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An Empathy Films Production
Written, Directed and Produced by
Dr. Harsha Atmakuri
Co-Produced by
Zac Lovas
Suresh Sharma
Executive Producers
Chetan P (Sunny)
Jim Greenbaum
Bill Dion
Let’s Spread Empathy
Music
Yash Narvekar
Associate Producer
Shrikanth Iyer
Pragya Rai
Line Producer
Omkar Rane
Big Special Thanks
Maneka Gandhi
Acharya Prashant
Gauri Maulekhi
Dr. Arpit Jain, IPS
Abhinav Srihan
Dr. Nandita Shah
Dr. Neal Barnard
Dr. Sailesh Rao
Dr. Varadrangan Krishnaiyenger
Kuntal Joisher
Shankar Narayan
Friederike Irina Braning (Sudevi Mataji)
Amruta Ubale
Amey Deshmukh
Shakuntala Majumdar
Mini Vasudevan
Dr. Vishram Mullick
Atul Sarin
Marly Winckler
Anita Krajnc
Brahmananda Swami
Dr. Rupa Shah
Dr. Sitaram Dixit
Thanks for sharing your experiences
Srimati Lalitarani Rangadevarayalu
Rajesh Hastimal Shah
Hasmukh Tribhivandas Gondhiya
Ganesh Vijay Parab
Hemant Gagwani
Nilesh Khokhanie
Arati Kedia
Dr. Shyam Raj Iyer
Dr. Vidya Chakravarthy
Dr. Sangita Golani
Dr. Abhilash Anand
Darshana Muzumdar
Nitya Shanti
Omkar Rane
Shrikanth Hegde
Shivaraju
Hanuman
Rajeshwar Singh Maini
Ranjit Pal
Chetan Pal
Anushree Kamath
Abhishek Sinha
Saurabh Bondre
Abhay Rangan
Arjun Das Saini
Mayavi Khandelwal
Arshad Aman
Manisha Chaudhury Sharma
Advait Sharma
Vyapti Sharma
Pinki Sharma
Harsh Vardhan Sharma
Shobha
Sureshbhai Gulabbhai Mahayavanshi
Sadanand Ban Mahraj
Devaraj
VS Mahendar – Hatti Kappi
Varun Varanasi
V Aravindan
Shaun
Gemini Xettigar
Erika Abrams
Abhishek Sinha
Sonal
Renuka Rohra
Amol Ghodke
Neerupadi
Narayana
Brahma Prakasam Maha Saivam
Cinematography
Shrikanth Iyer
Harsha Atmakuri
Editor
Akshay Vedpathak
Associate Editor
Swapnil Kore
VFX Motion Graphics
Suresh Vyas
Animation At
Bandish Productions Private Limited
Animation Supervisor
Manjeet Pramod Katariya
Animators
Yogesh Autade
Tushar Mali
Illustrators
Rahul Kulkarni
Surbhi Saini
Arunoday MK
Post Production Coordinator
Manjeet Pramod Katariya
Color by
Disha Rangaalay, Pune
Colorist
Abhijit D. Abde
Rahul Thigale
Design, Post Production, Dubbing and Mix Studio
Bandish Studios, Pune
Sound Design & Final Mix
Piyush Shah
SFX Editor
Omkar Rajshree
Satish Dadas
Imtiyaz Jumnalkar
Kaushik Bugdane
Foley
Harshad Kakade
Siddhanth Gaikwad
Studio Recording Engineer
Kaushik Bugdane
Dialogue Edit
Akshay Sathe
Imtiyaz Jumnalkar
Kaushik Bugdane
Dubbing studio
Bandish Studios, Pune
Dubbing Engineer
Kaushik Bugdane
Production Sound
Shrikanth Iyer
Dr. Harsha Atmakuri
Omkar Rane
Narration
Sadaa Sayed (Introduction)
Shrikanth Iyer
Voice Artist
Abhishek Goswami – Verghese Kurien
Research Team
Dr. Harsha Atmakuri
Shrikanth Iyer
Adv Gaurav Shenoy
Dr. Sanjeeb Mohapatra
Dr. Ishan Rathore
Dr. Vandana Rathore
Dr. Preeti Gopal
Volunteers
Richa Annie Thomas
Mohini Sharma
Navin Vadivel Nadar
Bhagyalakshmi Srinivasan
Arvind Kuppuswamy
Nagaraju
Aprajita Ashish
Naman Dedhia
Hetal Pakhare
Additional Footage Courtesy of
Animal Equality, India
Free Press Journal
Almighty Animal Care Trust, Chennai
Animal Save Movement
Animal, Climate and Health Save Foundation
Fauna Police, Delhi
World Animal Protection, Delhi
Bishnu Acharya
Jatayu Restaurant Management Committee
DB Chaudhary
Animal Liberation Queensland
Animal Save Movement (International)
Farm Transparency Project
Animal Australia
Additional Buffalo Footage Provided by
Sneha Shrestha – Sneha’s Care, Nepal
Joaquin Phoenix Oscar Speech – Clip Courtesy A.M.P.A.S.© 2022
Space/Satellite Footage
ESO/spaceengine.org/L.Calçada (link)
NASA
Special Thanks to
Palak Mehta – Vegan First
MettaSphere – Bengaluru
Justbe Resto Cafe – Bengaluru
Maitreyi, The Vedic Village – Pollachi,
Earthlings Cafe – Mumbai,
Loving Hut Vegan Paradise – Gurugram
Thanks to the following organisations/Shelters
Jeeva Bhavana, Pune
Thane SPCA, Mumbai
Iyer Animal Shelter, Mumbai
Apna Home Animal Shelter, Mumbai
Animal Aid Unlimited, Udaipur
Humane Animal Society, Coimbatore
Pranin Foundation, Vadodara
