MUMBAI: Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga says she is happy that independent cinema is celebrated today.
Monga, who is the founder of Sikhya Entertainment, a boutique film production house, has films such as “Gangs of Wasseypur”, “Peddlers”, “The Lunchbox”, “Masaan” and “Zubaan” to her credit.
“For me creating good content is important. I believe stories choose us. When you start a film like ‘Masaan’ or ‘ Period. End of Sentence’ you don’t think it will become a global success but they did. Now independent cinema is celebrated, we were earlier outsiders,” Monga said in an interview here.
“Period. End Of Sentence” won an Oscar in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category last year but Monga has been working on creating good content for a while.
“…You see the value of it someday like I am seeing it now. At that point, it was tough, I was not understood. My mantra has always been to keep pushing, creating and trying.”
From raising money to crowd-funding and self-financing, Monga said she has always found a way around when it comes to taking films to theatres.
“Producers are supposed to be rich but I am not. I come from a humble background. Every actor-director is a producer but there is a dearth of creative producers. I take pride in being a creative producer,” she said. (AGENCIES)
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