The film follows a couple, Bomman and Bellie, who devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu.
The film marks the directorial debut of Gonsalves, a prolific wildlife and social documentary photographer, photojournalist and cinematographer. Gonsalves is from the Nilgiris Mountains region of southern India. On a trip back to her family home, Gonsalves met Raghu when he was three months old and forged what she describes as an “unbreakable bond” with the elephant.
“I observed that Bomman had a connection to Raghu like nothing else I had ever seen before. Raghu was a son to Bomman and much more. 2017-2018 was a very special part of my life. The beginning of a journey that will live on for life. The three of us would happily splash around in the river, I would spend hours scrubbing Raghu and patting his tongue while he enjoyed pulling my hair and splashing me with water. We would stick our tongues out at each other.
In January 2020, after gathering the necessary permits and completing a chunk of filming on the project, Gonsalves put together a trailer and pitched it to
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