"Booman and Bellie, Raghu and Ammu, who I wish we could take to the champagne carpet and to the Oscars", says Guneet Monga

Together with the director of The Elephant Whisperers, Kartiki Gonsalves, Guneet received an Oscar. The focus of the 41-minute documentary film is the relationship between Raghu, an orphaned young elephant, and his mahouts, Bomman and Bellie. Bomman and Bellie have dedicated their life to raising and defending him against poachers. Both the Theppakadu elephant camp and the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve were the sites of the shooting. Guneet and Kartiki recently participated in a news conference with the couple in Mumbai. 

Now in a recent interview with RJ Rohini, a segment of which Guneet posted on Instagram, the producer revealed that initially they had wished if they could take both the calves Raghu and Ammu to the Oscars. 

In the interview, Guneet said she wants 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."