Sikhya Entertainment

Sikhya Entertainment is a film production and distribution company that was established by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain.[1][2]

Sikhya Entertainment Pvt Ltd
TypePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2008
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
India
Key people
ProductsFilms
ServicesFilm Production
Websitesikhyaentertainment.com

They have released the films Dasvidaniya (2008), That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011), The Lunchbox (2013)[3] and Masaan.[4]

They have collaborated with some of the 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.

The range of Production Services offered by Sikhya includes- Research, Creative collaborations with local Writers, Location Scouting, Budgeting, Casting, Permits, Travel & Accommodation, Hiring of Crew, extensive Post Production services and transparent accounting practices including Third party audit system.

In 2020, they 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. In addition, Sikhya has successfully ventured into the Southern Film Industry with the blockbuster film on the life of Captain Gopinath, founder of Air Deccan, Soorarai Pottru.

Filmography
Documentaries
Year Film Director Other Notes
2018 Period. End of Sentence. Rayka Zehtabchi Available on Netflix. Won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film.
2022 Kicking Balls Vijayeta Kumar
2022 She Builds Vijayeta Kumar Docu series, available on Disney+ Hotstar
2022 The Elephant Whisperers Kartiki Gonsalves Available on Netflix. Won at the Academy Awards. [5]
YearFilmDirectorOther notes
2008DasvidaniyaShashank Shah
2011That Girl in Yellow BootsAnurag Kashyap
ShaitanBejoy Nambiar
2013The LunchboxRitesh Batra
PeddlersVasan Bala
Monsoon ShootoutAmit Kumar
2015ZubaanMozeez Singh
MasaanNeeraj Ghaywan
HaraamkhorShlok Sharma
2017What Will People SayIram Haq
2020Soorarai PottruSudha Kongara
2021PagglaitUmesh Bist
2023KathalYashowardhan Mishra
Short Films
Year Films Director Other Notes
2018 Period. End of Sentence. Rayta Zehtabchi Available on Netflix
2020 Zindagi in Shorts
  • Pinni
  • Sleeping Partner
  • Sunny Side Upar
  • Nano So Phobia
  • Chhaju Ke Dahi Bhalle
  • Thappad
  • Swaaha
 Available on Netflix
2021 Shimmy Disha Noyonika Rindani Available on Amazon Mini TV
Gupt Gyan Saqib Pandor
2022 1800 Life Maanavi Bedi
Good Morning Jyoti Kapoor Das
Condition's Apply Puja Banerji
Clean Zoya Parvin

References
  1. "'I am a disruptor': Meet Guneet Monga, co-producer of Oscar-winning 'Period. End of Sentence'". Scroll.in. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. "Oscars 2019: Guneet Monga has got it". The Hindu. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. "Ritesh Batra's Lunchbox wins Critics Week Viewers Choice Award at Cannes Film Festival 2013".
  4. Nandgaonkar, Satish (24 May 2015). "Masaan wins critics prize at Cannes – The Hindu". The Hindu.
  5. Lewis, Hilary (24 January 2023). "Oscars: Full List of Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 January 2023.


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