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SHOCKING: Bomman - What They Never Told You

Payment controversy over ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ provokes questions about documentary storytelling

Months after the Indian film The Elephant Whisperers won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the Academy Awards this past March, the mahout (elephant rider or caretaker) couple Bomman and Bellie at the centre of the film filed a legal notice.

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Indian couple who starred in Oscar-winning film say director backed out of pay promises

Indian couple who starred in Oscar-winning film say director backed out of pay promises

The stars of The Elephant Whisperers accuse Kartiki Gonsalves of failing to give them a house, car and lump sum – claims she denies

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‘The Elephant Whisperers’ couple that inspired Oscar-winning documentary allege exploitation by filmmakers

‘The Elephant Whisperers’ couple that inspired Oscar-winning documentary allege exploitation by filmmakers

Couple claim they spent their own money to cover expenses for shoot and weren’t reimbursed

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‘The Elephant Whisperers’ Bomman and Bellie allege exploitation by docu makers; Kartiki Gonsalves calls claims “untrue”

President Droupadi Murmu is also expected to meet Bomman and Bellie later today

Bellie, of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ fame, appointed first woman elephant caretaker of Theppakadu camp

Tamil Nadu govt appoints Bellie, of The Elephant Whisperers fame, as first permanent woman elephant caretaker. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin handed over appointment order. Bellie recognized for dedicated service to successful rehabilitation of orphaned elephant calves. Iconic Bellie & husband Bomman inspiring.

You have seen The Elephant Whisperers, now meet Chennai’s unsung animal activists

Bomman and Bellie from The Elephant Whisperers were among the activists acknowledged at this award show in Chennai

Oscars 2023: Dear India, the Academy is not a human rights organisation

For a long time, Kamal Haasan’s fans lovingly called him Oscar Nayagan, the Oscar hero, because even though he’d never won an Oscar, he was considered the most deserving actor to potentially receive such a prestigious and popular award. But all this changed after AR Rahman’s double Oscar win for…

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Tamil Nadu CM felicitates 'The Elephant Whisperers' couple; announces cash prizes

Tamil Nadu CM felicitates 'The Elephant Whisperers' couple; announces cash prizes

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday felicitated the couple who starred in the Oscar-winning documentary film 'The Elephant Whisperers'. Read further on Dynamite News:

The 2023 Oscar-nominated documentary shorts spotlight human nature, and nature itself

This year's Oscar-nominated short documentaries are remarkably varied, revisiting our recent political history, examining the roots of terrorism at home and sharing snapshots of a young person's development. Even the two nature-based entries wildly differ in approach and tone.

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Tamil Nadu forest officials learn the ‘language of elephants’, thanks to calf rescue missions

Tamil Nadu forest officials learn the ‘language of elephants’, thanks to calf rescue missions

Over the last one year, the department has successfully reunited three elephant calves that got separated from their herds in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu

T.N. Forest Department reunites elephant calf with herd in Nilgiris after three days

T.N. Forest Department reunites elephant calf with herd in Nilgiris after three days

After an unsuccessful attempt, forest department staff released the calf towards a lactating mother upon spotting the cow elephant on road

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