Rock The Talk With Kartiki Gonsalves

RJ Rohit caught up with Kartiki Gonsalves about her Oscar winning documentary, ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ on World Environment Day!

Kartiki Gonsalves was born and raised in Ooty. She is an Indian photographer and documentary filmmaker. Kartiki excels in nature and wildlife photography and has been acknowledged by Sony as an Artisan of Imagery India.

Gonsalves has also operated cameras for Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel. She is the director of the documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, which was produced by Guneet Monga, Douglas Blush and Achin Jain. A 30-minute drive from where Gonsalves was raised, the 41-minute documentary was made at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp.

The movie won the Best Documentary Short Film Oscar at the 95th Academy Awards. The film was the first from India to receive the honour.

Image Courtesy: Netflix

RJ Rohit had a chat with Kartiki Gonsalves about the making of the documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ and so much more. Check it out!

– Riya Sohini