Indian film producer Guneet Monga ‘disheartened’ after her Oscar speech cut off

Guneet Monga is finally speaking out after her Oscar speech was cut off. At the 95th Academy Awards, history was made when an Indian documentary, “The Elephant Whisperers” won an Oscar. During the Academy night, Guneet went to the stage to accept the Golden trophy, but everything went awkward when Monga’s speech was abruptly cut off when she was about to deliver her speech.

However, the moment went unnoticed by many at that time, but some hawk-eye netizens were quick to point out the absurd thing that happened with Monga.

Now Guneet is back in India and during her interview, the producer opened up about the moment and said that she was ‘extremely disheartened’.

“I am very disappointed that my speech was cut. The shock was written on my face. I just wanted to say that it’s India’s first Oscar in an Indian production, which is a big deal. My heart started racing because I couldn’t have gotten this far without being heard. ‘’

After “The Elephant Whisperers” won, both Kartiki and Guneet took the stage to accept the award. Kartiki delivered her acceptance speech first, as Monga stood behind her, all delighted. However, when Guneet was about to speak, the live orchestra played, indicating them to get off the stage.

The moment has been criticised by many people, who felt that she should be given more time to speak. Reacting to the online talks and the backlash Academy is facing, Monga said, ‘’Western media is tearing up The Academy, which I wasn’t allowed to talk about. People are so offended that I didn’t get a chance to give my speech. There are videos and tweets on the internet expressing my disappointment at not being able to speak. That was the moment of India that was taken from me.’’

However adding further, Monga told the publication, ‘’But then I thought, okay, I’ll come back here and make sure they listen to me. I have multiple opportunities to share my thoughts and it is uplifting to receive all the love. So a little empathy can go a long way here!”

Many people on TikTok have expressed their disappointment and shared that Monga was asked to leave even when she had enough time left for the speech. The Oscars have a 45-second rule for the acceptance speech, and as per the calculations done by the Tik Tok users, Gonsalves took exactly 43 seconds. (Agencies)