PM Modi meets 'The Elephant Whisperers' Bomman and Bellie

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met the Bomman and Bellie couple stars of the Oscarwinning documentary The Elephant WhisperersIn the pictures PM Modi can be seen in two different looks In the first picture he can be seen dressed in a white kurta pyjama and black Nehru jacket while interacting with the coupleAnd in the next pictures he can be seen wearing a khakicoloured shirt pants and a hat for the jungle safariPM Modi posed with Bomman and Bellie couple He also met the elephantWhile sharing the photos PM Modi wrote What a delight to meet the wonderful Bomman and Belli along with Bommi and RaghuWhat a delight to meet the wonderful Bomman and Belli along with Bommi and Raghu pictwittercomJt75AslRfFmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi April 9 2023With the aim to curb poaching and illegal wildlife trade he launched the International Big Cats Alliance IBCA in Karnataka PM Modi also inaugurated the Commemoration of 50 years of Project TigerDuring the programme he released the publication Amrit Kaal Ka Vision for Tiger Conservation a summary report of 5th cycle of Management Effective Evaluation of Tiger ReservesHe also released a summary report of All India Tiger Estimation 5th cycle PM Modi also released a commemorative coin on the completion of 50 years of Project TigerEarlier on Sunday Prime Minister Modi visited Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka where he interacted with frontline field staff and selfhelp groups involved in conservation efforts as part of programmes to mark 50 years of Project TigerPM Modi also visited the Theppakadu Elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Sunday where he interacted with mahouts and kavadis Talking about the Bomman and Bellie featured in The Elephant Whisperers which recently won the Best Documentary Short winner at the 95th Academy AwardsAlso Read Will The Elephant Whisperers shine light on elephants indigenous communitiesHelmed by debutant Kartiki Gonsalves the 41minute short documentary movie explores the tentative yet precious bond between Raghu an orphaned baby elephant and his caretakers a mahout couple named Bomman and Bellie who devote their lives to protect him from poachers and raise himThe project which is backed by Guneets banner Sikhya Entertainment beat four other contenders to clinch the statuette in the Best Documentary Short Category making it the first Indian documentary and one of only two Indian productions to win an Oscar the other one being RRRThe Elephant Whisperers was nominated against Haul Out How Do You Measure A Year The Martha Mitchell Effect and Stranger At The GateThis is the second Oscar win for Guneet She had previously served as an executive producer on Period End of Sentence which won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film