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Guneet Monga’s Period. End of Sentence girl Sneha reveals her plans post the Oscar 2019 win – CB exclusive

From Delhi to LA, Sneha from Guneet Monga’s Oscar-winning Period. End of Sentence talks about her journey and reveals that she wants to be a cop when she grows up in this exclusive interview

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5 years ago

February 26, 2019

Bharati Dubey

Guneet Monga’s Period. End of Sentence has put the spotlight on India with its Oscar 2019 win. The documentary film won the Best Short Documentary award at the 91st Academy Awards. CineBlitz got in touch with Sneha, the girl who features in the docu-drama based around the taboo of menstruation. Sneha, plays one of the main characters in it and is currently in Los Angeles. In an exclusive interview with CineBlitz, she says, “I am not an actor, but what you see in the documentary is real and about me. I work at the pad-centre in my village which is close to Delhi.”

Sneha has been attending parties since the time the film has won the Oscar, even though she didn’t get to go on stage to receive the Academy Award. “I was on the 5th floor, so I couldn’t make it to the stage. But I was right there when the film won the award,” she says. She laughs and adds, “Ma’am meri soch Dilli (Delhi) tak pahunchne ki thi aur main aaj American main hoon (My thoughts were to reach Delhi and today I am in America).”

So how did she become a part of the documentary? “Some foreigners came to our villagers through Guneet Monga ma’am and that is how it all started so we all participated in it,” she revealed. Speaking about the taboo on menstruation, Sneha adds, “A lot has changed in my village too which was considered to be dirty and not to be spoken is being discussed today.” As for watching Akshay Kumar’s Padman before the documentary was made, she says, “Our documentary was already made and I will tell you that Arunachalam Sir is also part of our documentary too.”

Sneha, who comes from small village near Hapur, also reveals that she wants to be a cop in the Delhi police force someday. She is even studying for it. “I just want to make my father proud. A job in the police force is a great honour and I want my father and the village to be proud of me,” says Sneha. Admitting that much has changed since she first joined the centre, the young girl adds, “When I started going to the centre, my father was skeptical and worried about my studies. But I convinced him and he allowed me to work at the centre.” Well what do you think about Sneha’s journey from Delhi to LA? Do let us know in the comments section below.