# Sikhya Entertainment

Sikhya Entertainment is a film production and distribution company that was established by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain in 2008.

## History

They have released the films Dasvidaniya (2008), That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011), The Lunchbox (2013) and Masaan. They are also notable for producing documentaries, such as The Elephant Whisperers (2022).
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. |
| Year | Film | Director |
| 2008 | Dasvidaniya | Shashant Shah |
| 2011 | That Girl in Yellow Boots | Anurag Kashyap |
| 2011 | Shaitan | Bejoy Nambiar |
| 2013 | The Lunchbox | Ritesh Batra |
| 2013 | Peddlers | Vasan Bala |
| 2013 | Monsoon Shootout | Amit Kumar |
| 2014 | White Lies | Danis Tanović |
| 2015 | Zubaan | Mozeez Singh |
| 2015 | Masaan | Neeraj Ghaywan |
| 2015 | Haraamkhor | Shlok Sharma |
| 2017 | What Will People Say | Iram Haq |
| 2020 | Soorarai Pottru | Sudha Kongara |
| 2021 | Pagglait | Umesh Bist |
| 2023 | Kathal | Yashowardhan Mishra |
| 2024 | Kill | Nikhil Nagesh Bhat |
Shows :
| Year | Films | Director | Other Notes |
| 2024 | Gyaarah Gyaarah | Umesh Bist | ZEE5 |
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 |
| 2021 | Gupt Gyan | Saqib Pandor | Available on Amazon Mini TV |
| 2022 | 1800 Life | Maanavi Bedi | Available on Amazon Mini TV |
| 2022 | Good Morning | Jyoti Kapoor Das | Available on Amazon Mini TV |
| 2022 | Condition's Apply | Puja Banerji | Available on Amazon Mini TV |
| 2022 | Clean | Zoya Parvin | Available on Amazon Mini TV |