Couple featured in ‘Elephant Whisperers’ yet to see Oscar-winning film

Bomman, 54, said he has been busy caring for elephants and has not found the time yet to watch the documentary. “I still do not know anything about this [Oscar],” Bomman told HT from Dharmapuri.

“But I understand that it is very important because everyone has been telling me that this earned India much glory. So that means a lot to us.”

He hoped to find the elephant calves in Dharmapuri sooner so that he can go back home and probably watch the film.

Bomman said he was forced to rush to Dharmapuri after three elephants were electrocuted there on March 7 when they came into contact with an illegal electric fence. “Two calves were orphaned after their mothers died here. We went in search of them yesterday [Sunday] and it looks like they have gone into the forest looking for their mothers,” said Bomman.

Bomman, who travels out of Mudumalai only to rescue elephants, said he spoke to Bellie on Monday morning after he was flooded with phone calls when the news about the Oscar broke.

The plot of documentary revolves around a family who adopts two orphan baby elephants in Tamil Nadu's Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.

“The Elephant Whisperers" depicts an unbreakable bond between two abandoned elephants and their caretakers. It is produced by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain of Sikhya Entertainment.