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Wikipedia article
'Kmr' is a 2011 documentary film directed by and starring American filmmaker Vikram Gandhi, who poses as an Indian guru to satirize the New Age movement.
Production
Gandhi came up with the idea of a fictional guru while recording another documentary film about yogis and their followers.
Gandhi transformed himself into "Sri Kumar", an enlightened guru from a fictional village in India. He adopted a false Indian accent and grew out his hair and beard. In the documentary, Kumar travels to Arizona to spread his made-up philosophy and gain sincere followers.
Reception
'Kumar' premiered at the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), where it received the festival's Feature Film Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.
'Kumar' received fair reviews upon release. Many movie reviewers criticized Gandhi's deception as immoral, but had partial forgiveness for Gandhi for realizing that the experiment had grown out of his control. Many compared the project to Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Borat' comedic documentary in which Cohen also posed as the title character.Holden, Stephen. [https://movies.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/movies/vikram-gandhis-kumare-the-true-story-of-a-false-prophet.html "Finding Some Principles by Telling Some Lies."] 'New York Times'. 19 June 2012. 9 May 2013. Roger Ebert of the 'Chicago Sun-Times' praised the film, with Ebert reporting that its message is "It doesn't matter if a religion's teachings are true. What matters is if you think they are."Ebert, Roger. [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/kumare-2012 "Kumare."] 'Roger Ebert'. 8 August 2012. 9 May 2013.
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