Docu-film ‘Searching For Sheela’ on Ma Anand Sheela to be premiered on April 22

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The documentary about Ma Anand Sheela, <em>Searching For Sheela</em> will be released digitally on April 22. The trailer of the film was premiered on Monday. Ma Anand Sheela, was the aide of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, known as Osho.</p>
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<em>Searching For Sheela</em> will stream on Netflix.</p>
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In the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack she had pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault. The documentary also sheds light on her new life post serving time for her alleged crimes.</p>
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"Searching For Sheela will give you a glimpse of my real self, my identity, my life and its evolution over the last 40 years. This film is about my journey of returning to my home in India, a journey I have longed for many years. It captures the rollercoaster of emotions I experienced on this journey very well. I am looking forward to sharing my story with the world," observes Sheela.</p>
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Talking about the film, its executive producer Shakun Batra says that it is an observation and not an "investigative piece".</p>
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"I have always been very intrigued by Sheela's extraordinary life and through this documentary we've shadowed her as she travelled to India after almost 35 years. This is not an investigative piece, just an observation of a person who has had a questionable past and has always lived life on her own terms," he remarks.</p>
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The filmmaker adds: "We trace her journey as she grapples with society's expectations of an ex-convict and attempts to re-brand the public opinion of herself. 'Searching for Sheela' is a documentary that tries to get a closer look at one of the most sensationalised personalities in India."</p>
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<em>(With inputs from IANS)</em></p>
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