Oscars 2019: India-set Period. End of Sentence makes history, wins Best Documentary Short Subject

"Period. End of Sentence", an India set film on the taboos around menstruation and featuring the real 'Pad Man', picked up an Oscar in Documentary Short Subject category at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony.

The 91st Academy Awards are currently underway at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. However, the big news is coming for Guneet Monga's Period End Of Sentence, that emerged victorious in the Best Documentary Short Subject Category. The film was able to beat other nominees like Black Sheep, End Game, Lifeboat and A Night At The Garden.

Well played! #periodendofsentence pic.twitter.com/hWIGxThLYt

— hclark4 (@hclark4) February 25, 2019

"Period. End of Sentence", an India set film on the taboos around menstruation and featuring the real 'Pad Man', picked up an Oscar in Documentary Short Subject category at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony. Oscars 2019 LIVE UPDATES: CATCH all the live updates from  the stage of 91st Academy Awards! Produced by Indian Film Producer, Guneet Monga, the movie is set in India and revolves around the taboos around menstruation. It's about Indian women's struggles against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation and focusses on the work of real-life 'Pad Man' Arunachalam Muruganathan. The 26-minute film follows girls and women in Hapur, India and their experience with the installation of a pad machine in their village. It's definitely a huge honour for someone of Indian origin. Soon after the big win Guneet Monga took to twitter to share her happiness

WE WON!!! To every girl on this earth... know that you are a goddess... if heavens are listening... look MA we put @sikhya on the map ❤️

— Guneet Monga (@guneetm) February 25, 2019

Congratulations to Guneet and her team for making India proud.