Actress Priyanka Chopra and director Barry Levinson are bringing the story of Indian guru Bhagwan Rajneesh aka Osho to the big screen.
First to bring us the story of Osho was Netflix with a six-episode documentary titled Wild Wild Country. The news that the Emmy-winning docuseries is being adapted as a feature film was announced by Chopra herself during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday. Chopra confirmed she will star in the movie, which most likely means she’ll portray Ma Anand Sheela, the guru’s assistant and spokeswoman.
“We’re developing it as the character of Sheela, who was this guru who originated from India, [Osho’s] right-hand woman. And she was just devious and created a whole cult in America, brought people here,” Chopra told DeGeneres. “[The doc] was amazing, and I’m developing that next for me to star in and produce, which I think would be really cool.”
You can see Chopra next in Isn’t It Romantic, a rom-com hitting theaters on Valentine’s Day.
