Ma Anand Sheela

The Friday List: From a virtual lit fest to a conversation with Ma Anand Sheela, your weekly calendar of virtual events

Every Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.

Ma Anand Sheela's authorised biography delves into relationship with Rajneesh, cult's rise; read an excerpt

In Nothing to Lose: The Authorised Biography of Ma Anand Sheela, we have an account of Sheela’s life, her relationship with Bhagwan Rajneesh, and the story of what actually happened behind the closed doors of the cult’s ashram

Netflix India is dialling up the diversity with its new 2020 slate, says Monika Shergill, VP-Content

Monika Shergill talks about how the lockdown has benefited streaming, and how they maintain inclusivity and quality control at Netflix India.

Priyanka Chopra signs TV deal with Amazon: Want to tell female stories, work with creators from around the world

Prior to the new deal, Priyanka Chopra had taken up two projects, Citadel and Sangeet, at Amazon Prime Video.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas to play Osho's second-in-command Ma Anand Sheela in Amazon film, say reports

Priyanka Chopra Jonas' last Bollywood release was Shonali Bose's The Sky is Pink.

Somen Mishra on revitalising Dharma with new voices, stories: 'I told all struggling artists I had a foot in the door'

Somen Mishra is the Head of Creative Development (Script) at Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and the Head of Fiction at Dharmatic, the digital arm.

Ma Anand Sheela says she prefers Alia Bhatt over Priyanka Chopra to play her character in upcoming biopic

Ma Anand Sheela reveals she wants Alia Bhatt not Priyanka Chopra to play her on the celluloid.

Ma Anand Sheela, Osho's second-in-command, to be subject of upcoming Netflix-Dharmatic documentary

The special feature on Ma Anand Sheela is being directed by award-winning documentary makers, Shirley Abraham, and Amit Madheshiya

Priyanka Chopra on Ma Anand Sheela biopic: Have to credit director Barry Levinson for bringing film to me

Priyanka Chopra's film will chart Ma Sheels's journey from a fine arts student in India to becoming the most trusted confidant of Osho

Cults, religious sects are not a thing of the past

The tragic and inglorious end of Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple, Osho’s Rajneeshpuram, Japan’s Aum Shinrikyo and other such associations across the world by no means implies that cults are a thing of the past