Rumours were around the corner that Karan Johar would be making a movie on the life of spiritual guru, Bhagwan Rajneesh. He is the well-known philosopher Osho. Later the news was out which revealed that the filmmaker was never planning to take on this project. However, this is not the end of the story.
If sources are to be believed, Shakun Batra has apparently written a script on the life of Osho. This may be made for an international streaming channel as a web series. And Aamir Khan is showing interest in this project. An inside report revealed that “Everyone knows what a great sense of script Aamir has. When he got to know about this one, it immediately showed his interest. In fact, he is said to have visited Los Angeles, USA, to meet the officials of the streaming channel. This is definitely an important development.”
Aamir Khan alongside has his ambitious project ‘Mahabharat’ on the cards. “This project may happen before Mahabharat,” according to the source. Most of the times, biopics are the order of the day in Bollywood and it looks like this will be an interesting one.
Alia Bhatt has worked with Shakun Batra for her movie ‘Kapoor & Sons’ and she is his close friend. She has heard the script. The source says, “She, too, has loved it. It’s not known whether she will be a part of the project, but she believes it’s a great script.”
The Netflix documentary series Wild Wild Country, which is based on Osho and the international community, Rajneeshpuram, in Oregon, USA, was released on March 16.
The show is a huge hit with viewers and has caught the fancy of B-Towners, too. Actors like Emraan Hashmi and Riteish Deshmukh have even been tweeting about it. With the sudden focus on the spiritual guru’s life. One wonders if this might lead to more projects on the same topic cropping up.
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