The bizarre true tale of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his followers in Oregon riveted viewers as the Netflix docuseries, “Wild Wild Country.” Now, the story may be coming to the big screen. Priyanka Chopra, best known in the U.S. for starring in the TV series, “Quantico,” says she’s developing a movie based on “Wild WIld Country.”

During a guest appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Chopra said she will star in, and is developing with director Barry Levinson (“Rain Man”) a movie based on “Wild Wild Country.” Chopra said the project will focus on Ma Anand Sheela, the controversial right-hand woman to the Rajneesh when members of the cult came to Oregon in the early 1980s.

Chopra described Ma Anand Sheela as a “devious” figure, who created a whole cult in America. Longtime Oregonians remember all too well what happened when the Bhagwan, Ma Anand Sheela and the Rajneeshees arrived in Oregon, descended on Wasco County, set up a Rajneeshpuram compound and were found to be involved in a variety of nefarious activities.

-- Kristi Turnquist

kturnquist@oregonian.com 503-221-8227 @Kristiturnquist

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