Priyanka Roy | | Published 25.04.21, 12:19 AM
Ma Anand Sheela born Sheela Ambalal Patel and now known as Sheela Birnstiel is a figure whose life and deeds continue to intrigue. As a 21-year-old, Sheela became a follower of Indian mystic and guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. She quickly rose through the ranks to become one of his closest aides, not only fulfilling the role of his secretary, but also assuming the role of the spokesperson of the Rajneesh Movement.
Feisty and sharp-tongued, Sheela who had become Ma Anand Sheela by then spearheaded the building of Rajneeshpuram in Oregon in the US in 1981. Sprawled over an area of 64,229-acre, Rajneeshpuram, which drew followers of Rajneesh from all corners of the globe, was a thriving city in itself for seven years, with a fire department, a police force, restaurants, malls, townhouses, an airstrip, a public tra
Ma Anand Sheela, who now goes by the name of Sheela Birnstiel, notorious cultist with a criminal record, Rajneesh’s (Osho) former secretary, is visiting India after 35 years.
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Maa Anand Sheela was Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh s secretary from 1981 through 1985
She had returned to India in 2019 after 34 years
New Delhi: Osho s controversial aide Maa Anand Sheela has been making headlines lately, especially after the release of the documentary based on her - Searching for Sheela which released on Netflix on April 22, 2021.
With all the buzz going around about the movie and her interviews, one particularly interesting statement by her has caught people s attention. In a 2020 interview with Hindustan Times, Maa Anand Sheela had spoken about which Bollywood actress she would prefer to play her in a biopic.
When asked about reports of Priyanka Chopra Jonas being considered for the role, Maa Anand Sheela told HT she didn t want the international actress to take on the role.
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Searching For Sheela Review: Based on Ma Anand Sheela, the documentary goes on without any direction.
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Searching For Sheela does not credit any director. It credits Karan Johar, Shakun Batra and Apoorva Mehta, as producers and executive producers, three of whom are heavily associated with Dharma Productions known for films such as Student of the Year, Kuch Kuch Hota Hain, Dostana, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. Searching For Sheela was supposed to be an unbiased documentary, about the life of Ma Anand Sheela. However, barring a few news clip footages, Searching For Sheela becomes quite focused on Sheela s extravagant, wine-drinking life, with a short glimpse of her efforts as a social worker in Switzerland, that too comes with a picturesque of the mountains in the country.
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