Guneet Monga Conferred Second Highest Civilian French Honour

Award-winning filmmaker Guneet Monga added another feather to her cap as she has been conferred with the second highest civilian French honour, the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans I'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres).

This is particularly special as this honour has previously been extended to the likes of Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Willis, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, among others. Reports suggest that the filmmaker will be felicitated today (April 13) in Delhi.

A still from Lunchbox

Monga, who founded Sikhya Entertainment (production company) in 2008, has backed several critically acclaimed projects like That Girl in Yellow Boots, The Lunchbox, Masaan, Monsoon Shootout, and Period, End of Sentence, which bagged an Oscar in 2019.

Monga after Oscar win. Photo credit: Instagram/@guneetmonga

She, along with Ekta Kapoor and Tahira Kashyap, also co-founded Indian Women Rising, which aims at promoting Indian female content creators. This initiate supported Bittu, which was shortlisted as India’s entry to Oscars 2021.

As per reports, Monga’s accomplishments that transcended boundaries, promoted the French Consulate to confer her with the prestigious award.