Bassilo George Cott

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95th Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary.

Bomman and Bellie, a couple in South India, devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, forging a family like no other that tests the barrier between the human and the animal world.

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This was supposed to be New Year Pictures, but Damn the Christmas 🎄

2023 was full of Surprises and Love!

Manifesting 2024 is "Pockets ain't empty cuz"

#2024

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This was supposed to be New Year pictures but Damn the Christmas 🎄

#2024

Another feather in the cap for Team ! Thank you to Digital Reinvent Awards!



Director: 
Producer:  
Executive Producer: Douglas Blush, 

Commissioning Execs: ,  and Team Netflix

Editor: , Douglas Blush
Story: Priscilla Gonsalves
Story Development:   
Cinematographer: Karan Thapliyal, , , 
Music: 
Sound Designer: 
Associate Producer: 
Supervising Producer: 
Production Coordinator: 
Post Production Supervisor: .naduthodi
Scientific Advisor: 
Legal Advisor: .aggarwal
Associate Editor: 
Re-Recording Mixer: 
Colorist: 
On-Set Sound Recordist: .zaktnis, ,  , Elangovan Rangappan, 

  

  

Behind the scenes #5 of the Oscar Winning Documentary The Elephant Whisperers

Raghu's feeding time.
Just like a baby, feeding Raghu's was very challenging.

He is all playful and moody when it comes to eating food. If you've watched the movie you'd know he is only eyeing on the dessert - Coconut and Jaggery!

Raghu is only going to finish his meal when Bomman is the one feeding.

You know, isn't is just like our childhood? who is all playful with our mothers during feeding time and be very good child when dad is around?

Man and Animal are very much alike.

The Elephant Whisperers movie proves us that the bond of Man and Animal is a Sacred Bond 💗

In frame:
Raghu
Bellie amma

Meself

Behind the scenes #4 from the Oscar Winning Documentary The Elephant Whisperers

When Raghu was tired of acting and got all moody...

We had to let him have his comfortable space with Bomman and Bellie to recover and comeback energized...

Handling mood swings of Raghu was one of the challenges we faced during the filming of the movie

Behind the Scenes #3 of the Oscar Winning Documentary The Elephant Whisperers

Bomman.

This is the only man I've seen so close to Nature.

My shoot days Starts and End with him. Unimaginably kind heart and loving. He is
a polyglot which made us connect and communicate.

Bomman is the most humourous person to be around. He makes sure no one is having a bad/sad day. He makes everyone smile.

Such a cheerful, and humour packed human I have met.

Behind the scenes #2 of the Oscar Winning Documentary The Elephant Whisperers

Living 6am to 6pm for 30 days with Raghu is still the best days of my life.

He became one of us day by day.
Personally, he was my naughty little brother. It was a very astonishing for me as the Sound Recordist to record all of his sounds. The breathing through his trunk, moody sighs, happy grunts, naughty laughters, bells around his neck, his trunk pulling out grass, immature chewing sounds....

Our cats of doggos at home loves belly rubs, right? But Fun fact: Raghu loves tongue rubs!!!

I literally rub his tongue when he lifts his head and stick his tongue out 😍

Could you imagine a baby Elephant almost size of us is holding your hand and walking with you?

It is one of the glorious moments I've had.

Behind the scenes #1 of Oscar winning documentary - The Elephant Whisperers

Even the rains couldn't stop us!

We had to film Raghu walk under umbrella with Bomman - Love of Man and Animal is just majestic 💞

And me in between my Passion and risk of losing my gears 💯

My most challenging and Adventurous experience as Sound Recordist.

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Thank you RJ Fazlu Maya Kartha for the amazing interview ❤️
Had a lot of fun sharing my adventurous experience!