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Film producer Guneet Monga, who won an Oscar recently for the short documentary The Elephant Whisperers, said that she is ‘disheartened’ about being cut off just as she was about to deliver an acceptance speech. Guneet was barely able to get a word in before the orchestra played her off stage. The film’s director, Kartiki Gonsalves, was able to deliver a full speech.
Following the win, Guneet was able to deliver her full prepared speech in the press room. Several people on social media said that it was unfair for the Academy to not allow Guneet to speak. Many also suggested that a racial angle might be at play, considering how other winners were allowed to exceed their allotted 45 seconds on stage.
It was a big night for India at this year’s Oscars. In addition to The Elephant Whisperers’ victory, director SS Rajamouli’s RRR won an Oscar in the Best Original Song category, for “Naatu Naatu.” Director Shaunak Sen’s All that Breathes was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category.
Guneet is best known for producing acclaimed films such as The Lunchbox, Masaan and Gangs of Wasseypur. She is also credited as an executive producer on the Oscar-winning documentary short Period. End of Sentence.
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