About
The Flim
Corbett National Park nestles in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is
the first national park of the Indian sub-continent and was the launching
pad for the region's ambitious conservation plan called Project Tiger in
1974.
This 24
minute video was exclusively shot in Corbett
Park and portrays the park from the viewpoint
of a tourist. Corbett's magnificent forests
with their rich flora and fauna attract some
48,000 tourists annually, many returning year
after year for sightings of tigers, elephants,
deer, ghariyals etc. and some 500 odd species
of birds. The film looks at the conversion
of Jim Corbett, the Nainital- born Britisher
who founded the National Park, from hunter
to protector of wildlife.
The park's
employees - rangers, forest guards and mahouts
face threats from wild animals and poachers.
In the film you can meet Subedar Ali, the mahout
who survived a tiger attack, spent a year in
hospital and then came back to work in Corbett
Park as a mahout, taking photographers and
tourists for jungle trips.
The film
is a tribute to the silent protectors of the
tiger. It has been motivated by the belief
that the Indian tiger has a better chance of
survival when it is worth more alive than dead.
Each tourist to the Park who has been lucky
to sight a tiger goes back with unforgettable
memories. Even those who don't manage seeing
a tiger cannot but wonder at the Park's ambience,
where elephants, deer and others are sure to
make eye contact with you.
The film
makes a subtle statement about saving the tiger
through Subedar Ali; not in so many words as
from the obvious passion this mahout has for
wildlife.
VHS(PAL)
cassettes and VCDs of the short film are being
marketed by excelhomevidoes and are available
in leading stores in India.
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