Filmed over three tumultuous years in India, Pakistan, Japan and the USA following nuclear tests in the Indian sub-continent War and Peace / Jang Aur Aman (Anand Patwardhan, 2002, 130 mins) is a documentary journey of peace activism in the face of global militarism and war.

The film is framed by the murder of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. For Patwardhan, whose family was immersed in the non-violent Gandhian movement, the sub-continent's trajectory towards unabashed militarism is explored with sorrow, though the film captures stories of resistance along the way. Amongst these is a visit to the "enemy country" of Pakistan, where contrary to expectations, Indian delegates are showered by affection not only by their counterparts in the peace movement but by uninitiated common folk.

The film moves on to examine the costs being extracted from citizens in the name of national security. From the plight of residents living near the nuclear test site to the effects of uranium mining on local indigenous populations, it becomes clear that, contrary to a myth first created by the U.S.A, there is no such thing as the "peaceful Atom".