Who is Gugun Kipgen? Who became famous all over the world by becoming ‘Boong’, left big stars behind in acting

Boong Actor Gugun Kipgen: Director Lakshmipriya Devi’s Manipuri film ‘Boong’ has become popular all over the world. The film has received the award in the Best ‘Children and Family Film’ category at ‘The British Academy of Film and Television Awards’ ‘BAFTA 2026’. With this, now everyone wants to know about the child artist Gugun Kipgen who was seen in the film. So let us know who is Gugun Kipagan.

Who is Gugun Kipegan?

Gugun Kipgen is a 12 year old child artist from Manipur. Gugun comes from the Kuki community of Manipur and is currently famous all over the world due to his acting. Gugan has not only won the hearts of people with his acting and innocence in the film Boong, he has also received the Best Child Actor award at IFFM and Indo-German Film Festival.

What is the story of Boong?

The story of the film Boong is about a small boy ‘Boong’ living in the hills of Manipur, whose character is played by Gugun. Boong plans to give a surprise gift to his mother. For this, Boong thinks that if he brings his estranged father back home, it will be a great gift for his mother. With this hope he sets out in search of his father. At the same time, whatever happens to him during this journey is beyond his expectations. Apart from Gugun, actors like Bala Hijam, Angam Sanamtam, Vikram Kochhar, Nemetiya Ngangbam, Jenny Khoury are also seen in the film.

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