“I had read an article about a couple who had developed a private forest in Coorg, and were working towards preserving it. I wanted to do something similar and wanted to give something back to the nature from which we have stolen so much. So my cousins and I bought 24 acres of land and we planted trees in that.”

Indian actor, producer and screenwriter

Atul Kulkarni is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and English films. He won the National Award for Best Supporting Actor for Hey Ram and Chandni Bar. He is known for roles in films such as Hey Ram, Chandni Bar, Rang De Basanti and Natarang. Kulkarni has also written the screenplay for Laal Singh Chadda, the official remake of Forrest Gump, and serves as president of Quest, a research-action organization focused on improving the quality of education.