Ma
Anand
Sheela
has
become
an
icon
after
the
Netflix
documentary
Wild
Wild
Country.
During
the
80s,
she
was
a
spokesperson
of
sorts
of
the
Rajneesh
movement,
and
was
later
convicted
of
serious
crimes.
But
the
persona
that
she
is,
although
controversial,
is
an
enigma
that
cannot
be
ignored;
which
explains
why
filmmakers
are
vying
to
make
films
on
her.
Shakun
Batra
will
be
directing
a
film
on
Bhagwan
Rajneesh,
better
known
as
Osho,
with
Aamir
Khan
playing
the
lead,
and
Alia
Bhatt
playing
the
role
of
Osho's
personal
secretary,
Ma
Anand
Sheela.
Priyanka
Chopra
has
also
announced
that
she
will
be
producing
a
film
on
Ma
Sheela,
with
herself
in
the
lead.
But
Ma
Sheela
has
stated
that
she
does
not
want
Priyanka
Chopra
making
a
film
on
her,
and
has
even
sent
legal
notices
to
the
team,
but
hasn't
heard
back
from
them.
In
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
Ma
Anand
Sheela
or
Sheela
Biernstiel
said,
"I
told
her
(Priyanka)
I
do
not
give
her
permission
to
do
the
film
because
I
have
not
chosen
her...
In
Switzerland,
we
send
legal
notices
very
simply.
I
sent
her
an
email
which
is
accepted
there
as
legal."
When
asked
if
she
heard
back
from
Priyanka
and
the
team,
she
said,
"No,
never.
Not
even
a
courtesy
letter
that
they
received
my
notice
but
that's
not
an
issue,
maybe
she
never
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
me
or
make
time
to
meet
me
and
it
is
no
big
issue...
not
everybody
has
the
time
to
meet
me."
On
the
other
hand,
Sheela
has
given
her
blessings
to
Alia
portraying
her
on
screen.
She
believes
Alia
has
the
spunk
in
her
which
she
did
when
she
was
her
age.
"Spunk
is
very
necessary
and
it
is
very
natural,
it
is
not
artificial,
not
cosmetic,
it
is
genuine," she
said.