In conversation with Oscar winners Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga | The Hindu

Director Kartiki Golsalves and producer Guneet Monga, during a chat with The Hindu, reflected on their historic win, how Boman and Bellie reacted to the film, the roadmap for documentary filmmaking in India, and more.

The Elephant Whisperers is a warm, spirited, life-affirming documentary. Set in the Theppakadu Elephant Camp inside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, it follows the lives of Bomman and Bellie, a tribal couple who nourish and care for two baby elephants, combing their hair, feeding them water and coconut mash, even gently admonishing them — as parents do — at signs of truancy.