CHRONICLES OF THE
FORGOTTEN GENOCIDE
The Kissinger Doctrine
Written and Directed by
Ramesh Sharma
Synopsis
Chronicles of the Forgotten Genocide – The Kissinger Doctrine” is a gripping documentary feature film that unearths the hidden history of a long-ignored, yet bone-chilling impact of US foreign policy decisions. Through meticulous research, archival footage, and poignant interviews with survivors and historians, the film meticulously reconstructs the devastating events that transpired, revealing the catastrophic consequences of geopolitical strategies and the profound human cost paid in silence. It’s a powerful and unsettling journey into the past, aimed at unearthing obscured history and demanding accountability
NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR – Ramesh Sharma
Chronicles of the Forgotten Genocide – The Kissinger Doctrine confronts one of modern history’s darkest chapters—the genocide that led to the birth of Bangladesh in 1971. It was a catastrophe witnessed, documented, and then abandoned by a world unwilling to challenge its own complicity. At the center of this moral failure stands the doctrine of American exceptionalism, a creed that has repeatedly justified imperial interference and human suffering in pursuit of power.
Our investigation exposes how U.S. policy under Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon aligned with the Pakistan Army’s brutal campaign. This alignment was not an aberration but part of a deliberate imperial design—where domination was masked as diplomacy. From the jungles of Vietnam to the streets of Dhaka and Santiago, this film traces how the same logic—power before principle, alliances before lives—has enabled some of the most heinous crimes against humanity.
The documentary also reflects on the haunting aftermath: the 1975 assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Was this another echo of the same imperial machinery that once turned its back on genocide? Drawing on meticulous investigations by journalists Lawrence Lifschultz, Kai Bird, and Roger Morris, we reopen the archive of suppressed truths.
This film is not a historical retelling—it is a reckoning with empire. It challenges the self-righteous myth of American exceptionalism and exposes how moral silence continues to sanction violence. History’s forgotten genocides are not forgotten at all—they are repeated.
from Vietnam to Chile—a blueprint of covert regime change repeated again and again.
Running Time: 100 Min
English
Feature Documentary
Why This Film, Why Now
As great-power rivalry intensifies and civilian harm escalates in conflicts worldwide, the ethical fault lines exposed in 1971 feel urgently relevant. The film offers a clear, accessible framework for understanding how policy language can normalize catastrophe and why remembering matters for law, diplomacy, human rights and geopolitical architecture is critical.
“This story is a reckoning. It confronts the cost of strategy when human lives are reduced to abstractions. By placing survivors beside the historical record, we challenge the narratives that minimized their suffering and ask what responsibility looks like—then and now.”
Key Elements
- Unseen/rare archives, photographs.
- Interviews contextualized by expert commentary.
- Survivor-centered testimony, including accounts of displacement and sexual violence.
- Deep dive into declassified U.S. documents, the Blood Telegram, and Nixon–Kissinger White House Tapes and cables.
- Examination of post-liberation political violence, including the 1975 assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
- Careful investigation of contested allegations and the historical debate surrounding CIA involvement and its links to the killing of Allende in Chile.
About Our Team
Written and Directed by - Ramesh Sharma
Ramesh Sharma, is a well-known award-winning feature film and documentary
Producer/Director in India whose films have won numerous awards in the Indian National, as
well as international Film Festivals. He is a recipient of 6 National awards in India and numerous
international awards besides being nominated for the Emmy award in USA
A feature film titled “NEW DELHI TIMES”, directed by Ramesh Sharma, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Om Puri was critically aacclaimed and won 4 awards in the National Film Festival in India, including the Indira Gandhi Award.
The film also won the AM Brousil “OPERA PRIMA” award in the 25th International Karlovy Vary Film Festival and has been shown all over the world including the London Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival. The film was the opening film for the Festival of Indian Cinema in Tashkent
Sharma produced and co-directed the 78-minute feature documentary “The Journalist and The Jihadi- The Murder of Daniel Pearl”. This co-production with HBO was nominated for two EMMY awards in the USA in 2007.
