Guru of Sex

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Guru of Sex

Movie poster
Produced by MediaOne Ventures
Written by Farrukh Dhondy
Starring Ben Kingsley
Country Flag of India India
Language English
Budget USD$16 million[1]
Official website

Guru of Sex is an upcoming live action English language film about Osho, also known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, written by Farrukh Dhondy.[2][1]

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[edit] Production

Sir Ben Kingsley has been cast in the role of Osho.[3][4] The film is under production by MediaOne Ventures Ltd., which is a division of Chandigarh, India-based Compact Disc India Limited (CDI).[1] The film has a projected budget of USD$16 million, and will be shot in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, because the locations resemble the current Osho centre in Pune.[5][6][1] CDI has also signed a $20.15 million deal with the Los Angeles based company Motion Pixel Corporation to co-produce an animated soccer film called Goaaal!.[2][7] Voice actors signed on to Goaaal! include Ben Kingsley, Catherine Zeta Jones, Michael Douglas and Christina Aguilera.[7] Though the deals for both Goaaal! and Guru of Sex were signed by CDI, production will be handled by MediaOne Ventures.[2] The combined sales revenue of both films is projected at over $200 million.[2]

[edit] Response from Osho centres

Both the Osho Commune International in Pune and the Osho World Foundation in Delhi have not had favorable responses to news of the film.[5] Swami Chaitanya Keerti, editor of Osho World Magazine, stated "With such a title, it’s no mystery what kind of film it’s going to be," and said that the Osho centres will not cooperate with the film's production.[5] "We haven’t been contacted for any information, photographs or research for this film," said Ma Sadhana, a member of the Pune commune.[5] CDI chairman Suresh Kumar said that he contacted both of the Osho centres, but they refused to provide any help.[5] "We have called him a ‘guru of sex’ and obviously this is not how they would want him portrayed," said Kumar.[5]

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The film is inspired by the life of Osho, and "will have a controversial theme of depicting the ‘not so sacred’ acts inside a holy cult."[8] The production company is taking steps to avoid legal controversies, and will refer to the main character as "Rajneesh" instead of "Osho", because Rajneesh is a more common name.[5] The film will chronicle Rajneesh's beginnings in Jabalpur and will follow his journey from India to the United States.[5] A disclaimer at the beginning of the film will state that "any resemblance to person, dead or alive, is incidental."[5] According to Suresh Kumar, "The climax makes the startling revelation that the guru of sex in fact never enjoyed sex."[5]

[edit] See also

Film Portal
India Portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Vashisht, Dinker. "Gandhi will return as Rajneesh, via Chandigarh: Chandigarh firm ropes in Ben Kingsley for its film, Guru of Sex", The Sunday Express, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd., August 5, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-17. 
  2. ^ a b c d Staff. "Indian animation takes giant leap forward: With the industry expected to grow at 30% per annum, companies like CDI are going full throttle through overseas listing and projections of making four international films a year", livemint.com (Partner: The Wall Street Journal), Hindustan Times Media Limited, June 18, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-17. 
  3. ^ Bhushan, Nyay. "Indian film firms go Alternative: Bollywood producer latest to raise cash via AIM IPO", Hollywood Reporter, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., June 19, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-17. 
  4. ^ Staff. "New Compact Disc Arm to List on London SE", Business Line, Kasturi & Sons Ltd, June 16, 2007. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mehta, Sunanda. "Osho centres disown Guru of Sex movie: Preacher will be called Rajneesh to avoid legal wrangles, climax more controversial, says film company", PUNE Newsline, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd., August 11, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-17. 
  6. ^ Staff. "Compact Disc to float subsidiary in UK", The Economic Times, Times Internet Limited, June 13, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-17. 
  7. ^ a b Khanna, Ruchika M.. "Chandigarh firm to co-produce soccer flick", Tribune News Service, The Tribune Trust, Chandigarh, India, May 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-17. 
  8. ^ Staff. "CDI’s MediaOne Venture to float on AIM, UK", Moneycontrol India, e-Eighteen.com Ltd, June 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-17. 

[edit] External links

  • Guru of Sex, Compact Disc India Limited, official site of production company