Guneet Monga was born in Delhi and received her primary education at Bluebells School International and received a degree in mass communications from Madhubala Institute of Mass Communication and Electronic Media affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi in 2004.

[1] With Anurag Kashyap, she went on to work on film like Gangs of Wasseypur, Part I & II (2012) and That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011),[4] besides, Trishna (2011), Shaitan (2011), Michael (2011), and Aiyya.

[5] She also raised nearly ₹10 million (US$120,000) for Peddlers (2012) made of a budget of Rs 2 cr., by posting the film's script on Facebook.

[6] Peddlers was selected at the Critics' Week, won rave reviews and opened new markets for Indian Cinema.

[citation needed] In May 2013, when The Lunchbox (Dabba) and Monsoon Shootout both were selected for the Critics' Week and a midnight screening at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival,[7] respectively, The Hollywood Reporter called her "most prolific producers of a new wave of cinema" while The Hollywood Reporter's "2012 Women in Entertainment special", placed her amongst "12 international players to watch";[8] India Today has credited her for giving a facelift to independent cinema, and bridging "the gap between Indian films and foreign buyers and distributors.".