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Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 26m
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Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019)
The dramatic rise and fall of the controversial founder of hot yoga, Bikram Choudhury.
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Tracing from his rise in the 1970s to his disgrace in accusations of rape and sexual harassment in more recent years.Tracing from his rise in the 1970s to his disgrace in accusations of rape and sexual harassment in more recent years.Tracing from his rise in the 1970s to his disgrace in accusations of rape and sexual harassment in more recent years.
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7.8K
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    • Eva Orner
  • Stars
    • Larissa Anderson
    • Francesca Asumah
    • Sarah Baughn
    • Eva Orner
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    • Larissa Anderson
    • Francesca Asumah
    • Sarah Baughn
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    • 42User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    Bikram Choudhury in Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019)
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    Bikram Choudhury in Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019)
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    Larissa Anderson
    Larissa Anderson
    • Self - Yoga Teacher
    Francesca Asumah
    Francesca Asumah
    • Self - Yoga Teacher
    Sarah Baughn
    Sarah Baughn
    • Self - Former Yoga Teacher
    Bikram Choudhury
    Bikram Choudhury
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    John Dowd
    John Dowd
    • Self - Former Yoga Teacher
    Ann Duong
    Ann Duong
    • Self - Yoga Girl
    Mukul Dutta
    Mukul Dutta
    • Self - Yogi
    Micki Jafa-Bodden
    Micki Jafa-Bodden
    • Self - Former Head of Legal Affairs
    Quincy Jones
    Quincy Jones
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Carla Minnard
    Carla Minnard
    • Self - Attorney
    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mark Quigley
    Mark Quigley
    • Self - Trail Attorney
    Val Sklar Robinson
    Val Sklar Robinson
    • Self - Studio Owner
    Mandeep Kaur Sandhu
    Mandeep Kaur Sandhu
    • Self - Studio Owner
    Jakob Schanzer
    Jakob Schanzer
    • Self - Former Yoga Teacher
    Patrice Simon
    Patrice Simon
    • Self - Studio Owner
    Liz Winfield
    Liz Winfield
    • Self - Medical Assistant
      • Eva Orner
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      Bikram Choudhury: [addressing opposing counsel at deposition] Don't stop me when I'm talking! Please, Please. Don't stop me.

      Self - Attorney: [inaudible] your abhorrent behavior.

      Bikram Choudhury: Ah behavior. Whose behavior? Talking about behavior? Do you know how to spell behavior? You are the most misbehaved person I ever met in my entire life.

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    5/10
    A flawed documentary but fascinating to watch
    While this isn't the most accomplished documentary, it sure is satisfying to see the repulsive fraud Bikram Chaudhury exposed to a wider audience. It disgusts me that this man has got away with his behaviour as long as he has, and its painful to watch these gullible morons continue to throw money at him even after these incredibly worrying allegations. The final shots in this film make you lose faith in humanity, or at least, middle-class westerners.

    As others have pointed out, the documentary pretty much declares him guilty from the offset and doesn't take any other angle into account. This is a very one-sided take on the issue and morally it's probably not the right way to go about it, however damning the evidence appears to be.

    But even aside from the sexual abuse allegations, this man is a true charlatan. His franchised yoga is a joke and his swollen ego has been massaged for way too long. Watching even a few minutes footage of him around other people is enough to see that he is a delusional narcissist and sociopath. Hopefully this documentary will encourage people to exercise a little more caution when it comes to handing over their money and social identities to phoney gurus with God-complexes.
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    • Ruskington
    • Dec 6, 2019

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      • November 20, 2019 (United States)
      • United States
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