Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator

Sep 10, 2019

1h 26m

★ 6.3

Overview

The spectacular rise and scandalous fall of hot-yoga evangelist Bikram Choudhury is chronicled through archival footage and extensive insider interviews.

Genres

Documentary

Crime

Production Companies

Pulse Films

Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator Trailers

Cast

Self - Yoga Teacher

Larissa Anderson

Self - Yoga Teacher

Francesca Asumah

Self - Former Yoga Teacher

Sarah Baughn

Self (archive footage)

Bikram Choudhury

Self - Former Yoga Teacher

John Dowd

Self - Yogi

Mukul Dutta

Self - Former Head of Legal Affairs

Jafa-Bodden Micki

Self - Attorney

Carla Minnard

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self - Trail Attorney

Mark Quigley

Self - Studio Owner

Val Sklar Robinson

Self - Studio Owner

Mandeep Kaur Sandhu

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