Guneet Monga made history winning the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards last year. However, her first time at the biggest film awards in the world was 15 years ago, when her short film Kavi won the Student Academy Award - Narrative in 2009.

She has been to the Oscars multiple times since then, but how she got there the first time is a fascinating story. Guneet narrated during Mid-day’s Bombay Film Story podcast, “It`s a crazy story how I got there. I actually didn`t have any money. I was super broke and coming out of a huge personal tragedy. I just got this news from the director that we`ve won the student Oscar and we are nominated in the top 5. I was like, wow, I`d just like to attend."