Mr Sharma has Written, Produced and Directed the feature documentary Ahimsa- Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless. The film was showcased in the United Nations where it was recognised with the International Peace Award. The film also won the Best Feature Documentary Award in the New York Indian Film Festival 2021 and was the Winner of Best Documentary in the BAENF festival in Stockholm in 2021. It was screened at the UK Asian Film Festival in London in September 2022 and the Global Peace Festival in Florida in September 2022. He was the Chairman of the Jury of the National Film Awards for non-feature films in India in 2012.
He has also served as Head of the Evaluation Committee by Ministry of I&B, Govt of India to give
report on the working of NFDC, Films Division, National Film Archives of India and Children’s Film
Society of India for the last five years.
Producer - Uma Gajapati
Uma Gajapati is a former Member of Parliament in India and a well known social worker concentrating in giving health benefits to the rural and underserved communities in Coastal Andhra Pradesh. She joined hand with her husband Ramesh Sharma to set up a production house which in a 25 year span produced over 10,000 hours of TV programmes of different genres, including daily morning shows, investigative documentaries. She was one of the Executive Producers of the Emmy nominated feature documentary THE JOURNALIST & THE JIHADI- THE MURDER OF DANIEL PEARL, and one of the Producers of AHIMSA– Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless.
Producer - Sanchaita Gajapati
Sanchaita Gajapati is a lawyer by training, a social entrepreneur using cutting edge
technology, solar energy and sustainable solutions to give safe WHO drinking water
to remote villages and rural schools, mainly benefitting the girl child. She was one the
winners of the Google Impact Challenge with a cash grant of around $500,000
She has vast media experience. She has overseen production of over 500 hours of TV
shows and documentaries in India.
Sanchita has been Executive Producer of the Emmy nominated feature documentary
THE JOURNALIST & THE JIHADI- THE MURDER OF DANIEL PEARL and one
of the Producers of AHIMSA- Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless.
Producer - Ramesh Sharma
Ramesh Sharma, is a well-known award-winning feature film and documentary
Producer/Director in India whose films have won numerous awards in the Indian National, as
well as international Film Festivals. He is a recipient of 6 National awards in India and numerous
international awards besides being nominated for the Emmy award in USA
A feature film titled “NEW DELHI TIMES”, directed by Ramesh Sharma, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Om Puri was critically aacclaimed and won 4 awards in the National Film Festival in India, including the Indira Gandhi Award.
The film also won the AM Brousil “OPERA PRIMA” award in the 25th International Karlovy Vary Film Festival and has been shown all over the world including the London Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival. The film was the opening film for the Festival of Indian Cinema in Tashkent
Sharma produced and co-directed the 78-minute feature documentary “The Journalist and The Jihadi- The Murder of Daniel Pearl”. This co-production with HBO was nominated for two EMMY awards in the USA in 2007.
Mr Sharma has Written, Produced and Directed the feature documentary Ahimsa- Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless. The film was showcased in the United Nations where it was recognised with the International Peace Award. The film also won the Best Feature Documentary Award in the New York Indian Film Festival 2021 and was the Winner of Best Documentary in the BAENF festival in Stockholm in 2021. It was screened at the UK Asian Film Festival in London in September 2022 and the Global Peace Festival in Florida in September 2022. He was the Chairman of the Jury of the National Film Awards for non-feature films in India in 2012.
He has also served as Head of the Evaluation Committee by Ministry of I&B, Govt of India to give
report on the working of NFDC, Films Division, National Film Archives of India and Children’s Film
Society of India for the last five years.
Producer - Emerging From The Earth Studio
Emerging from the Earth was founded in 2017 by filmmakers Nitin Upadhye and Yamini Upadhye. Our primary goal is to showcase our work while also providing an online platform for our ongoing Sustainable Development initiative in the Konkan region of Maharashtra.
At Emerging from the Earth, we believe that it is our responsibility to address the challenges facing humanity today. We collaborate with local communities to produce chemical-free food using sustainable and nutritious farming methods that conserve biodiversity and preserve the Earth’s health. Our focus is on empowering local women to innovate and collaborate on these solutions in their own backyards.
