India wins at Oscars 2023: 'The Elephant Whisperers' takes home Academy Award for Best Documentary Short

It is truly a historic day for India as documentary film 'The Elephant Whisperers' won the Oscar in the 'Best Documentary Short Film' category. Producer Guneet Monga, along with first-time director Kartiki Gonsalves, took centre stage to accept the honour.

The documentary won against 'Haul Out,' 'How Do You Measure A Year?' 'The Martha Mitchell Effect,' and 'Stranger At The Gate'.

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

This is not the first time that Guneet Monga has brought the Oscar to India – in 2019, her documentary 'Period. End of Sentence' took home the Oscar in the category for Best Documentary Short Subject.

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