Guneet Monga: Want to back socially relevant projects

With films like 'The Lunchbox' and 'Peddlers' to her credit, Guneet Monga has become a force behind independent Indian films and the producer says she wants to back socially relevant cinema. READ: ​The Lunchbox producer shaves off her hair Guneet, who started her production stint with filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, went on to open her own production house Sikhya Entertainment in 2008 and has been backing content-driven films ever since."I always wanted to make something socially relevant which impacts our life. The passion to back films like Masaan,Zubaan, Haramkhor and others came from the directors."We did not think about the commercial success of the films. I think today the market is so well that films like Badlapur and NH10 have done well. We can now present films of such league," Guneet told PTI.For latest Bollywood updates, follow us on Twitter >>>@TOIEntertainFor the latest in Bollywood news, like us on Facebook >>>TOIEntertainThe producer feels the commercial success of a project depends on the budget put during the making of the film.Sighting example of her most successful film The Lunchbox, she said, "The film didn't made Rs 100 crore but it was the best ROI (Return on Investment) in 2014."She has four of her most ambitious projects - Haramkhor, Peddlers, Khoya and Monsoon Shootout at this year's Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival.Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer Haraamkhor and Peddlers, starring Gulshan Devaiah and Nimrat Kaur, is crowd-funded.For more interesting Bollywood news and pictures, follow us on Pinterest>>> timesofindiaFor latest Bollywood updates, follow us on G+ >>> The Times of India Entertainment"The sole reason to crowd fund these films was because I wanted to gather a group of visionaries, who wanted to make good cinema without caring about earning money.Click here for more Bollywood videos"I feel Peddlers and Haraamkhor are going to be extremely profitable projects as the market has now increased. And that for me is commercial success," she said.WATCH: In conversation with "The Lunchbox" team part II