India’s The Elephant
Whisperers wins Best
Documentary Short

Two out of the three Indian nominations at the 95th Academy Awards have won.
The Elephant Whisperers, an Indian documentary, has won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film.
The film is directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga.
The Elephant Whisperers is the first Indian film to win an Academy Award in this category.
The documentary tells the story of an indigenous couple, Bomman and Belli, who care for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu.
The story is set in the Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu.
The film highlights the importance of conservation and the bond between humans and animals.
Guneet Monga, the producer of The Elephant Whisperers, has previously won an Academy Award for the documentary short film Period. End of Sentence. in 2019.
The Indian film industry is celebrating this historic win and hoping for more recognition on the international stage.