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Who is Sheela? In Wild Wild Country, the electrifying 2018 series about the failed experiment to build Rajneeshpuram, a utopian city in Oregon in the mid-80s, she is a charismatic, Machiavellian figure who will go to any lengths to get what she wants. In episode three, someone compared her to Hitler - 'only the ovens are missing.' In episode five, she was described as a power-mad megalomaniac. Through the six-part series, we saw Sheela, wearing glittering jewellery and stylish maroon outfits, serving her master Bhagwan, taking on the US local, state and federal authorities, fleeing Rajneeshpuram, and eventually pleading guilty to attempted murder, wiretapping and assault. Sheela, once Osho's closest confidante and most powerful aide, was sentenced to 20 years in a federal prison. She was paroled after 39 months.

Horrible! No insights hence cannot be called a documentary, its a show for selling books and stuff. If you want to know both sides of the story watch Wild Wild West which is an actual documentary. There are scenes in this movie where it looks like an actual kitty party/ wine and dine.

This could have been the best documentary anyone could have made. But Karan Johan and Shakun Batra ruined it for us. There was soo much expectations and o would say it was not even worth any part of it. You guys could have just made the most epic doc but as usual u know how to ruine a good content. The worst part was the journalist asking the lamest question to the most powerful women who build an entire town all by her vision and passion and the love for one person. I guess any other director could have done a better job than then. Thanks again for ruining it for us. Great going guys.

The title of this documentary is the most revealing thing about the film. The makers are searching for Sheela, but, trust me, they never find her. As she goes on a press junket (back to her native India for the first time in 35 years,) to presumably answer questions about her life, she gets irritated that she gets asked questions ABOUT HER LIFE. As she is shown in the far superior Wild, Wild Country documentary, Sheela continues to be a world-class manipulator in her old age. She gaslights those who want to know if she committed past crimes, and why, by calling those who raise such questions ON A PRESS TOUR, boring. Without a trace of irony, she tells these journalists and her oddly adoring groupies that they need to look inside themselves so they can ask better questions. The filmmakers don't bother to call Sheela on her BS, either with direct questions or by virtue of the documentary's construction. Fact checking is needed because Sheela never saw a fact that didn't have an interpretive story. Some differing points of views are needed as well. What does her family think of Sheela today? Former cult members? Law enforcement? Instead, what we get are fawning "journalists" apologizing and laughing for the questions they've asked, and taking Sheela's wrath for even asking them. Then there's the crowds of young people falling all over themselves to get a moment with Sheela, because she's apparently some kind of celebrity to be worshipped. Why? Before going to India, Sheela thought she would be killed there and needed security. But instead she gets groupies. That's never explored either. This whole documentary comes across like a Sheela-produced PR puff piece.

Glorification of criminals are usual practice in bollywood. Worst documentary in Netflix.

Is this sponsored by Sheila herself? She is a ruthless criminal but has this opportunity to to lie about her crimes. It's really wrong to give her such voice. I could only watch 10 minutes of this unbelievably low quality show.