In early 1974, a "National Geographic" film crew went to the island with a team of anthropologists (including Pandit), accompanied by armed police, to film a documentary, "Man in Search of Man". They planned to spread the operation of gift-giving over the course of three days and attempt to establish friendly contact. When the motorboat broke through the barrier reefs, the locals emerged from the jungle and shot arrows at it. The crew landed at a safe point on the coast and left gifts in the sand, including a miniature plastic car, some coconuts, a live pig, a doll, and aluminum cookware.