‘The Elephant Whisperers' Bomman won’t pursue case against director Kartiki Gonsalves; here’s why

Hours after it was reported that ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ Bomman and Bellie sent a legal notice to the Oscar-winning director Kartiki Gonsalves seeking a ‘goodwill gesture’ of Rs 2 crore, the duo has now backtracked on the statement.

In a new video, Bomman has said that he has not sent a legal notice to Kartiki and added that he doesn’t know the lawyer who sent it on their behalf.

He said that he spoke to Kartiki as well.

As reported by India Today, Bomman said, ‘I did not say I would take back the case if my demands were met. I don’t know what happened there. I don’t who sent the legal notice or the advocate. I don’t have any pieces of evidence. Kartiki spoke to me well and said that she’d help me.’

When he was asked if he will pursue the case, he said, ‘What will I do with the case? They have promised to help me and given this job.’

Earlier, in an interview, Bomman and Bellie claimed that the makers of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ used the money saved for their granddaughter’s education for the expenses for the wedding scene in the short feature film. The couple also expressed disappointment over their alleged treatment post the Oscar win.

According to PTI, social activist-lawyer Pravin Raj filed a case against the filmmaker on Bomman and Bellie’s behalf.

‘Both Bomman and Bellie are disappointed with (Kartiki) Gonsalves, who had promised them monetary help as well as help with the education of Bellie’s granddaughter, while making the film. But she now refuses to give even a fraction of the enormous profits made by the film,’ he said.

As reported by several publications, Kartiki reacted to the claims and denied these accusations.

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