MUMBAI MIRROR (January 31, 2019)

Priyanka Chopra will be essaying the role of spiritual leader and Osho’s disciple Ma Anand Sheela in her next project. The actress shared the news about her project, which she is also producing, during an appearance on recently. “I am developing a feature with Barry Levinson. He is an iconic American director. We are developing it (from the perspective of) Sheela who is this guru who originated from India,” Priyanka was quoted as saying. “She was his right-hand woman and she was devious. She created a whole cult in America. He was called Osho. I don’t know if you’ve heard of him. It was amazing. I am developing that next for me to star in and produce,” she added. PeeCee made an appearance on Ellen’s show to promote her upcoming Hollywood film, Isn’t It Romantic, which is produced and fronted by Rebel Wilson and also features Liam Hemsworth and Adam DeVine.
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Sources say Priyanka Chopra to kick off Barry Levinson-directed film on godman Rajneesh Osho's closest aide Ma Anand Sheela only by end-2019; writing team likely to fly to Pune for research
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; January 31, 2019)

Months after the Netflix series, Wild Wild Country, brought the spotlight back on controversial Indian godman Rajneesh Osho, Priyanka Chopra Jonas announced on The Ellen Degeneres Show yesterday that her next production will revolve around his closest aide Ma Anand Sheela. To be helmed by Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson, the movie will mark her foray into Hollywood as a producer.

mid-day dug a little deeper to find out that Chopra, who will play the protagonist, intends to take the film on floors by the year-end. A source reveals, "Priyanka has been reading up on Ma Sheela and the international commune she built with Rajneesh Osho, to understand the character's psyche. While the research team is collating information from public domain about Rajneeshpuram, they have also reached out to Ma Anand Sheela in Switzerland."

"The writers may fly down to Pune mid-year to visit the Osho Ashram. The film will chronicle her transformation from a fine arts student to the right-hand person of a godman, who is eventually convicted of attempted murders."