Guneet Monga revealed the strangest place she has been pitched a narrative. Here’s what she stated

Guneet Monga started her manufacturing home Sikhya Entertainment in 2008. Since then, she has produced movies like Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Shahid (2013), The Lunchbox (2013), Masaan (2015) and the Tamil movie Soorarai Pottru (2019). Last month, she grew to become a part of an unique membership of Indians who’ve received the Oscar along with her win for producing the documentary brief, The Elephant Whisperers. The producer, who has backed so many acclaimed movies, spoke in regards to the weirdest place somebody has approached her for a narrative. It occurred to be on a chartered airplane after it was struck by lightning. (Also learn: Guneet Monga needed to take Raghu and Ammu to the Oscars: ‘We used to all the time say Tux for Raghu, robe for Ammu’)

The Tamil brief The Elephant Whisperers, directed by first-time filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves, grew to become the primary Indian manufacturing to take house an Oscar within the Best Documentary Short class. It follows a pair at an elephant camp in Tamil Nadu who take care of orphaned calves who’ve misplaced their moms. In 2019, Guneet co-produced Period. End of Sentence. (2018) which additionally ended up successful in the identical class on the 91st Academy Awards. She is amongst the primary producers from India to be inducted within the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

Speaking to Film Companion after her Oscar win, “Oh my god! One of probably the most funniest was again from Dharamshala to Delhi in that chotu (small) flight. There was this actually good air purser. Suddenly lightning struck the airplane. I’ve seen Manifest and I used to be identical to, what? Suddenly the mind goes to all of the movies and all the pieces that we have seen. I used to be like, ‘What simply?’ and the airplane was like [indicates shaking]. Anyways, I’m so scared. So I simply checked out him and he got here, sat subsequent to me. It was so poetic and I used to be like, ‘Yeh baar baar, yeh kya hua, kya… (What’s occurring?)’ And he is like, ‘Ma’am, mai bohot samay se kahaniyan like raha hun (I’ve been writing tales since a very long time).’ ‘Pehle yahaan se bachenge tab kahani kuch bana payege na (First allow us to reside by this, then we will make any tales).’

Later this yr, Sikhya may also produce the function movie Kathal starring Sanya Malhotra and a documentary on singer-composer Yo Yo Honey Singh. Both initiatives will likely be streamed on Netflix.