NEW DELHI: Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has launched a movement at the filmmaker’s level against genetically modified food coming from the United States and other countries through his new directorial verture, Poison on the Platter.

Produced in association with the Coalition for a GM-Free World, the documentary seeks to expose the nexus between biotech multinational companies from the US and Government regulatory bodies in India.

Described as the first Indian documentary on adverse health impact of GM foods, Bhatt's film makes a mockery of the Central Government's claim of not allowing import of any GM foods in the country as it conclusively demonstrates that supermarkets in India are flooded with harmful food stuff and biotech MNCs are cashing on the ignorance of unsuspecting consumers in India.

“It is by far the most disturbing subject that I have dealt with in my documentaries, simply because it concerns nearly every single person living on this planet," says Mahesh Bhatt, presenter and anchor of the film.