The back-story is that as an orphan, they have saved his life from a leopard. Synopsis: Orphaned Raju, in the company of four elephants, has to perform with them at street corners, in order to keep alive. Haathi Mere Saathi was the biggest hit of 1971 going by box office collections, and was also critically acclaimed. Per Wikipedia: The movie has a Disneyesque appeal with an Indian twist. There are subtitles in English and the movie is in color. These animals are so very well trained (before CGI was available) and beautiful. Haathi Mere Saathi - Elephant My Partner I realize this is an older movie, but if you've never seen it and you love animals and kids (or even just elephants!) you should see this classic.
