Sikhya Entertainment was founded in 2008 by producer Guneet Monga, we believe in giving voice to new and unique talent and have pioneered in taking Indian cinema across with world. Over the years we have ventured successfully into different verticals - feature films, short films, documentaries, web series and podcasts. It is amongst the first content-driven film studios in India, backing films like The Lunchbox, Masaan, Oscar winning short documentary, Period. End Of Sentence, Oscar nominated short film, Kavi and many others. A twelve-year-old production house has a total of 9 films at Cannes, 14 films at TIFF, and over 30 awards at other prestigious film festivals. We have collaborated with some of the finest filmmakers from different parts of the world including Oscar-winning Bosnian director Danis Tanovic (Tigers), French director Nicolas Saada (Taj Mahal) and British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom (Trishna), to name a few. In 2016, Sikhya Entertainment ventured into its first English Language film, The Ashram, starring Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo and Kal Penn, Norwegian-German film, What Will People Say, directed by Iram Haq which premiered at Toronto Film Festival 2017 amongst others. In 2020 we released one of a kind short-film anthology, Zindagi In Short, in collaboration with India's leading e-commerce giant Flipkart. The anthology opened to a thunderous response from both critics and audiences. Our recent releases are the OTT sensation Soorarai Pottru, with the Superstar Suriya and Sanya Malhotra starrer Pagglait, which was loved by both, the critics and the audience. Awards: The Lunchbox - Grand Golden Rail award - Cannes Film Festival 2013 Masaan - FIPRESCI Prize - Un Certain Regard, Prix de l'Avenir - Un Certain Regard - Cannes Film Festival 2015 Period. End Of Sentence - The Academy Award, Best Documentary Short Subject, 2019 Kavi - The Academy Award, Nomination, Best Short Film, 2010