Consider the following statements with regard to the film ‘Boong’:
- 1.The film has recently won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award in the Children’s and Family Film category.
- 2.The film is directed by Lakshmipriya Devi.
- 3.This is the first Indian film to win a BAFTA award in the Children’s and Family Film category.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 3
Boong, by filmmaker Lakshmipriya Devi, was announced as the winner of Children’s & Family Film at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards. UPSC’s key treats all three statements as correct, including the claim that it is the first Indian film to win in this category.
- ✓ 1. BAFTA announced Boong as the winner in the Children’s & Family Film category at the EE BAFTA Film Awards in February 2026; PIB reported the Prime Minister’s congratulations on 23 February 2026.
- ✓ 2. PIB (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) calls it ‘Lakshmipriya Devi’s Boong’ and congratulates filmmaker Lakshmipriya Devi on the win; BAFTA’s category page lists her name with the film. She is its director.
- ✓ 3. The key accepts this: the win was reported as the first by an Indian film in this category. The official pages read do not use the word ‘first’ (see flag).
Remember · Boong (director Lakshmipriya Devi) won the 2026 BAFTA for Children’s & Family Film, reported as the first Indian film to win in that category.
Sources
- PIB (Prime Minister’s Office), 23 Feb 2026: PM congratulates team of film Boong on winning BAFTA ↗ “The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced Boong as the winner in the Children’s & Family Film category at the EE BAFTA Film Awards.”
- PIB (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting), 25 Feb 2026: Lakshmipriya Devi’s Boong wins Best Children’s and Family Film at BAFTA 2026 ↗ “congratulates filmmaker Lakshmipriya Devi and the entire team of Boong on winning the Best Children’s and Family Film award at the BAFTA Film Awards 2026.”
- BAFTA: Children’s & Family Film, recent winners ↗ · reference work “Recent Winners 2026 Winner Boong Lakshmipriya Devi Ritesh Sidhwani Children’s & Family Film”
Question and answer: UPSC's provisional GS Paper I (2026, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·