Guneet Monga Kapoor Shifts to Genre Cinema at Cannes
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- Guneet Monga Kapoor founded Women in Film India at Cannes 2025, and the organization now counts 3,500 members after its first year.
- Women in Film India secured a formal tie‑up with the Cannes Film Market, placing four scholars—two in the Producers Network and two in the Impact Lab—out of over 200 applicants, with backing from Jio Studios and Rareism.
- Udta Teer is a comedy‑thriller co‑produced with Dharma Productions and starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, slated for a September 11 theatrical release.
- Tamil‑language film directed by Karthik Subbaraj, financed outright by Guneet Monga Kapoor under Jio Studios, is in post‑production with a score by Ilaiyaraaja recorded by an 80‑musician orchestra in Prague.
- Guneet Monga Kapoor says the shift toward women‑led genre franchises—including a natural‑disaster film and a slasher—aims to capture theatrical audiences and eventually expand into gaming, as streaming acquisition spending contracts.
Why it matters: Women in Film India gains a fast‑track pipeline for 3,500 emerging creators, while Indian studios can tap the growing franchise market; streaming spend cuts force producers to chase box‑office hits, opening cross‑media gaming opportunities.
