Ram Dass' Organization Brings You the Film Premiere of "Brilliant Disguise: The Samadhi of K.C. Tewari"

Brilliant Disguise is a reflection piece that tells the unique story of a group of inspired Western spiritual seekers in the 60s, including Krishna Das, who in meeting the great American teacher, Ram Dass, followed him to India to meet his Guru, Neem Karoli Baba, familiarly known as Maharaj-ji.

Two days before Maharaj-ji left his body, he instructed his devotee, K.C. Tewari, to care for the Westerners, which he did resolutely until the day he died in 1997. K.C. Tewari—in the guise of a headmaster of a boy’s school in the foothills of the Himalayas—was secretly a High Yogi, frequently able to go into altered states of trance, known as Samadhi, at any moment. In this breathtaking biopic, viewers will get a rare glimpse into the years following, and the life-changing journey that would later influence an entire generation.  

Brilliant Disguise features Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Raghu Markus, Radha Baum, and others–including K.C’s two sons, as well as rare archival interviews with K.C. himself. Set in the stunning backdrop of India, the film is adorned with spectacular and moving footage from the 1989 Maha Kumbha Mela—the largest spiritual gathering in the world, attended by K.C. and the group of Westerners featured throughout.