To achieve this, we provide access to expert advice, institutional research findings, and knowledge on novel technologies, along with farm-produced organic fertilizers such as vermicompost and vermiculture. We also offer routine physical visits from experts at no cost to help local farmers grow food that is both ecologically sound and economically valuable. We ensure that 60-70% of the returns from our proceeds go directly to the growers, while the rest goes back into building support for the community.
Our approach is centered on the idea that genuine food sustainability can only be achieved when each participant in the food chain has serious concerns for one another and benefits from each other’s contributions. By fostering a deep sense of community and empowering individuals to take action, we are creating a movement of self-empowerment that is shining a light on human beings’ innate desire to do good, for themselves and others.
Executive Producers - Nitin Upadhye, Yamini Upadhye
Yamini Upadhye:
Yamini is the driving force behind Emerging from the Earth. With years of experience as a producer and editor in Mumbai and New Delhi, she has collaborated with numerous professionals from technical and creative fields in India and abroad.
As a producer, she has an impressive track record with hundreds of FMCG TVCs, award-winning feature films, documentaries, fiction, and non-fiction programming to her credit. In post-production, Yamini’s expertise spans a wide range of formats, including features, shorts, motion graphics, promos, and mastering for Theater, TV, social media, & OTT platforms.
Yamini is also a pioneer in live online streaming, having established on-site capabilities for non-satellite multi-camera broadcasts in 2015. She has set new standards and workflow protocols for simultaneous streaming and web broadcasting.
Nitin Upadhye:
As a young boy, he wandered the Sahyadris, scaling mountains and forts, wading through rivers and deep forests, often staying away for days. Photography was his calling, and he quickly became recognized as a “gifted” photographer. He pursued his passion in Mumbai, training under some of the country’s most respected photographers before venturing out on his own, seamlessly navigating the worlds of documentary, advertising, fashion, and fine art photography. His work has graced the pages of leading global print brands, earning critical acclaim and even being named among “the world’s best 100” lists.
With the shift from celluloid to digital, he naturally transitioned to motion camera work, collaborating with renowned directors, filmmakers, and content creators worldwide.
When not on a shoot, you’ll find him working alongside farmers, advocating for sustainable farming practices, or traveling to far-flung corners of the world to empower underprivileged youth through visual arts and life-skills workshops.
Director of Photography - Nitin Upadhye
Nitin Upadhye:
As a young boy, he wandered the Sahyadris, scaling mountains and forts, wading through rivers and deep forests, often staying away for days. Photography was his calling, and he quickly became recognized as a “gifted” photographer. He pursued his passion in Mumbai, training under some of the country’s most respected photographers before venturing out on his own, seamlessly navigating the worlds of documentary, advertising, fashion, and fine art photography. His work has graced the pages of leading global print brands, earning critical acclaim and even being named among “the world’s best 100” lists.
With the shift from celluloid to digital, he naturally transitioned to motion camera work, collaborating with renowned directors, filmmakers, and content creators worldwide.
When not on a shoot, you’ll find him working alongside farmers, advocating for sustainable farming practices, or traveling to far-flung corners of the world to empower underprivileged youth through visual arts and life-skills workshops.
- Consultant - Lawrence Lifschultz
- Editor - Jai Dhankar
- Music - Debojyoti Mishra
- Research in-charge - Deepak Sahrawat
- Graphics & Animation - Sumit Wadhwa
About Our Team
Written and Directed by - Ramesh Sharma
Ramesh Sharma, is a well-known award-winning feature film and documentary
Producer/Director in India whose films have won numerous awards in the Indian National, as well as international Film Festivals. He is a recipient of 6 National awards in India and numerous international awards besides being nominated for the Emmy award in USA
A feature film titled “NEW DELHI TIMES”, directed by Ramesh Sharma, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Om Puri was critically aacclaimed and won 4 awards in the National Film Festival in India, including the Indira Gandhi Award.
The film also won the AM Brousil “OPERA PRIMA” award in the 25th International Karlovy Vary Film Festival and has been shown all over the world including the London Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival. The film was the opening film for the Festival of Indian Cinema in Tashkent
Sharma produced and co-directed the 78-minute feature documentary “The Journalist and The Jihadi- The Murder of Daniel Pearl”. This co-production with HBO was nominated for two EMMY awards in the USA in 2007.
