Everybody
had
their
eyes
glued
to
the
Oscars
2019
ceremony
to
know
who
won
it
big
this
time,
but
there
was
one
win
which
made
every
Indian
proud.
We
are
talking
about
the
India-backed
film
'Period
End
Of
Sentence'
which
bagged
the
Oscar
for
Best
Documentary
Short
at
the
91st
Academy
Awards
this
year.
The
documentary
co-produced
by
Guneet
Monga's
Sikhya
Entertainment
is
based
on
the
topic
of
the
deep
stigma
associated
with
menstruation
and
delving
upon
the
work
of
real
life
Pad
Man
Arunachalam
Muruganantham.
Now,
we
have
chanced
upon
a
picture
where
an
'elated'
Guneet
is
seen
posing
with
the
coveted
trophy
post
the
win.
Guneet
Poses
With
The
Prestigious
Award
Minutes
after
the
film's
win,
Guneet
had
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."
This
Is
What
Guneet
Has
To
Say
Post
Oscar
Win
In
her
official
statement,
Guneet
said, "Thank
you
to
the
Academy
for
the
highest
honour
and
for
recognising
the
efforts
of
the
young
girls
from
Oakwood
school
in
LA
to
Kathikera
in
UP
in
helping
us
shatter
the
glass
ceiling.
Periods
are
normal
and
in
no
way
do
they
stops
us
from
achieving
anything.
This
has
been
more
than
10
years
of
work
of
Action
India
run
by
Gauri
Chaudhary
on
educating
reproductive
rights
on
the
ground
in
many
villages.
Feminist
Majority
Movement
and
Girls
learn
International
have
been
pushing
this
cause
in
US.
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."
Now
We
Have
An
Oscar,
Let's
Go
Change
The
World
The
statement
further
read,
"I
am
honoured
and
absolutely
humbled
to
partner
with
Melissa
and
Rayka
in
making
our
short
documentary
happen.
Mandakini
Kakar
from
Sikhya
was
on
the
floor
working
with
the
film
and
is
the
voice
of
the
film
too.
And
thank
you
Stacey
Sher
and
Lisa
Taback
for
supporting
this
massive
dream.
And
thank
you
NETFLIX
truly
putting
us
on
the
MAP
!
Here
is
to
more
girl
power...
I
really
want
every
girl
to
know
that
each
one
of
them
is
a
goddess.
Now,
that
we
have
an
oscar,
Let's
go
change
the
world."
Winners
In
A
Frame
Guneet
also
shared
a
picture
where
she
is
seen
posing
with
'Roma' director
Alfonso
Cuaron.
She
captioned
the
click,
"For
my
love
for
#ROMA
&
@alfonsocuaron
.Thank
you
❤️
@ted_sarandos
&
@netflix
.#WINNERS
#ROMA
@periodendofsentence
@sikhya
@kakarmandakini
@raykaz
@samdavisdp
@lisataback
@stacey_sher."
Meanwhile,
many
B-town
celebrities
took
to
their
Twitter
handle
to
congratulate
Guneet
over
the
win.
Tweeting
about
her
'fearless
friend'
Priyanka
Chopra
wrote,
"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
#Periodendofsentence
team,
and
my
fearless
friend
@guneetm!!
#Oscars2019."
Akshay
Kumar
who
starred
in
'Padman'
tweeted,
"Congratulations
to
@guneetm
and
the
entire
team
of
#PeriodEndOfSentence
for
winning
big
at
the
#Oscars
Much
needed
topic
of
discussion
and
well-deserved
win."
'Uri'
actor
Vicky
Kaushal
too
congratulated
Guneet
and
posted,
"Congratulations
Guneet!!!
#Oscar
#PeriodEndOfSentence
🤗🤗🤗."