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From Delhi hustler to Oscar glory: how Indian film producer Guneet Monga won the greatest prize in Hollywood

Unhappy families I was born in Delhi, in 1983, to a Punjabi family. We lived in a big house in a posh area of south Delhi. Although it was big, my parents and I lived in just one room. My mum made a small kitchen within the room and there was a bathroom. My father’s parents and his younger brother and his wife lived in the rest of the house.My uncle wanted my dad, mum and me out so they could have (a larger) stake in the property. They would cut off the water and electricity to our room. My…

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