of my home – Manipur.

Scenes from the Film 'Boong'

DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY

Lakshmipriya Devi aspired 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 a difficult 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 such as Luck by Chance, Talaash, PK, A Suitable Boy etc. to make her directorial debut with 'Boong'.

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