Mr Sharma has Written, Produced and Directed the feature documentary Ahimsa- Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless. The film was showcased in the United Nations where it was recognised with the International Peace Award. The film also won the Best Feature Documentary Award in the New York Indian Film Festival 2021 and was the Winner of Best Documentary in the BAENF festival in Stockholm in 2021. It was screened at the UK Asian Film Festival in London in September 2022 and the Global Peace Festival in Florida in September 2022. He was the Chairman of the Jury of the National Film Awards for non-feature films in India in 2012.
He has also served as Head of the Evaluation Committee by Ministry of I&B, Govt of India to give
report on the working of NFDC, Films Division, National Film Archives of India and Children’s Film
Society of India for the last five years.
Producer - Uma Gajapati
Uma Gajapati is a former Member of Parliament in India and a well known social worker concentrating in giving health benefits to the rural and underserved communities in Coastal Andhra Pradesh. She joined hand with her husband Ramesh Sharma to set up a production house which in a 25 year span produced over 10,000 hours of TV programmes of different genres, including daily morning shows, investigative documentaries. She was one of the Executive Producers of the Emmy nominated feature documentary THE JOURNALIST & THE JIHADI- THE MURDER OF DANIEL PEARL, and one of the Producers of AHIMSA– Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless.
Producer - Sanchaita Gajapati
Sanchaita Gajapati is a lawyer by training, a social entrepreneur using cutting edge
technology, solar energy and sustainable solutions to give safe WHO drinking water
to remote villages and rural schools, mainly benefitting the girl child. She was one the
winners of the Google Impact Challenge with a cash grant of around $500,000
She has vast media experience. She has overseen production of over 500 hours of TV
shows and documentaries in India.
Sanchita has been Executive Producer of the Emmy nominated feature documentary
THE JOURNALIST & THE JIHADI- THE MURDER OF DANIEL PEARL and one
of the Producers of AHIMSA- Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless.
Producer - Ramesh Sharma
Ramesh Sharma, is a well-known award-winning feature film and documentary Producer/Director in India whose films have won numerous awards in the Indian National, as well as international Film Festivals. He is a recipient of 6 National awards in India and numerous international awards besides being nominated for the Emmy award in USA
A feature film titled “NEW DELHI TIMES”, directed by Ramesh Sharma, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Om Puri was critically aacclaimed and won 4 awards in the National Film Festival in India, including the Indira Gandhi Award.
The film also won the AM Brousil “OPERA PRIMA” award in the 25th International Karlovy Vary Film Festival and has been shown all over the world including the London Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival. The film was the opening film for the Festival of Indian Cinema in Tashkent
Sharma produced and co-directed the 78-minute feature documentary “The Journalist and The Jihadi- The Murder of Daniel Pearl”. This co-production with HBO was nominated for two EMMY awards in the USA in 2007.
Mr Sharma has Written, Produced and Directed the feature documentary Ahimsa- Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless. The film was showcased in the United Nations where it was recognised with the International Peace Award. The film also won the Best Feature Documentary Award in the New York Indian Film Festival 2021 and was the Winner of Best Documentary in the BAENF festival in Stockholm in 2021. It was screened at the UK Asian Film Festival in London in September 2022 and the Global Peace Festival in Florida in September 2022. He was the Chairman of the Jury of the National Film Awards for non-feature films in India in 2012.
He has also served as Head of the Evaluation Committee by Ministry of I&B, Govt of India to give
report on the working of NFDC, Films Division, National Film Archives of India and Children’s Film
Society of India for the last five years.
Producer - Emerging From The Earth Studio
Emerging from the Earth was founded in 2017 by filmmakers Nitin Upadhye and Yamini Upadhye. Our primary goal is to showcase our work while also providing an online platform for our ongoing Sustainable Development initiative in the Konkan region of Maharashtra.
At Emerging from the Earth, we believe that it is our responsibility to address the challenges facing humanity today. We collaborate with local communities to produce chemical-free food using sustainable and nutritious farming methods that conserve biodiversity and preserve the Earth’s health. Our focus is on empowering local women to innovate and collaborate on these solutions in their own backyards.
