Below, we're talking with Vikram Gandhi, who went undercover as a guru, gained a following and made a film about it. Watch the trailer above, read more about the movie in our announcement post and fire away below.

This week sees the debut of a fascinating new documentary, Kumaré, in which a director from New Jersey, Vikram Gandhi, goes undercover as a guru and ends up gaining a following through his deception. It's something of a social experiment and you can check out the video above for more background on the premise, or read the synopsis below, courtesy of the film's official site:

In his feature film debut, Kumaré: The True Story of a False Prophet, filmmaker Vikram Gandhi seeks to explore the question of human spirituality by impersonating a "wise Indian Guru" named Kumaré.