After the success of Sacred Games and Lust Stories, it seems every big and small producer is trying to get into the digital space. Filmmaker Karan Johar, who directed one of the four segments in Lust Stories, is also quite keen to broaden his horizons and create more content for the web.
If reports are to be believed, an ambitious digital biopic is in the works at Johar’s Dharma Productions and the filmmaker has approached his protégé Alia Bhatt to play an important character in it.
The said biopic is, reportedly, based on the life of controversial Guru Rajneesh, also known as Osho. Karan wants Alia to play the character of Osho’s close aide and spokesperson Ma Anand Sheela.
News has it that the acclaimed filmmaker has put together a team of directors, which also includes Shakun Batra and Ayan Mukerji, to work on the project. Superstar Aamir Khan is also expected to join forces with Karan as a producer.
“Alia is comfortable working with Ayan, but then it will be a call that both Karan and Aamir (Khan) will need to make. Shakun has been doing some work on the project, which is slated to be a biopic on the life of Osho and Alia’s name has been taken in whispers even around Aamir Khan and Karan Johar with regards to this project,” a well-placed source reveals.
We have not seen Alia Bhatt in an out-and-out biopic before, so watching her in a digital biopic is going to be a lot of fun.
Ashwyn Singh on language, identity, and the comedy of belonging nowhere Instagram/ashwynsingh 
Ashwyn Singh turns immigrant life into laughs Instagram/ashwynsingh 