To achieve this, we provide access to expert advice, institutional research findings, and knowledge on novel technologies, along with farm-produced organic fertilizers such as vermicompost and vermiculture. We also offer routine physical visits from experts at no cost to help local farmers grow food that is both ecologically sound and economically valuable. We ensure that 60-70% of the returns from our proceeds go directly to the growers, while the rest goes back into building support for the community.
Our approach is centered on the idea that genuine food sustainability can only be achieved when each participant in the food chain has serious concerns for one another and benefits from each other’s contributions. By fostering a deep sense of community and empowering individuals to take action, we are creating a movement of self-empowerment that is shining a light on human beings’ innate desire to do good, for themselves and others.
Executive Producers - Nitin Upadhye, Yamini Upadhye
Yamini Upadhye:
Yamini is the driving force behind Emerging from the Earth. With years of experience as a producer and editor in Mumbai and New Delhi, she has collaborated with numerous professionals from technical and creative fields in India and abroad.
As a producer, she has an impressive track record with hundreds of FMCG TVCs, award-winning feature films, documentaries, fiction, and non-fiction programming to her credit. In post-production, Yamini’s expertise spans a wide range of formats, including features, shorts, motion graphics, promos, and mastering for Theater, TV, social media, & OTT platforms.
Yamini is also a pioneer in live online streaming, having established on-site capabilities for non-satellite multi-camera broadcasts in 2015. She has set new standards and workflow protocols for simultaneous streaming and web broadcasting.
Nitin Upadhye:
As a young boy, he wandered the Sahyadris, scaling mountains and forts, wading through rivers and deep forests, often staying away for days. Photography was his calling, and he quickly became recognized as a “gifted” photographer. He pursued his passion in Mumbai, training under some of the country’s most respected photographers before venturing out on his own, seamlessly navigating the worlds of documentary, advertising, fashion, and fine art photography. His work has graced the pages of leading global print brands, earning critical acclaim and even being named among “the world’s best 100” lists.
With the shift from celluloid to digital, he naturally transitioned to motion camera work, collaborating with renowned directors, filmmakers, and content creators worldwide.
When not on a shoot, you’ll find him working alongside farmers, advocating for sustainable farming practices, or traveling to far-flung corners of the world to empower underprivileged youth through visual arts and life-skills workshops.
Director of Photography - Nitin Upadhye
Nitin Upadhye:
As a young boy, he wandered the Sahyadris, scaling mountains and forts, wading through rivers and deep forests, often staying away for days. Photography was his calling, and he quickly became recognized as a “gifted” photographer. He pursued his passion in Mumbai, training under some of the country’s most respected photographers before venturing out on his own, seamlessly navigating the worlds of documentary, advertising, fashion, and fine art photography. His work has graced the pages of leading global print brands, earning critical acclaim and even being named among “the world’s best 100” lists.
With the shift from celluloid to digital, he naturally transitioned to motion camera work, collaborating with renowned directors, filmmakers, and content creators worldwide.
When not on a shoot, you’ll find him working alongside farmers, advocating for sustainable farming practices, or traveling to far-flung corners of the world to empower underprivileged youth through visual arts and life-skills workshops.
Consultant - Lawrence Lifschultz
Lawrence Lifschultz: is an award winning American journalist who has worked as an investigative journalist and South Asia correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review, The Guardian, The Economic and Political Weekly, and The Nation. In 1986, he covered the detailed accounts of the controversial trial of Colonel Abu Taher in the international media.He is best known for his book Abu Taher’s Testament: Bangladesh – An Unfinished Revolution. In the book, he presented the politically sensitive history of Bangladesh during and after the liberation war through the commentary of Colonel Abu Taher. The book was banned in Bangladesh for many years after its publication. He was a Fulbright Scholar and was a Visiting Fellow at the Yale University.
- Editor - Jai Dhankar
- Music - Debojyoti Mishra
- Research in-charge - Deepak Sahrawat
- Graphics & Animation - Sumit Wadhwa