Indian Film Industry Celebrates ‘Period. End of Sentence’ Oscar Win

From Priyanka Chopra to Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher — a gamut of Bollywood personalities took to social media on Monday to celebrate the Oscar win of “Period. End of Sentence”, an India-set film on the taboos around menstruation.

It won an Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony. The film, backed by Indian producer Guneet Monga’s Sikhya Entertainment, is about women in India fighting against the deeply-rooted stigma around menstruation and delving upon the work of real life ‘Pad Man’ Arunachalam Muruganathan.

Here’s what celebrities had to say on Twitter:

Priyanka Chopra

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 ‘Period. End Of Sentence’ team, and my fearless friend Guneet Monga.

Akshay Kumar

Congratulations to Guneet Monga and the entire team of ‘Period. End of Sentence’ for winning big at the Oscars. Much needed topic of discussion and well-deserved win.

Anupam Kher

Jai Ho to the entire team and to Guneet Monga. India-based film on menstruation wins Best Short Documentary Oscar.

Lara Dutta Bhupathi

Congratulations dear Guneet Monga on your win! So very happy for you! ‘Period. End of Sentence’.

Adil Hussain

Heartwarming! Increasingly hopeful to observe the artistic community is recognising and celebrating pluralism and diversity in these difficult times at the Academy, Oscars 2019. Oscars... Bravo World Community of cine arstiste, you keep my hope alive.

Anurag Kashyap

Congratulations Guneet for the win.

Vishal Dadlani

Cheers. Guneet and the entire cast and crew. That’s incredible. Everyone else, if you have not watched ‘Period. End of Sentence’ yet, do!

Vicky Kaushal

Congratulations Guneet! Oscar ‘Period. End of Sentence’. (IANS)

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