(IN) Jumbo which killed its caretaker not used for 'Raavan'

[Guest guest]

That is not what the initial press reports said. The Chennai paper said that

the elephant had been taken for a film shoot.

 

Now that they have been caught breaking the law, the producer will,

naturally,deny that he was using the elephants for a shoot. What, then, was

the elephant doing at the Athirampally waterfalls in Thrissur district?

Nanditha Krishna

 

On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 8:23 AM, <debasischak wrote:

 

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http://www.ptinews.com/news/205938_Jumbo-which-killed-its-caretaker-not-used-for\

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> Jumbo which killed its caretaker not used for 'Raavan'

> STAFF WRITER 20:35 HRS IST

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> Mumbai, July 31 (PTI) The elephant which killed its caretaker reportedly on

> the sets of actors Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan upcoming film

> 'Raavan' was not being used for shooting of the movie, unit members of the

> production said today.

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> The Animal Welfare Board has issued showcause notice to the Mani Ratnam's

> company Madras Talkies for not taking permission to use elephants for the

> movie currently being shot in the Forest near Kochi in Kerala.

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> Senior unit members said that the unfortunate incident happened on

> Wednesday when the crew had gone to see the tusker as part of the

> pre-production recce.

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> The tusker was needed for the next schedule of the film which was to take

> place after 15 days.

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> " After we have agreed to use the animal, it is only then that a formal

> request will be given to the Animal Welfare Board.

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> from drkrishna <drkrishna%40aspick.com>

> to debasischak <debasischak%40vsnl.net>

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> cc aapn <aapn%40>

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> date Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:33 PM

> subject Re: Elephant brought for the shoot turns amok,killing its

> mahout-Film company served notice

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> hide details 8:33 PM (11 hours ago) Reply

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> It is amazing how the most literate state (Kerala) has the most uneducated

> population.

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> How many MORE deaths is the question that Debasis should have asked.

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> The AWBI acted with great speed in sending a show cause notice by 10 am on

> Thursday, July 30th.

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> The AWBI have received no reply so far. Of course, we can expect Mr. Mani

> Rathnam and his high profile stars to now say that the elephant was not

> brought from Trissur (or whereever) for the shoot.As a member of the film

> committee of the AWBI, I can only ask educated people to follow the rules

> and apply for pre-shoot permission; observe the conditions when the

> pre-shoot NOC is given and ensure that there is no cruelty to the animals

> involved.

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> The AWBI film committee is totally transparent and no legitimate request

> is ever withheld but I wonder whjether we have the same committment from

> the film fraternity.

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> Dr. S. Chinny Krishna

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> PS: The film committee meets once in two weeks and all the members serve

> 100% pro-bono, loosing most alternate Thursdays in the process.

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> > Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it takes till he knows That too many

> > people(ELEPHANTS) have died......The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the

> > wind..... JOHN LENNON

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/Mani-Ratnams-film-company-served-s\

how-cause-notice/articleshow/4838626.cms

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> > Mani Ratnam's film company served show cause notice

> > PTI 30 July 2009, 06:58pm IST

> > KOCHI: Ace director Mani Ratnam's film production company Madras Talkies

> > has been issued a show cause notice by the Animal Welfare Board for not

> > taking permission to use elephants in his film 'Ravan' starring Abishek

> > Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

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> > One of the two elephants brought for the shoot had turned amok, killing

> > its mahout on Wednesday. Police said there was no shooting on Thursday

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> > the unit had informed them that they were shifting to Udhagamandalam.

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> > The film was being shot with the lead pair in the forests near

> > Athirampally waterfalls in Thrissur district when the mahout was trampled

> > to death by the elephant after the shoot was over. Aishwarya, Abhishekh

> > and Mani Ratnam were at the shooting site when the incident took place.

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> > Board secretary D Rajasekar said that no permission had been obtained by

> > Mani Ratnam, producer and director of the bilingual film 'Ravaan', for

> > using elephants.

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> > The Board has asked the company to submit its reply in seven days and the

> > Chief Wildlife Warden to give a report about the incident.

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> > Rajasekar said a No-objection certificate has to be obtained from the

> > Board for shooting films, TV serials and commercials in which animals are

> > used.

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> > The elephant, which stood in the middle of the road blocking the way of

> > the star pair, who were staying at Athirampally Rain forest resort, was

> > brought under control late last night and taken away from the spot at 2am

> > on Thursday, police said.

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> > Abhishek and Aishwarya had to take a different route to their hotel on

> > Wednesday.

> >

> > Thank you for your compassion !

> > With best regards,

> > Debasis Chakrabarti

> > Compassionate Crusaders Trust

> > http://www.animalcrusaders.org

[Guest guest]

> Now that they have been caught breaking the law . . . . What, then, was

> the elephant doing at the Athirampally waterfalls

 

ABSOLUTELY 100% I agree to what Dr. Nanditha says.

 

They would find many loop holes and find their way out.

 

If even a single elephant is finally used in the film it gets proven

that 'KUNJU' also was used or brought with the intention of being

used.

 

I hope AWBI does take note of this and denies permit to the 'RAVANS'