Director Adam J Graves and Indian producer Guneet Monga discuss the journey of 'Anuja', the Hindi film nominated for Oscars 2025 under Best Live Action Short section.

Hours after the short film Anuja lost out on the Best Live Action Short Oscar, producer Guneet Monga on Monday said she joined the project not only to support the filmmakers but also to amplify the voices of children.

Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga-backed 'Anuja', a New Delhi-set short film, which was nominated in the Live Action Short Category at Oscars 2025, lost the prestigious award to Dutch-language film 'I'm Not a Robot'.

The duo sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about bringing nuance and humor to their affecting tale of child labor in India and the surprising global reception to their film: "I don't think anybody anticipated that we'd be getting this kind of attention.

New Delhi-set coming-of-age short film that was competing at the Oscars 2025 in the Best Live Action Short category, lost out on the award to Dutch-language movie I'm Not a Robot.I'm Not a Robot is a science fiction film written and directed by Victoria Warmerdam.

At the 97th Academy Awards, Adam J Graves’ Hindi short film Anuja, backed by Priyanka Chopra, Mindy Kaling, and Guneet Monga, lost the Best Live Action Short Film award to Dutch film I’m Not a Robot.

Anuja stars Sajda Pathan, Ananya Shanbhag, Nagesh Bhonsle, Gulshan Walia, Sushil Parwana, Sunita Bhadauria, Rudolfo Rajeev Hubert, Jugal Kishore and Pankaj Gupta in pivotal roles.

Hours after short film Anuja lost out on the Best Live Action Short Oscar, producer Guneet Monga on Monday said she joined the project not only to support the filmmakers but also to amplify the voices of children.

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