Elephants are like our children, I take care of them like a foster mother, The Elephant Whisperers fame Belly said this

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‘The Elephant Whispers’ created history at Oscars 2023. The short feature documentary did what Lagaan and Mother India could not. Belli, who now plays the documentary’s female lead, said “I don’t know about the Oscar award, but I love being the ‘valarappu thai’ (foster mother) of helpless young elephants.” He said, “Elephants are like our children, we see this as a service for the destitute elephants who have lost their mothers.”

The actress of the documentary said this

Belli said that she did not know about the award, but she was excited about the wishes she has been receiving. Belli told PTI-language, I have raised many such baby elephants like my own children, have taken care of them like a foster mother, especially the children of elephants who lose their mother in the forest. Belli, who comes from a mahout family, further said, “It (serving elephants) is in our blood, as our forefathers were also doing the same, as told by our grandmothers”.

Belly is happy to get the award

On the documentary winning the Oscar, Belli said, “I don’t know about the award. But I’m very happy and excited, because I’m getting so many congratulations.” When asked about her ‘hero and husband’ Bowman in the documentary, she said that he had gone to Salem to fetch an elephant that had some serious problems and was eager to serve him. The couple work as mahouts at Theppakkadu Elephant Camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Nilgiris district and take care of the elephant cubs.

This is the story of the documentary

‘The Elephant Whispers’, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves, depicts the unbreakable bond between Raghu and Amu, two orphaned baby elephants and their caretakers Boman and Belli. Meanwhile, Alwas, secretary of the ‘Nilgiri Tribal Welfare Association’, termed the award as a recognition of the traditional profession of the tribals.

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