It's a proud day for all Indians as Guneet Monga's film Period. End of Sentence won big at the Oscar ceremony held today. The film won an Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category. From Priyanka Chopra to Akshay Kumar and Vicky Kaushal, a gamut of Bollywood personalities shared a post on social media to celebrate the Oscar win of Period. End of Sentence, an India-set film on the taboos around menstruation.
Period. End of Sentence, backed by Guneet's Sikhya Entertainment, is about women in India fighting against the deeply-rooted stigma around menstruation and delving upon the work of real-life PadMan Arunachalam Muruganathan.
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Poster of the shirt documentary[/caption]
Priyanka congratulated her fearless friend Guneet for the mammoth win.
https://twitter.com/priyankachopra/status/1099919190343835648
Akshay said that the film deserved the win.
https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/1099926206030331904
Vicky also congratulated Guneet.
https://twitter.com/vickykaushal09/status/1099902490059763714
Anupam Kher tweeted Jai Ho to the entire team.
https://twitter.com/AnupamPKher/status/1099879805862973441
Lara Dutta Bhupathi also tweeted and congratulated the team.
https://twitter.com/LaraDutta/status/1099939571255705600
Adil Hussain felt glad that the artistic community is recognizing and celebrating pluralism and diversity.
https://twitter.com/_AdilHussain/status/1099890794071232513
Anurag Kashyap also congratulated Guneet.
https://twitter.com/anuragkashyap72/status/1099864213101707265
Last but not least, Vishal Dadlani tweeted, "Cheers. Guneet and the entire cast and crew. That's incredible. Everyone else, if you have not watched 'Period. End of Sentence' yet, do!"
https://twitter.com/VishalDadlani/status/1099890053558353920
Alas, Indian cinema is getting the right recognition on the global platform. It's truly a day of victory for meaningful cinema today.
