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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Guneet Monga<br />
| image = Gunnet Monga.jpg<br />
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| caption = Guneet Monga (born 30 November 1983) is an Indian film producer.<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|11|21}}<br />
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]]<br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
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| occupation = Film Producer,<br /> CEO [[Sikhya Entertainment]]<br />
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'''Guneet Monga''' (born 30 November 1983) is an Indian film producer, executive producer of an Academy Award-winning short, a 2015 BAFTA nominee (for “The Lunchbox”), and the founder of [[Sikhya Entertainment]] a boutique film production house that produced notable films like ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1]]'', [[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2|Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2]], ''[[Peddlers (film)|Peddlers]]'' and ''[[The Lunchbox (film)|The Lunchbox]]'', ''[[Masaan]]'', and ''[[Zubaan]]''.<ref name=mint/><br />
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Monga served as an Executive Producer on ''[[Period. End of Sentence.]]'' which won the 2019 [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject]]. Monga was voted as one of the top 12 women achievers in the Global Entertainment industry by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' and among the top 50 Indians changing India by ''[[India Today]]''.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Monga grew up in Delhi. She received her primary education at Bluebells International School, and received a degree in mass communications from Madhubala Institute of Mass Communication and Electronic Media affiliated with [[Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University]], Delhi in 2004.<ref name=mint>{{cite news |title=Guneet Monga: Sealing the deal|author=Nandini Ramnath |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tP9mOVFYoF0RJOSX4vCveP/Guneet-Monga--Sealing-the-deal.html |publisher=Mint (newspaper) |date=26 October 2012 |accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In 2003, Monga interned with a [[production coordinator]] in 2003 in Delhi, and after receiving her mass communications she started career as production coordinator for international productions, most notably [[Vic Sarin]]'s [[Partition (2007 film)|Partition]]. She shifted to Mumbai in 2006, when she started working in cricket film, ''[[Say Salaam India]]'' (2007). This was followed by ''[[Rang Rasiya]]'' (2008) and ''[[Dasvidaniya]]'' (2008) and later in 2009, during the making of ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai]]'' (2010), produced by [[Balaji Telefilms]], she met director-producer, [[Anurag Kashyap]], and subsequently in late 2009 she joined [[Anurag Kashyap Films]].<ref name=mint/><br />
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Monga's first major international film was the [[82nd Academy Awards|2010]] [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]]-nominated short, ''Kavi'' (2009), about [[bonded labour]] in India, directed by Gregg Helvey, and which won the [[Student Academy Awards#36th Annual Student Film Awards.C2.A0.E2.80.93+ June 13.2C 2009|Student Academy Award - Narrative]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Film Award Winners |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/winners/winners.pdf |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref> Meanwhile, in 2008 she started her own production company, Sikhya Entertainment and also a [[line production]] company.<ref name=mint/> With [[Anurag Kashyap]], she went on to work on film like ''Gangs of Wasseypur'', Part I & II (2012) and ''That Girl in Yellow Boots'' (2011),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tP9mOVFYoF0RJOSX4vCveP/Guneet-Monga--Sealing-the-deal.html |title=Guneet Monga &#124; Sealing the deal |publisher=Livemint |date=26 October 2012 |accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref> besides, ''Trishna'' (2011), ''Shaitan'' (2011), ''Michael'' (2011), and ''Aiyya''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torinofilmlab.it/person.php?id=686 |title=TorinoFilmLab &#124; Network &#124; Guneet Monga |publisher=Torinofilmlab.it |accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref> She also raised nearly {{INRConvert|10|m}} for ''[[Peddlers (film)|Peddlers]]'' (2012) made of a budget of Rs 2 cr., by posting the film's script on Facebook.<ref name=today/> Peddlers was selected at the [[International Critics' Week]], won rave reviews and opened new markets for Indian Cinema.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}<br />
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She produced ''[[Monsoon Shootout]]'' as a co-production between India, Netherland and UK and ''[[The Lunchbox (film)|The Lunchbox]]'', a project shown at Film Bazaar (2011),; Cinemart (2012), Berlinale Co-Production Market (2012) and [[TorinoFilmLab]] (2012) as a co-production between India, France, Germany & USA.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}<br />
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In May 2013, when ''[[The Lunchbox (film)|The Lunchbox (Dabba)]]'' and ''[[Monsoon Shootout]]'' both were selected for the [[International Critics' Week]] and a midnight screening at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dearcinema.com/article/why-guneet-monga-is-the-most-successful-indie-producer-at-29/2055 |title=What makes Guneet Monga the most successful Indie producer at 29 |publisher=DearCinema.com|date=11 May 2013 |accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref> respectively, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called her "most prolific producers of a new wave of cinema" while ''The Hollywood Reporter'''s "2012 Women in Entertainment special", placed her amongst "12 international players to watch";<ref>{{cite web |title=Cannes: India's New Wave Producer Guneet Monga 2:00 AM PDT |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-indias-new-wave-producer-524945 |date=22 May 2013 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref> ''[[India Today]]'' has credited her for giving a facelift to independent cinema, and bridging "the gap between Indian films and foreign buyers and distributors.".<ref name=today>{{cite web |title=Parallel Queen: Guneet Monga, has managed to bridge the gap between Indian films and foreign buyers and distributors|author=Prachi Rege|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/guneet-monga-helped-give-independent-cinema-a-facelift/1/237745.html |date=14 December 2012 |publisher=India Today |accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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Guneet is one of the fifty artists from the Entertainment Industry around the world that featured in Variety's International Women's Impact Report 2018. [https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/100318/guneet-monga-gains-global-recognition.html [8<nowiki>]</nowiki>] [[Deepika Padukone]] was the only other Indian artist that featured in this list from India. In 2018, Guneet became one of the first Indian producers to join the Producer branch of [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/srk-aditya-chopra-invited-to-join-oscar-academy-s-class-of-2018/610856.html [9<nowiki>]</nowiki>]<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* ''[[Say Salaam India]]'' (2007)<br />
* ''[[Rang Rasiya]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Dasvidaniya]]'' (2008) <br />
* ''Kavi'' (2009)<br />
* ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai]]'' (2010)<br />
* ''[[That Girl in Yellow Boots]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Trishna (2011 film)|Trishna]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Michael (2011 Indian film)|Michael]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Peddlers (film)|Peddlers]]'' (2012)<br />
* ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1]]'' (2012)<br />
* ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2]]'' (2012)<br />
* ''[[Aiyyaa]]'' (2012)<br />
* ''[[Shahid (film)|Shahid]]'' (2013)<br />
* ''[[The Lunchbox (film)|The Lunchbox]]'' (2013)<br />
* ''[[Monsoon Shootout]]'' (2013)<br />
* ''[[Mickey Virus]]'' (2013)<br />
* ''[[White Lies (2013 Indian film)|White Lies]]'' (2014) <br />
* ''[[Vakratunda Mahakaaya]]'' (2015)<br />
* ''[[Masaan]]'' (2015)<br />
* ''[[Zubaan]]'' (2016)<br />
* ''[[Haraamkhor]]'' (2017)<br />
* ''[[Period. End of Sentence.]]'' (2018)<br />
* ''[[Soorarai Pottru]]'' (2019)<br />
* ''[[1232 KMS]]'' (2021) (Executive producer)<br />
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; As an actress<br />
* ''[[Love, Wrinkle-free]]'' (2012)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1944105}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130619193655/http://www.akfpl.com/about-guneet-monga.html Guneet Monga, Profile] at [[Anurag Kashyap Films]]<br />
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