New Delhi: India made history at this year's Academy Awards, held on March 12 in Los Angeles during the 95th annual ceremony. On Monday, Indians rejoiced over two significant Oscar victories. ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, won the award for Best Documentary Short, while ‘Naatu Naatu,’ from SS Rajamouli's RRR, won the award for Best Original Music.
Together with Haul Out, How Do You Measure A Year, The Martha Mitchell Effect, and Stranger at the Gate, The Elephant Whisperers was nominated for Best Documentary Short Film.
Amul is well recognised for producing one-of-a-kind graphics and posters on topical issues all across the globe. Amul continued its annual custom of celebrating the success of a documentary by posting a cute doodle with two orphaned elephants and their loving guardians. They put "Haathi Mere Saathi" and "Amul jumbo taste" as captions.
On Monday, the dairy company tweeted the trending subject, and by Tuesday morning, the comments area was overrun with loving emojis.
Guneet Monga is used to being on top. In addition to being nominated for a BAFTA, the director of 'Period: End of Sentence' won the 2019 Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject.
In a response to Amul's tribute, Guneet Monga tweeted, "BEST BEST BEST - Love @Amul Coop."
Meanwhile, 'The Elephant Whisperers' is a short documentary directed in Tamil by filmmaker Kartiki Gonslaves. The documentary revolves around a couple and how they take care of an orphaned baby elephant Raghu. The documentary set in Mudumalai also touches upon the way tribals live in harmony with nature.
This is the first documentary from India to win the award under the category. The director of the movie, Kartiki Gonsalves stayed in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve for five long years to shoot the documentary.
Theppakadu Elephant Camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is the oldest elephant camp in Asia. The camp was established 105 years back. The camp has 28 elephants and it is situated on the banks of river Moyar.