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TopicThe Elephant Whisperers

Topic: The Elephant Whisperers

‘Treated Kartiki as a daughter, were exploited’— inside elephant whisperers’ dispute with filmmakers

Chennai: Mahout Bellie, who rose to fame as one of the subjects of the Oscar-winning documentary The Elephant Whisperers, lamented to ThePrint Thursday that...

Elephant Whisperers’ fight shows Indian documentaries need better contracts, IP regulations

Bomman and Bellie, the mahout couple from the Oscar-winning documentary, are seeking a ‘goodwill gesture’ of Rs 2 crore from filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves.

Naatu Naatu fever hits RS after Oscar. IUML suggests MPs shake a leg, BJP says ‘India has arrived’

Praise for ‘Naatu Naatu’ — which won the Oscar for best original song — and 'The Elephant Whisperers', judged the best documentary (short), cut across party lines.

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