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Oscar Winner Guneet Monga Mistaken for Newcomer at Trailer Launch
At a movie trailer event, a reporter thought Guneet Monga was new to filmmaking.
Guneet is actually an Oscar-winning producer.
Ayushmann Khurrana quickly reminded the reporter about some of her earlier films.
Guneet said she has worked on more than 35 feature films.
She also won an Oscar for The Elephant Whisperers.
The reporter apologized and said she meant to congratulate director Aakash Kaushik instead.
Kaushik is making his feature directing debut with Udta Teer.
The film is a spy comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan.
A reporter mistakenly congratulated Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor as if she were a newcomer.
Ayushmann Khurrana corrected the reporter by mentioning Monga’s films, including The Lunchbox and Kill.
Monga said she has worked on more than 35 feature films and has won an Oscar.
The reporter clarified that she meant to congratulate Aakash Kaushik on his feature directorial debut.
Udta Teer stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan and is scheduled for theatrical release on 9 October.
- Who
- Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor, actor Ayushmann Khurrana, reporter Aakash Kaushik and others at the event.
- What
- A reporter mistakenly treated Monga as a newcomer before apologizing and clarifying the intended congratulations.
- Where
- The Udta Teer trailer launch in Mumbai.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The reporter intended to congratulate Aakash Kaushik on his feature directorial debut, but addressed Monga instead.
Key facts
- Event
- Udta Teer trailer launch
- Location
- Mumbai
- Monga’s experience
- More than 35 feature films
- Oscar win
- Best Documentary Short Film for The Elephant Whisperers in 2023
- Production company
- Sikhya Entertainment, co-founded by Monga in 2008
- Film release
- Udta Teer is scheduled for theatrical release on 9 October
- Director
- Aakash Kaushik, making his feature directorial debut
Quotes
Reporter at the trailer launch
Reporter who mistakenly congratulated Monga as a newcomer
“I’m so sorry. Well, sometimes the media can make mistakes. I’m one of those.”
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“It’s not the first. The Lunchbox , Kill ,”
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