Priyanka Chopra To Play '80s Guru and Convicted Bioterrorist in Amazon Drama SHEELA

Priyanka Chopra will star in Barry Levinson's upcoming biopic "Sheela" which has been set up at Amazon Studios. The screenplay will be written by Nick Yarborough. David Permut will produce with Levinson, Jason Sosnoff, and Chopra.

The film tells the true story of Ma Anand Sheela, the personal assistant of controversial Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, who perpetrated what is called the largest bio-terrorist attack executed on U.S. soil.

Sheela was the personal secretary of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh from 1981 through 1985, and supervised his move to relocate his thousands of followers — known as the Rajneesh — to the small town of Wasco County, Oregon. The mass relocation triggered widespread backlash from locals – leading Sheela to take matters into her own hands, devising a plan to poison local restaurants with salmonella in an attempt to quiet opposing locals. This became known as the 1984 Rajneesh bioterror attack. She was ultimately sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and paroled after 39 months.

The story has been previously explored in the Netflix documentary series "Wild Wild Country". Netflix is also reportedly working on a documentary that chronicles the aftermath of Sheela's experience among the Rajneesh.

Chopra is currently working on a top secret role in "The Matrix 4". Screenwriter Yarborough is penning the "Training Day" prequel.

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Priyanka Chopra To Play '80s Guru and Convicted Bioterrorist in Amazon Drama SHEELA

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