Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019) on Netflix
TV-MA20191h 26mCrimeDocumentary
Bikram Choudhury, an Indian immigrant in Beverly Hills, popularizes hot yoga and builds a franchise of hundreds of studios. Former students describe his teaching and the accusations against him.
- Netflix4.1/5
- IMDb6.7/108,872 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes96%
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Plot summary
Bikram Choudhury brings hot yoga to North America and beyond from the 1970s onward, teaching a style that followers credit with helping them lose weight, gain confidence and overcome physical ailments. The Indian immigrant, based in Beverly Hills, appears in a black swimsuit and a Rolex and mixes salty language with bursts of singing. Hundreds of studios carry his name. Alongside archival recordings, people who were once close to him, among them yoga teachers and a former legal adviser, describe how they were drawn into his world, and the accusations of rape and sexual harassment later made against him.
Cast
- Bikram Choudhuryas Self
- Larissa Andersonas Self - Yoga Teacher
- Francesca Asumahas Self - Yoga Teacher
- Sarah Baughnas Self - Former Yoga Teacher
- John Dowdas Self - Former Yoga Teacher
- Mukul Duttaas Self - Yogi
- Jafa-Bodden Mickias Self - Former Head of Legal Affairs
- Carla Minnardas Self - Attorney
- Val Sklar Robinsonas Self - Studio Owner
- Mandeep Kaur Sandhuas Self - Studio Owner
