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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
30th September 2007
Depp to visit Mumbai 2 replies
Johnny Depp will be visiting Mumbai soon on an “acclimatisation tour “. Author Gregory Roberts will also be making an appearance at the bar he made famous “Leopolds”.
“The official date for the start of the movie version of ‘Shantaram’, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Johnny Depp has been set for January 19, 2008,” Roberts said.
13th September 2007
Big B won’t going bald for Shantaram 1 reply
Despite some rumors floating around the internet, Amitabh Bachchan won’t be shaving his head for his role in Shantaram. Amitabh Bachchan is to play mafia boss Kader Bhai in the movie.
Shooting for the movie will begin towards the end of this year.