Guneet Monga’s ‘Period. End of Sentence’ won the Oscars for Best Documentary Short and India is rejoicing. The short documentary film is set at the backdrop of India and is based on the taboo surrounding menstruation.
The film’s big win at Oscar was celebrated by Priyanka Chopra, Akhsay Kumar, Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon, Padma Lakshmi and others. “One of the most special moments of the evening. A film based on the taboos around menstruation wins Best Documentary Short. Congratulations to the entire Period. End of Sentenceteam and my fearless friend Guneet Monga,” tweeted Priyanka
“WE WON!!! To every girl on this earth… know that you are a goddess… if heavens are listening… look MA we put @sikhya on the map”. Gumeet Monga.
Akshay Kumar wrote, “Congratulations to Guneet Monga and the entire team for winning big at the Oscars! Much-needed topic of discussion and well-deserved win.”
“‘A period should end a sentence, not a girls education’ – best quote of the night,” tweeted Reese Witherspoon soon after Period. End of Sentence won the Oscars while Padma Lakshmi wrote, “So exciting that Period. End of Sentence won best documentary short! Amazing that a film about menstruation won. If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to.”
After accepting the trophy, Guneet Monga tweeted, “We won. To every girl on this earth, know that you are a Goddess. If heavens are listening, look Ma, we put Sikhya on the map.”
Dia Mirza wrote, “This is so awesome. Congratulations.”
“Thank you to the Academy for the highest honour and for recognising the efforts of the young girls from Oakwood School in Los Angeles to Kathikera in Uttar Pradesh in helping us shatter the glass ceiling. Every girl in India or anywhere around the world needs to know this and hear this loud and clear. Period is an end of a sentence but not a girl’s education,” Guneet Monga said in a statement after the Oscars.
Ahead of the Oscars, Guneet Monga wrote on Instagram that the ‘Period. End of Sentence’ was already a winner.’
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