After Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio and Aishwarya Rai, filmmaker Guneet Monga becomes the recipient of the French Honour

Mumbai: Riding excessive on the outstanding success of her current hit ‘Pagglait’, acclaimed filmmaker Guneet Monga to be conferred with the honour of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans I’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres), the second-highest civilian French honour.

Guneet Monga is an Indian movie producer, a BAFTA nominee and amongst the first producers from India to be inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She is the founder of Sikhya Entertainment that has been at the helm of pushing content-driven cinema with movies like The Lunchbox, Masaan, What will folks say, Soorarai Pottaru, Haramkhor, Peddlers and Oscar-Winning Short Film Documentary – Period, End of Sentence to call a couple of. Guneet Monga is one of the most famous filmmakers not simply in India but additionally throughout the globe, symbolising the victory of content material along with her tasks.

In a collaborative effort to uplift Indian feminine content material creators throughout the globe, Guneet Monga co-founded the cinema collective– Indian Women Rising which aided the run of the critically acclaimed quick movie ‘Bittu’ at the Oscars.

Honouring the various accomplishments of the younger filmmaker barring the geographical boundaries with content material that resonates with the viewers past the demographical bounds, the French Consulate has determined to supply the title to Guneet Monga.

Guneet Monga could be felicitated at a ceremony in Delhi on the thirteenth April 2021 by the Ambassador of France to India, on behalf of the French authorities.

Celebrating the numerous vary of work by Guneet Monga, the prestigious distinction is a mark of appreciation for her invaluable contribution to world cinema.

Earlier, Indian Celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Nandita Das, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Anurag Kashyap, Kalki Koechlin, amongst others have been felicitated by the honour, together with worldwide biggies like Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Willis, amongst others.