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Ma Anand Sheela

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Ma Anand Sheela in Wild Wild Country (2018)
Journalists and fans await Ma Anand Sheela as the infamous former Rajneesh commune's spokesperson returns to India after decades for an interview tour.
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Searching for Sheela (2021)
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Ma Anand Sheela was born on 28 December 1949 in Baroda, Gujarat, India. She is married to Dipo Birnstiel. She was previously married to Marc Silverman.
BornDecember 28, 1949
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    Known for

    Bhagwan (1978)
    Bhagwan
    • Self
    • 1978
    Ashram in Poona (1979)
    Ashram in Poona
    6.0
    • Self
    • 1979
    Searching for Sheela (2021)
    Searching for Sheela
    4.3
    • Self
    • 2021
    The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Self

    Credits

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    Self

    • Searching for Sheela (2021)
      Searching for Sheela
      4.3
      • Self
      • 2021
    • Osho in Wild Wild Country (2018)
      Wild Wild Country
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Self
      • 2018
    • Guru: Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard (2010)
      Guru: Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard
      6.5
      • Self (as Sheela Birnstiel)
      • 2010
    • Osho in Rajneesh: Spiritual Terrorist (1989)
      Rajneesh: Spiritual Terrorist
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Self
      • 1989
    • Rajneeshpuram - Paradise Lost? (1985)
      Rajneeshpuram - Paradise Lost?
      TV Special
      • Self
      • 1985
    • The World About Us (1967)
      The World About Us
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 1981
    • Ashram in Poona (1979)
      Ashram in Poona
      6.0
      • Self
      • 1979
    • Bhagwan (1978)
      Bhagwan
      • Self
      • 1978
    • A Contemporary Guru: Rajnish and His Dynamic Meditation Cult (1975)
      A Contemporary Guru: Rajnish and His Dynamic Meditation Cult
      TV Special
      • Self
      • 1975
    • Exploring the religions of South Asia (1975)
      Exploring the religions of South Asia
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 1975

    Archive Footage

    • Legenden (1998)
      Legenden
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2003
    • Forensic Files (1996)
      Forensic Files
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2002
    • Rajneeshpuram an Experiment to Provoke God (1993)
      Rajneeshpuram an Experiment to Provoke God
      7.5
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 1993

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    Wild Wild Country
    Trailer 2:25
    Wild Wild Country
    Searching for Sheela (2021) Trailer
    Trailer 2:18
    Searching for Sheela (2021) Trailer
    Searching for Sheela (2021) Trailer
    Trailer 2:18
    Searching for Sheela (2021) Trailer

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Sheela Birnstiel
    • Born
      • December 28, 1949
      • Baroda, Gujarat, India
    • Spouses
        Marc Silverman(his death)

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      After Laxmi the second secretary of Bhagwan Shree Rajnesh, later known as Osho.

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