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Welcome to my Shantaram novel and movie site

Shantaram is a novel of epic proportions written by Gregory David Roberts. It tells the story of his break from a Melbourne prison in Australia and escape to New Zealand followed by India where much of the novel is set. In India he lives in the slums of Bombay and opens a medal clinic. After a harrowing experience of getting caught and spending time in an Indian prison he becomes involved with the local mafia.

The novel, however is much greater than a prison break story. It is a novel embelished with all of the human emotional traits: love, hate, friendship, enemies, life and death.

Warner Bros. Pictures bought the movie rights for the novel and are making a movie starring Johnny Depp due to be released in 2007. It will directed by Mira Nair.

Shantaram

Also by Gregory Roberts: Roma

24th July 2006

Slum tours in Mumbai

Thanks to th novel, Shantaram, interest in in Mumbai’s slums has increased.

It is now possible for tourists to take tours of the slums of Mumbai.

Thankfully, most of the money made from the tours goes back to organizations helping people living in the slums.

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