Bomman, Bellie send legal notice to 'The Elephant Whisperers' director Kartiki Gonsalves. Here's what happened
₹2 crore from Gonsalves. As per the legal notice, the couple were promised a proper house and an all-terrain multi-purpose vehicle and sufficient financial support as a one-time lump sum payment (without mentioning the amount) as compensation for their time, based on the income generated from the project, a copy as viewed by news agency PTI. It also stated that though the couple were introduced as the real heroes however, Gonsalves got all the financial benefits from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and PM Modi.
“Both Bomman and Bellie are disappointed with 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," said Chennai-based social activist Pravin Raj, a lawyer by profession told PTI. He also said that he put the couple in with a law firm in Chennai.
He said the couple have been following the documentary maker around, doing what she was asking them to do, in the hope that when the film did well, they would all prosper together. “Instead, Gonsalves is not even picking up the phone when Bomman calls," added Raj as quoted by PTI. Advocate Mohammed Mansoor is handling the case from Bomman and Bellie side.
He said that four days ago he had received a reply notice from Sikhya Entertainment Pvt Ltd, on behalf of Gonsalves wherein she had refused any more help stating she has already given money to the couple. “In that, she has flatly refused any more help stating that she has already given money to the couple. I will be sending her a rejoinder in a couple of days after consulting with my clients," said Mansoor.
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