'The Elephant Whisperers' Creates History; Becomes The First Indian Production To Win An Oscar —

After RRR, there is one more big celebration for Indians as Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga's The Elephant Whisperers bring Oscar's doll home. The Elephant Whisperers won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film.

Tonight is historic as this is the first ever Oscar for an Indian production.

Thank you Mom Dad Guruji Shukrana 🙏🏾 To my Co-Producer Achin Jain, Team Sikhya, Netlflix, Aloke, Sarafina, WME Bash Sanjana. My lovely Husband Sunny.

Kartiki for bringing & weaving this story pic.twitter.com/BCOFFdC7Jg

— Guneet Monga Kapoor (@guneetm) March 13, 2023

Guneet Monga shared the historic moments on social media and wrote, “Tonight is historic as this is the first ever Oscar for an Indian production. India’s Glory with 2 women. Thank you Mom Dad Guruji Shukrana 🙏🏾 To my Co-Producer Achin Jain, Team Sikhya, Netflix, Aloke, Sarafina, WME Bash Sanjana. My lovely Husband Sunny. Happy 3 months anniversary baby! Kartiki for bringing & weaving this story. To all the women watching…. The future is audacious and the future is here. Let’s go! "Jai hind”"Expressing her happiness, she shared, “This is an incredibly powerful and historical moment. We as two women from India, stood on that global stage making this historical win. I’m so proud of this film, this moment and proud of my amazing team at Sikhya Entertainment, that an independent production house from India has made the history to be the first ever Indian film by an Indian production to win an Oscar. My heart is racing with all the joy, love, excitement in the moment. I’m so grateful to Kartiki, the wonderful visionary that she is. Netflix gave us the biggest stage in the world and supported us n believed in us all the way. Today I can say, the future for Indian cinema is audacious, the future is here and not to forget the future is truly female!”