Oscar director cheated tribal couple -

The Elephant Whisperers' Bomman and Bellie the tribal couple who looked after the elephant ahs told a You Tube channel that the director not only did not pay them any money but also took money for shooting . The money has not been returned. Director Kartki did not respond. Tribal Couple said that the money was paid from their granddaughter account, Sikhya Enterainment claimed that they had paid back the money. Reason for tribal couple to react was that the director in an interview said that the couple were prsented with a car and land. President of India made a visit to Madumalai to see the couple. Kartiki Gonsalves, the filmmaker who made the amusing and affectionate documentaryThe Elephant Whisperers, made history as her film was the first Indian title to win the Academy Award at the 95h ceremony on March 12. The lady Bellie was given a job in the forest department by the TN CM Stalin. On Saturday the poduction house and director claimed that as per agreement they had paid the couple. Earlier the couple had stated as they were serving forest department they cannot recieve any money. Now it comes out that the director who shot the documentary with her own money had taken a loan from the couple for shooting expenses.After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, The Elephant Whisperers team of Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga met President Droupadu Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The official Twitter page of the President shared the pictures of the meeting.Later the tribal couple met President at Rashrapati Bhavan and were guests at the Rebulic Day function.