YV Care, Mumbai
Thanks to Gaushalas/Gauashrams
Sakwar Pashu Ashram, Mumbai
Shree Ajit Seva Trust, Vapi
Jai Jalaram Pidagrast Gaushala, Daman
Sri Raghavendra Gou Ashrama, Bengaluru
Gau Nandi Seva, New Delhi
Radha Surabhi Gaushala, Govardhan
Akhil Karnataka Prani Daya Sangh Gaushala, Bengaluru
Thanks to
Anil Gawas
Arun Humrazkar
Sudhir Kalelkar
Urmila Kalelkar
Nilesh ankolekar
Prathamesh Gadkar
Vaishali Rane
Manasi Rane-Awhad
Devika Awhad
Sameer Chandaria
Meena Chandaria
Mahesh Mali
Emily Colon
Jennifer Tan
Seema Nair
Shaylaja Nair
Narayan Nair
Shriya Karnik
Ganesh Mahale
Satish Chakne
Rashmi Koli
Leena Jain
Mehul Somaiya
Naryal Paniwala
Jyothi Suvarna
Gita Dholaria
Sutapa Ganguly
Amarjeet Singh
Sunil Kudtarkar
Maitreyee Ankolekar
Vinay Pal
Sejal Damor
Suraj Subhash
Larissa Maluf
B Mohammed Javed
Yatra Srinivasan
JT Madison
Shristi Singh Shrestha
Dipesh Shrestha
Rita Limbu
Prakash Ajaat
Shova Bhujel
Sagar Patil
Transcription and Translation
Jyot Swaroop
Arvind Kuppuswamy
Harsha Atmakuri
Pragya Ra
Poster Design
Tehniyat Shaikh
Subtitling and Proofreading
Karina Rupani
Immense Thanks to
Joaquin Phoenix
Sadaa Sayed
Media Partner
The Pollination Project
www.thepollinationproject.org
Official Travel Partner
Yay Vakansie Pvt Ltd
Save our Environment by Endorsing the Plant-Based Treaty
plant-based treaty
www.plantbasedtreaty.org
Empathy Films LLP
Bandish Studios
Let’s spread Empathy
For notes and links to studies related to statistics used in the film, please visit: www.maakadoodh.in
Maa Ka Doodh: Uncovering A Nation’s Dairy Disaster is an investigative feature-length documentary film about the untold stories behind the success of India’s White Revolution – The World’s Largest Dairy Production and Development Campaign. It also explores the ethical, cultural, environmental, religious, economic, social, and political complexities the consumption of dairy in India has created since millennia. The film uncovers how India became one of the largest exporters of beef in the world and its direct link to the nation’s dairy industry, along with the negative impacts of this industry on India’s bovine population, public health, environment, and culture, with the aim of finding novel, sustainable and ethical solutions.
Maa Ka Doodh: Uncovering A Nation’s Dairy Disaster is an investigative feature-length documentary film that follows the journey of Dr. Harsha Atmakuri who undertakes an investigation to find out the untold stories behind the success of India’s White Revolution – The World’s Largest Dairy Production and Development Campaign. The documentary also explores the ethical, cultural, environmental, religious, economic, and political complexities the consumption of dairy in India has created since millennia.
The film follows Dr. Harsha Atmakuri who travels over 20,000 kilometres across the length and breadth of India, by road, for over two years meeting people who are directly or indirectly associated with the dairy industry. During his extensive research, he takes nearly 100 interviews that include eminent and notable people like Smt. Maneka Gandhi (Member of Parliament), Sri Acharya Prashant (Spiritual Guru), Padma Shri awardee Smt. Sudevi Mataji, former IAS officers, IPS officers, Nari Shakti awardees Shakuntala Majumdar, Mini Vasudevan, Gauri Maulekhi, and Dr. Nandita Shah, as well as in-depth interviews with dairy farmers, gaushala administrators, gau rakshaks, and restaurant owners, among others.
In the course of the documentary, Dr. Harsha discovers how India became one of the largest exporters of beef in the world and identifies its direct link to the nation’s dairy industry. He uncovers the negative impacts of this industry on India’s bovine population, public health, environment, and culture. This film aims to bring forth to viewers sustainable, ethical and compassionate solutions to the negative consequences associated with dairy and beef production in India.