Guneet Monga
‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ Review: A glitch in time is fine; works primarily due to the impressive performances
Rating - *** (3/5) Requoting the famous idiom, 'a stitch in time saves nine' to 'a glitch in time saves nine' or even more might give you an adept understanding of what to expect from the Zee5 series, Gyaaraah Gyaarah (11:11). Firstly, to make it clear, unlike what many are terming it to be, the show is not a time-travel presentation per se but more so about the communication between two people belonging to two different timelines (1990 to 1998 and 2016) which leads to alterations in the past affecting the present and further, leading to some unanticipated and dire c | Click Here...
The Intouchables To Be Adapted Into Hindi By Karan Johar and Guneet Monga
After Kill, the ultra-violent actioner which has received impressive reviews after its premier at the Toronto Film Festival, Karan Johar and Guneet Monga are back together to co-produce the hit French film The Intouchables . Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment have once again united their creative forces to bring this iconic French film to the Indian audiences. This marks the fourth collaboration between the two filmmaking powerhouses.Set to be directed by Collin D'Cunha, the film is part of a larger creative synergy that was announced in May 2023 between Karan Johar's Dharma | Click Here...
Review Of The Elephant Whisperers: Honours The Oscar
By Subhash K Jha The Elephant Whisperers(Netflix) Rating: ***** Once in a bluemoon Indian cinema does itself so proud, you want to hug its architects and inventors and dance around the room.The Elephent Whisperers is a story of unlikely heroes: a simple bucolic couple from Tamil Nadu , Bellie and Bomman, who have devoted their life to looking after elephants. This is the story of their bonding with an orphaned baby elephant who is brought to them for caregiving .The bond that grows between the elephant and the caregiving couple is mapped in this 40-minute film by | Click Here...
Guneet Monga, Kartiki Gonsalves On Their Oscar
Netflix’s short documentary The Elephant Whisperers is the first film produced in India to win at the 95th Oscars for “Documentary Short Film” category. Producer Guneet Monga and director Kartiki Gonsalves who helmed this docu-short feature also created history by becoming the first Indian producer and director to achieve this recognition. They are also the first Indian woman producer and director to win an Academy Award. The Elephant Whisperers is produced by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain under the banner of Sikhya Entertainment. On winning the prestigious awards producer Guneet | Click Here...
The Elephant Whisperers Wins An Oscar
India has just scored a big victory at the Oscars. Netflix’s The Elephant Whisperers directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga has won Best Documentary Short Subject at the 95th Academy Awards. The other four nominees in the category were Haulout, The Martha Mitchell Effect, Stranger At The Gate, and How Do You Measure A Year? This documentary marks the directorial debut of Kartiki Gonsalves. The documentary is produced by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain under the banner of Sikhya Entertainment. Earlier ,producer Guneet Monga on The Elephant Whisperer get | Click Here...
Everyone would always want me…: Guneet Monga pens emotional note ahead of wedding, check out
Guneet Monga is one of the most admired and loved personalities in the Indian entertainment industry. She's always been a flagbearer when it comes to promoting good quality original content and we truly love every bit of it. Guneet is someone who loves to share special updates on her social media handle and we love it. Well, this time, she had quite a lot to write about the idea of getting married at 39. She wrote, DDLJ ruined me… Like every girl growing up in the 90s, I too have been on a constant lookout for my Raj ever since I was 18. Anyone I dated, I ran to my fr | Click Here...
Exclusive: Nimki Mukhiya fame Vijay Kumar bags Netflix film Kathal
NSD actor Vijay Kumar who is known for his portrayals on TV in Nimki Mukhiya, Lockdown Ki Lovestory etc will be seen in the upcoming Netflix film Kathal. IWMBuzz.com has been at the forefront in writing about this film which will have a stellar cast. The upcoming Netflix drama-comedy film will have a plot set in a small town and revolves around a local politician whose prized jackfruits go missing and a young police officer who is adamant to solve this bizarre case to prove herself. “Kathal” marks the directorial debut of Yashowardhan Mishra. “Kathal” is produced by Guneet Mo | Click Here...
Exclusive: Brijendra Kala and Vijay Raaz to feature in Netflix film Kathal
Kathal, the upcoming Netflix original drama-comedy film will see Sanya Malhotra and Anantvijay Joshi playing the central roles. Sanya Malhotra of Dangal fame and Anantvijay Joshi of Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein fame will play a police officer and hawaldar respectively in this story plot. The plot is set in a small town and revolves around a local politician whose prized jackfruits go missing and a young police officer who is adamant to solve this bizarre case to prove herself. “Kathal” marks the directorial debut of Yashowardhan Mishra. “Kathal” is produced by Guneet Monga's Sikhy | Click Here...
