Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator
Movie • 2019 • Crime
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The spectacular rise and scandalous fall of hot-yoga evangelist Bikram Choudhury is chronicled through archival footage and extensive insider interviews.
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An 18 year old sends a 7 page letter to a woman who was interviewed for the documentary. The letter goes on to state that Bikram pulled his d**k out and wanted her to lick it, holding her down and forcing her to have sex.
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The yoga guru says or pushes some ideas that he is the only way, you can only be a good teacher through him, etc. Very cult-like. The documentary has a lot to do with his manipulative behavior.
Later on after he sexually forces himself on woman, they’re hurt and confused and tell him goodnight before leaving.
~ 48 minutes
Sarah talks about being brainwashed. And becoming pregnant (with her husband). When her daughter was 3, she said to Sarah that she wants to be just like her and teach yoga. Sarah says that she could only think “no, you’ll get r*ped”.
~ 58 minutes
A lawyer is telling how these woman were conditioned and told to trust the process. It is a closed system of how people are recruited so that people stayed silent and available.
Later on after he sexually forces himself on woman, they’re hurt and confused and tell him goodnight before leaving.
~ 48 minutes
Sarah talks about being brainwashed. And becoming pregnant (with her husband). When her daughter was 3, she said to Sarah that she wants to be just like her and teach yoga. Sarah says that she could only think “no, you’ll get r*ped”.
~ 58 minutes
A lawyer is telling how these woman were conditioned and told to trust the process. It is a closed system of how people are recruited so that people stayed silent and available.
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In the opening he mentions that he is accused of sexual abuse and being called a r*pist. The entire focus of the documentary is regarding.
~35 minutes
A woman is telling the story of how he had her come to his room as 2am because he wanted a massage. He asked her to massage his d**k He grabbed her hand and put it there and she said no I can’t do this. She talks about wanting to leave the training but being encouraged to stay in the training. She ominously says that nothing happened this time.
~ 38 minutes
Sarah is invited to watch a movie with the guru very early in the morning. She fell asleep on the couch. When she woke she didn’t have her shoes or her bag and went to look for them. When she was trying to leave he blocked the door in his underwear, pushed her, and pressed himself against her. She kept trying to open the door and couldn’t and he started kissing all over her face, neck, chest saying “I’m going to have you this time. She thought that he was going to r*pe her she says. She managed to leave via the door before anything else happened and recanted still saying goodnight to him.
~ 40 minutes
A guy who attended the teacher training class says that Sarah told him about the incident and that she wasn’t the first to go to him with a story like this. They all went back to his training because that was the only way they could professionally advance. They were worried their careers would be ruined if they spoke out.
~ 43 minutes
A woman talks about being invited to the inner circle and to stay in his LA house with his kids and wife. And how one night when everyone else was in bed be started a movie and had her massage his feet. She kept saying she was tired and he encouraged her to stay. Then he pulled her into him and forced her to make out with him. She pulled away a few times and finally it stops. Then he takes her into the family room and lifts her skirt and r*pes her. She goes into detail about how limp and numb she felt. She said goodnight and went to bed scared. Then pretended nothing happened until she got home. She told a friend what happened. She said she isn’t going to do anything about it, she just wants to teach yoga and get past this.
~ 48 minutes
Sarah talks about being brainwashed. And becoming pregnant (with her husband). When her daughter was 3, she said to Sarah that she wants to be just like her and teach yoga. Sarah says that she could only think “no, you’ll get r*ped”.
~ 49 minutes
A woman during a news interview says that he victimize women, and saying “no” doesn’t matter to him. The woman looks like she is holding back her emotions. At this point they recap on a CNN interview the time that Bikram pushed Sarah against the door. Bikram denies this during interview. He goes on to say if he wanted to have sex with the woman he wouldn’t need to r*pe them that “there’ll be a line of millions of women in the world, as a volunteer.”
~ 50 minutes
At this point the people being interviewed for the documentary are stating that he’s a r*pist. Sarah had gotten legal help against him.
The other woman who spoke earlier about her encounter (the woman who was invited to his LA home) is emotionally speaking to learning it happened to Sarah as well and that that’s when she realized she wasn’t alone in this. People in the teacher training are questioning why they didn’t see the red flags.
~52 minutes
People where coming out to the victims saying “how dare you say these things about Bikram” type of insults. Telling them to shut the f**k up. These woman asked for it. They could have walked away. A lot of these comments may be very triggering. A cop asked what she was wearing, was she drunk, was she high, why did she go back, etc.
~ 54 minutes
The same woman confirms that she was r*ped while in Bikram’s home on abc News.
A woman says he told her that woman are b*****s and whores and they’re here for one thing, to spread their legs.
~ 55 minutes
Micki is telling how he invited her over for a meeting to discuss legal issues, and gets into his bed and motions for her to join. She says it was very disturbing because by that point she knew he was a sexual predator and was uncomfortable being in a room with him.
She tells his wife and the wife tells her, “be careful. Think of your daughters. Don’t rock the boat. Let him have his girls.”
Micki says that she was hauled into a room and told bad things would happen to her if she didn’t resign then and there.
~ 1 hour 14 minutes
Bikram is filmed “taking the 5th” that he had female students masturbating him at the LAX Radisson.
Someone talks about not wanting to go to court to be re-traumatized and Bikram wasn’t even going to be there because he had fled the country.
