13 Facts About Guneet Monga

Guneet Monga was born on 21 November 1983 and is an Indian film producer.

Guneet Monga is the producer of the 2023 Academy Award-winning documentary short film The Elephant Whisperers.

In 2018, Guneet Monga was amongst the first producers from India to be inducted in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Guneet 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.

In 2023, Guneet Monga won her second Academy Award for the Netflix documentary short, The Elephant Whisperers.

In 2021, Guneet Monga was conferred with the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government.

Guneet Monga was born in Delhi and received her primary education at Bluebells School International 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.

In 2003, Guneet Monga interned with a production coordinator in Delhi, and after receiving her mass communications she started career as production coordinator for international productions, most notably Vic Sarin's Partition.

Guneet Monga was fascinated about film after watching her mother's friend, Anureeta Saigal, work on production for international films.

Guneet Monga interned with Saigal and decided that this was what she wanted to do for the rest of her life.

Guneet Monga convinced a neighbor to lend her INR 75 lacs to make movies.

Guneet Monga shifted to Mumbai in 2006, when she started working in cricket film, Say Salaam India.

Guneet Monga raised nearly 10 million for Peddlers made of a budget of Rs 2 cr.