The Elephant Whisperers received an Oscar earlier this month. (courtesy: kartikigonsalves)
New Delhi:
Director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga scripted historical past at Oscars 2023. Their documentary – The Elephant Whisperers – received the award within the Best Documentary Short Subject class. The plot revolves across the indigenous couple, Bomman and Bellie, who take care of an orphaned elephant calf named Raghu on the Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu. Now, Kartiki has shared a video of Bomman and Bellie receiving a heartwarming welcome on an Ooty flight. In the clip, the airline crew member is seen addressing passengers onboard. He says, “ “Some of you may not know, that award for the very best documentary quick topic on the ninety fifth Academy Awards was given to The Elephant Whisperers. Today, we’ve got the primary group of the documentary onboard with us. So give them a spherical of applause.” In the subsequent scene, we will see Bomman and Bellie expressing their gratitude to everybody. The textual content on the video learn, “Flying to Ooty with the celebs of The Elephant Whisperers on board. Shout out to IndiGo airways for the particular point out.”
Kartiki Gonsalves, who was overwhelmed by the gesture, wrote, “IndiGo and because of @manikems for capturing this.” The video has unfold like wildfire on social media. Bollywood celebrities have additionally expressed their happiness within the feedback part. Actress Dia Mirza wrote, “Oh my coronary heart introduced tears of pleasure! Thank you for sharing this, Kartiki.” To this, the director replied, “we’re very fortunate to have individuals like Bomman and Bellie. I’m so glad they’re getting all of the love and recognition! This is to all of the individuals like them for working day in and day serving to and defending our pure world.”
Actress Freida Pinto wrote, “Wow this introduced tears to my eyes. This is a win price applauding for the remainder of our lives.” Kartiki, in her reply, mentioned, “They deserve each little bit of it…. It’s so particular how a lot the world is loving this. They are overwhelmed with love.” Actor Rajveer Ankur Singh cherished the “stunning gesture”. Actress Suchitra Pillai merely wrote “wonderful” beneath the submit.
Director Kartiki Gonsalves additionally shared an image of Bomman and Bellie holding the Oscar.
In one other replace, Kartiki Gonsalves mentioned that Bomman and Bellie are actually “foster mother and father” to a different orphaned child elephant from Dharmapuri”.
The Elephant Whisperers was up towards these documentaries Haulout, How Do You Measure A Year? The Martha Mitchell Effect and Stranger At The Gate.
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