Guneet Monga Age, Wiki and Bio

Guneet Monga

Quick Info

ProfessionFilm Producer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth21/11/1983
Age40 years

Bio/Wiki

Full nameGuneet Amarpreet Kaur Monga

Physical Stats & More

Height160 cm
Weight55 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorMedium Ash Brown

Personal Life

Date of Birth21/11/1983
Zodiac signScorpio
NationalityIndian
SchoolBluebells School International, New Delhi, India
College/UniversityGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date12/12/2022

Family

SpouseSunny Kapoor

Career

DebutFilm: Partition (2007)
Awards, Honours, Achievements
  • The Hollywood Reporter voted her as one of the top 12 achievers in the Global Entertainment industry.
  • She was enlisted among the top 50 Indians changing India by India Today.
  • According to the American film magazine, Variety, Guneet Monga is one of fifty women from the entertainment industry who is doing ‘extraordinary things on the worldwide stage.’
  • Her international short film "Kavi" (2009), based on bonded labour in India, won the Student Academy Award - Narrative in 2009. The film was nominated for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short Film.
  • In July 2014, she was enlisted in the list of '35 Achievers Under 35' by Mid-Day.
  • Monga was one of the two women to be featured in Variety's 'International Women’s Impact Report 2018.'
  • In January 2019, GQ Magazine honored her as "Producer of The Year."
  • In October 2019, she was honored as 'Most Powerful Women in Indian Business' by Business Today, and 'India's Most Powerful Businesswomen' by World Economic Forum.
  • In December 2019, she was enlisted in the 'Five Indian Entertainers In The Global Spotlight' by The New Indian Express.
  • Guneet Monga won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for her short film "Period. End of Sentence" at the 91st Academy Award in 2019.
  • In April 2021, Guneet Monga was honored with the second highest civilian French honour, 'Chevalier dans I'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres' (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters), by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yues Le Drian in Delhi.
  • On 13 March 2023, she received an Oscar Award at the 95th Academy Award ceremony in the Best Documentary Short Film category. She shared the award with Kartiki Gonsalves, the director of the film.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Guneet Monga is an acclaimed Indian film producer.
She is known for co-founding Sikha Entertainment and Indian Rising Women.
Monga gained global recognition in March 2023 for winning an Oscar for producing the documentary film "The Elephant Whisperers" in 2022.
Her career began as an intern on the French-German film "Valley of Flowers" in 2004.
In 2006, she joined Sepia Entertainment as a production coordinator, working on the film "Partition" (2007).
Monga co-founded Sikhya Entertainment in April 2008, producing films like "The Lunchbox" and "Masaan."
Her works include co-productions like "The Lunchbox" (2013) and "Monsoon Shootout" (2013) showcased at the Cannes Film Festival 2013.
She served as CEO of Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt. Ltd. and produced films like "Gangs of Wasseypur" (2012).
Guneet Monga's award-winning film "The Elephant Whisperers" premiered on Netflix in December 2022.
She is a BAFTA nominee and one of the first Indian producers in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Monga overcame age and gender biases in her career by portraying herself as older and more experienced.
Before her filmmaking career, she worked in various roles like DJ, insurance agent, and rally car driver.