Consider the following statements with regard to the film 'Boong':

Question

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?

1. A. 1, 2 and 3 (Correct answer)
2. B. 2 and 3 only
3. C. 1 and 2 only
4. D. 3 only

Correct Answer

Option A — A

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Option A.

Key Points

• statements 1, 2 and 3 are all correct.
• The film 'Boong':
• Statement 1 is correct: it won the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Award in the Children's and Family Film category.
• Statement 2 is correct: it is directed by Lakshmipriya Devi, and set in Manipur (Imphal), following a schoolboy searching for his father.
• Statement 3 is correct: it is the first Indian film to win a BAFTA in the Children's and Family Film category — a landmark for Indian cinema at the awards.
• All three statements hold, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
• 'Boong' is a Manipuri-language film; its BAFTA win drew attention to regional Indian cinema and to stories from the North-East.
• It was produced under a banner associated with Farhan Akhtar.

Exam Tip

• for 'recent award' questions, anchor on the three facts examiners test — the film/person, the exact award category, and the 'first ever' claim; here all three are true.