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Welcome to my Shantaram novel and movie site
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.
Also by Gregory Roberts: Roma
22nd March 2007
Mira Nair talks on Shantaram
Mira Nair says she is now “deeply immersed” in the Shantaram project and is currently working on the script now with scriptwriter Eric Roth. Shooting is planned to begin in November and go through to March the following year.
17th March 2007
Some scenes could be shot in Melbourne 1 reply
According to the Melbourne newspaper, the Herald Sun some scenes of the movie Shantaram could be shot there.
Director Mira Nair told the Herald Sun yesterday she was coming to Melbourne for research and to determine whether scenes would be shot here.
Ms Nair said the script would cover Roberts’ Melbourne years. “I hope (to shoot there) but it’s too early to tell,” she said.