Guneet Monga wanted to take Raghu and Ammu to the Oscars: ‘We used to always say Tux for Raghu, gown for Ammu’

After The Elephant Whisperers received the Oscar for Best Documentary Short on the ninety fifth Academy Awards, Guneet Monga had reacted to the half the place her speech was minimize out from the stage through the ceremony. In a current interview, Guneet has now revealed how she initially additionally supposed to thank each Raghu and Ammu, the 2 calves featured within the movie, and even take them to the Oscars. (Also learn: Guneet Monga, Kartiki Gonsalves meet President Droupadi Murmu after Oscar win for The Elephant Whisperers)

Guneet received the Oscar together with The Elephant Whisperers director Kartiki Gonsalves. The 41-minute-long documentary film revolves across the bond between an orphaned child elephant (named Raghu) and his caretakers – mahout couple Bomman and Bellie. Bomman and Bellie have devoted their lives to guard him from poachers and lift him. It was shot on the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and the Theppakadu elephant camp. Recently Guneet and Kartiki did a press meet with the couple in Mumbai as effectively.

Now in a current interview with RJ Rohini, a section of which Guneet posted on Instagram, the producer revealed that originally they’d wished if they might take each the calves Raghu and Ammu to the Oscars. In the interview, Guneet stated she needs to thank “Booman and Bellie, Raghu and Ammu… who I wish we could take to the champagne carpet and to the Oscars! In fact we used to always say ‘Tux for Raghu, gown for Ammu’… even in our internal conversations while stylists conversations… we were like ‘Tux for Raghu!’ so you know (smiles)… when the shortlist happened this was our talk internally… let’s get tux ready for Raghu and a gown for Ammu.”

Recently, Kartiki and Guneet met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu with their Oscars. Sharing the images of the assembly, the official deal with of the president’s workplace tweeted, “President Droupadi Murmu met the makers of Oscar winning documentary The Elephant Whisperers, Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga. She congratulated them on winning the award and praised them for showcasing India’s tradition of conservation and living in harmony with nature.”