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Unknown facts about the director of 'The Elephant Whisperers'

<p>Indian Documentry &#8216;The Elephant Whisperers&#8217; has brought home an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category at the 95th Oscar Awards. The award was received by the director of the film none other than the most talented Kartiki Gonsalves who credited her &#8220;motherland India&#8221; for the win. The documentary was competing against &#8216;Haulout&#8217;, &#8216;How Do You Measure a Year?&#8217;, &#8216;The Martha Mitchell Effect&#8217; and &#8216;Stranger at the Gate&#8217;.Also Read : Virushka seeks Blessing at Mahakaleshwar at Ujjain, ahead of IND vs Aus matchIf talking about the Oscar-winning Documentry, One has to know about the Oscar-winning director too:  Kartiki is based out of Mumbai and is a photojournalist and filmmaker by profession.She mainly focuses her work on wildlife, environment, and nature and she also explores themes connected to cultures, communities, and their connections.Talking about her interests, She is a travel freak and has traveled far and wide to document the tribal communities of India and their conn</p>
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Indian Documentry ‘The Elephant Whisperers‘ has brought home an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category at the 95th Oscar Awards. The award was received by the director of the film none other than the most talented Kartiki Gonsalves who credited her “motherland India” for the win. The documentary was competing against ‘Haulout’, ‘How Do You Measure a Year?’, ‘The Martha Mitchell Effect’ and ‘Stranger at the Gate’.

If talking about the Oscar-winning Documentry, One has to know about the Oscar-winning director too:

  •  Kartiki is based out of Mumbai and is a photojournalist and filmmaker by profession.
  • She mainly focuses her work on wildlife, environment, and nature and she also explores themes connected to cultures, communities, and their connections.
  • Talking about her interests, She is a travel freak and has traveled far and wide to document the tribal communities of India and their connection with nature.
  • it will be a shock to know that ‘The Elephant Whisprers’ is her directorial debut which is being awarded the best documentary Short film of the year across the world.
  • The documentary is about the bond that develops between a couple and an orphaned baby elephant, Raghu, who was entrusted to their care.
  • The story of documentary states, how a strong bond develops between the couple and the elephant as they attempt to nurse the injured infant to health.
  • Set in the Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu, The Elephant Whisperers tells the story of an indigenous couple named Bomman and Belli, who are entrusted with an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu. The story tracks how a strong bond develops between the couple and the elephant as they attempt to nurse the injured infant to health. It explores themes of how the tribal folks of India live with harmony with nature.
Why is this win a special win for the Indian Film industry?

The film has finally brought an end to the “Drought” that the Indian Film industry was going through for the last 5 decades.  Over five decades, several Indian films,  from Mother India and Lagaan to documentaries and animated features, had been nominated at prestigious awards but fallen short at the final hurdle. The Indian short film had been predicted to win at the Oscars by many experts and trackers, given the Academy’s love for animal-based films and the accolades the film itself has received in the past, which finally resulted in the winning of the Documentary. 
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