~ 1 hour 15 minutes
An 18 year old sends a 7 page letter to a woman who was interviewed for the documentary. The letter goes on to state that Bikram pulled his d**k out and wanted her to lick it, holding her down and forcing her to have sex. The woman telling the story about reading the letter is crying.
~35 minutes
A woman is telling the story of how he had her come to his room as 2am because he wanted a massage. He asked her to massage his d**k He grabbed her hand and put it there and she said no I can’t do this. She talks about wanting to leave the training but being encouraged to stay in the training. She ominously says that nothing happened this time.
~ 38 minutes
Sarah is invited to watch a movie with the guru very early in the morning. She fell asleep on the couch. When she woke she didn’t have her shoes or her bag and went to look for them. When she was trying to leave he blocked the door in his underwear, pushed her, and pressed himself against her. She kept trying to open the door and couldn’t and he started kissing all over her face, neck, chest saying “I’m going to have you this time. She thought that he was going to r*pe her she says. She managed to leave via the door before anything else happened and recanted still saying goodnight to him.
~ 40 minutes
A guy who attended the teacher training class says that Sarah told him about the incident and that she wasn’t the first to go to him with a story like this. They all went back to his training because that was the only way they could professionally advance. They were worried their careers would be ruined if they spoke out.
~ 43 minutes
A woman talks about being invited to the inner circle and to stay in his LA house with his kids and wife. And how one night when everyone else was in bed be started a movie and had her massage his feet. She kept saying she was tired and he encouraged her to stay. Then he pulled her into him and forced her to make out with him. She pulled away a few times and finally it stops. Then he takes her into the family room and lifts her skirt and r*pes her. She goes into detail about how limp and numb she felt. She said goodnight and went to bed scared. Then pretended nothing happened until she got home. She told a friend what happened. She said she isn’t going to do anything about it, she just wants to teach yoga and get past this.
~ 48 minutes
Sarah talks about being brainwashed. And becoming pregnant (with her husband). When her daughter was 3, she said to Sarah that she wants to be just like her and teach yoga. Sarah says that she could only think “no, you’ll get r*ped”.
~ 49 minutes
A woman during a news interview says that he victimize women, and saying “no” doesn’t matter to him. The woman looks like she is holding back her emotions. At this point they recap on a CNN interview the time that Bikram pushed Sarah against the door. Bikram denies this during interview. He goes on to say if he wanted to have sex with the woman he wouldn’t need to r*pe them that “there’ll be a line of millions of women in the world, as a volunteer.”
~ 50 minutes
At this point the people being interviewed for the documentary are stating that he’s a r*pist. Sarah had gotten legal help against him.
The other woman who spoke earlier about her encounter (the woman who was invited to his LA home) is emotionally speaking to learning it happened to Sarah as well and that that’s when she realized she wasn’t alone in this. People in the teacher training are questioning why they didn’t see the red flags.
~52 minutes
People where coming out to the victims saying “how dare you say these things about Bikram” type of insults. Telling them to shut the f**k up. These woman asked for it. They could have walked away. A lot of these comments may be very triggering. A cop asked what she was wearing, was she drunk, was she high, why did she go back, etc.
~ 54 minutes
The same woman confirms that she was r*ped while in Bikram’s home on abc News.
A woman says he told her that woman are b*****s and whores and they’re here for one thing, to spread their legs.
~ 55 minutes
Micki is telling how he invited her over for a meeting to discuss legal issues, and gets into his bed and motions for her to join. She says it was very disturbing because by that point she knew he was a sexual predator and was uncomfortable being in a room with him.
She tells his wife and the wife tells her, “be careful. Think of your daughters. Don’t rock the boat. Let him have his girls.”
Micki says that she was hauled into a room and told bad things would happen to her if she didn’t resign then and there.
~ 1 hour 14 minutes
Bikram is filmed “taking the 5th” that he had female students masturbating him at the LAX Radisson.
Someone talks about not wanting to go to court to be re-traumatized and Bikram wasn’t even going to be there because he had fled the country.
~ 1 hour 15 minutes
An 18 year old sends a 7 page letter to a woman who was interviewed for the documentary. The letter goes on to state that Bikram pulled his d**k out and wanted her to lick it, holding her down and forcing her to have sex. The woman telling the story about reading the letter is crying.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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There are comments such as “what are you doing about that fat stomach” and “you need a pedicure”. No one is seen reacting negatively to these comments.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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No, however they often show hundreds of people in one room covered in sweat.
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Are there fat jokes?
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They’re more comments from the guru saying people have a fat stomach. No jokes but rude and direct.
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Is there hate speech?
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~ 54 minutes
A woman quotes Bikram as having said, “get this black b***h out of here. She’s a cancer.”
A woman quotes Bikram as having said, “get this black b***h out of here. She’s a cancer.”
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None of it is seen but it is talked about. Everyone is explaining mental and sexual abuse.
Bikram says about an hour in that he “does not like cold p***y
Bikram says about an hour in that he “does not like cold p***y
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Bikram was not prosecuted by the judge. The women did not get justice. They were forced to settle after he fled the country.
He’s down in Mexico doing the same thing.
Bikram remains a fugitive in the Unitied States, but no criminal indictments or extradition warrants have been issued against him.
The documentary ends with him announcing another teacher training, and him singing, “that’s why you pay for, that’s why I am here” in class with new students.
He’s down in Mexico doing the same thing.
Bikram remains a fugitive in the Unitied States, but no criminal indictments or extradition warrants have been issued against him.
The documentary ends with him announcing another teacher training, and him singing, “that’s why you pay for, that’s why I am here” in class with new students.
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