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Guneet Monga
Guneet Monga, also called Guneet Monga Kapoor, is a producer in Hindi cinema who has taken Indian stories to a global audience. She is best known for Pagglait, Kill and The Elephant Whisperers, and she has won two Academy Awards. Monga founded the production house Sikhya Entertainment, which backed Gangs of Wasseypur, Peddlers, The Lunchbox and Masaan. She produced Zubaan, Oopiri and Khoya in 2016, followed by Monsoon Shootout in 2017. In 2018 she became one of the first Indian producers to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. That year she was also executive producer of Period. End of Sentence., which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film in 2019. In 2020 she was co-producer of Soorarai Pottru and executive producer of Jallikattu, and in 2021 she produced Pagglait. Her second Oscar came in 2023 for The Elephant Whisperers. Kathal arrived in 2023, and Kill, Sarfira and Gyaarah Gyaarah followed in 2024. CO-ED came in 2025, and Udta Teer and Dorothy are listed for 2026. Monga is known for producing both feature films and documentaries, and for work that has found viewers well beyond India. In 2021, France made her a Chevalier of its Order of Arts and Letters.
43 yearsBorn Jan 1, 1983New Delhi
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Guneet Monga is a producer in Hindi cinema. Guneet Monga's work is mostly drama, comedy and action.