Amazon miniTV Will Premiere ‘Gupt Gyaan’, A Short Film By Sikhya Entertainment On 18 November
Amazon miniTV announces the launch of a short film – Gupt Gyaan, produced by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain, under the banner of Sikhya Entertainment - India’s leading production house. Featuring the talented and popular duo of Ashlesha Thakur and Vishesh Bansal, Gupt Gyaan is the second movie as part of the multi-film collaboration with Sikhya Entertainment which will premiere on 18 November, exclusively on Amazon miniTV. As shown in the trailer which released t | Click Here...
Congratulations: Guneet Monga conferred with second highest civilian French honour Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Riding high on the remarkable success of her recent Hindi feature film 'Pagglait', acclaimed filmmaker Guneet Monga is 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 by H.E. Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs on 13th April 2021, at the Residence of France, New Delhi, India. Celebrating the diverse range of work by Guneet Monga, this prestigious distinction is a mark of appreciation for her invaluable contribution to the world cinema and | Click Here...
Sayani Gupta joins the cast of Pagglait
Sayani Gupta came into the limelight with her breakthrough performance in the 2014 film, Margarita, With A Straw, and later enthralled in Baar Baar Dekho, Jolly LLB 2, Article 15, and other movies. She has bagged another popular project. IWMBuzz.com has exclusively learnt that Sayani will be part of Balaji Telefilms and Sikhya Entertainment’s movie Pagglait. Directed by Umesh Bist, the story is a light-hearted entertainer with its heart in the right place. Actress Sanya Malhotra will play the lead role in the project. We earlier exclusively reported about Natasha Rast | Click Here...
Ashutosh Rana and Sheeba Chaddha in Pagglait
Pagglait, produced by Balaji Telefilms, helmed by Ekta Kapoor and Guneet Monga’s Sikhya Entertainment, is a light-hearted entertainer. Directed by Umesh Bist, the film will have Dangal actress Sanya Malhotra in the lead role. We earlier reported about Natasha Rastogi, Chetan Sharma and Aasif Khan being part of the above mentioned project. Now, IWMBuzz.com has exclusively learnt about Ashutosh Rana, known for his acting chops in movies like Dhadak, Sonchiriya, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and War, and Gully Boy fame Sheeba Chaddha being part of the movie. We buzzed | Click Here...
Sanjay Kapoor and Divya Dutta in Guneet Monga’s short film
One of the first Indian producers to be inducted into the Producer's Branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences and featured in Variety's International Women's Impact Report 2018, Guneet Monga is a force to reckon with and a game-changing producer in Indian cinema. Guneet made India proud at the Oscars 2019 when her film Period: End Of Sentence won big. Now, the lady has signed actors Sanjay Kapoor and Divya Dutta for a new short film which will be produced under her banner Sikhya Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The actors were shooting for the same. Guneet poste | Click Here...
Neena Gupta in Tahira Kashyap’s next
Actress Neena Gupta happens to be one of the most respected actresses when it comes to the senior crop of actors. She's next gearing up for her role alongside Ayushmann Khurrana and Gajraj Rao once again for Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan after the trio's last successful hit 'Badhaai Ho'. The respect towards Neena Gupta from Ayushmann's family is never-ending. That's why almost everyone wants to work with her and why not. That's why if Ayushmann is doing a feature film with her, Tahira Kashyap Khurrana in association with Guneet Monga and Sikhya Entertainment are working with Neena Gupt | Click Here...
Sanya Malhotra begins filming for Ekta Kapoor’s next Pagglait
Sanya Malhotra is one such actress who is the quintessential example of how to make it count by breaking stereotypes. "Oh you can't be an actress or a lead heroine if you don't have long grown hair" is reduced to only a myth now as Sanya has made her presence felt on number of occasions. Her last two films came opposite big stalwarts in the form of Ayushmann Khurrana and Nawazuddin Siddique and Sanya has still managed to make it count and make herself feel 'visible' in front of bigger stars. Her potential has truly been recognized in the true sense of the term by people who | Click Here...
Review of Tigers: A tale of guts and gumption that gives one goose bumps with its sheer implausibility
What an ordinary man does when faced with extraordinary circumstances proves the strength of his character and the weave of his moral fibre. Does he give in meekly like a mouse to the rigors of unprecedented pressures, and beat a retreat down the mouse-hole of obscurity? Or does he roar like a tiger in the face of insurmountable adversity, to go ahead and find his place in the annals of history? Ayan, the protagonist of Tigers, ZEE5’s glittering cinematic tour de force, proves himself of the latter ilk. Played with utter earnestness by Emraan Hashmi, Ayan emerges an unlikely hero, | Click Here...