Boong Movie Release Date: After getting love at international film festivals, Lakshmipriya Devi’s first film as director, Boong, is finally ready to release in India. The film, backed by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment, will arrive in select theatres on Saturday, September 19.
This Manipuri drama was already shown at different festivals around the world, and at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2025, it was even named the Spotlight Film. That recognition made many people wait eagerly for its India release.
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The Plotline
The film stars Gugun Kipgen and Bala Hijam in the main roles. The plot is set in Manipur and follows a boy named Boong who wants to surprise his mother with a gift. For him, the most precious gift would be to bring his father back home.
His journey to find his father leads to something unexpected, a new kind of gift that opens a fresh beginning for him and his family. The film carries an emotional core, built around love, hope, and the strength of people living in the valley of Manipur.
Cast
Lakshmipriya Devi has worked in the film world before as a first assistant director in many famous projects like Luck by Chance (2009), Talaash (2012), PK (2014), and Mira Nair’s series A Suitable Boy (2020). But Boong is her first time as a director, making it a very personal and important step in her journey.
Inspiration behind Boong
Lakshmipriya Devi explained that this story is very close to her. She said that Boong is like a book she never got to write, because of her struggles with English. She shared that her grandmother’s folktales gave her warmth as a child and inspired her to create this film.
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She said “ ‘Boong’ is the book I could not write because of my bad English! The film is inspired by my grandmother’s folktales that cushioned me with a certain kind of fuzzy warmth, during my childhood. It is dedicated to the resilience of the people of Manipur. I am experiencing this crazy mix of complete disbelief, happiness and a whole lot of gratitude that a Manipuri film is finally reaching a wider audience, in mainland India! Come and say hello to ‘Boong’!”
