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Shantaram is a future film based on the bestselling novel of the same name written by Gregory David Roberts. It is being directed by Peter Weir and stars Johnny Depp in the lead.

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Premise

Shantaram is the story of an Australian character named Lindsay (Lin). Sentenced to a long, harsh prison term after his personal life spirals out of control, he escapes and makes his way to Bombay (Mumbai). Befriended by a curious character named Prabaker, by a twist of fate Lin ends up living in Prabaker's slum. Lin immerses himself in the colourful life of Mumbai and his friends from the slum, battling fires, monsoons and ultimately setting up a free medical clinic in an attempt to make up for past transgressions. Eventually, Khader Khan, a Mumbai mafia chief takes Lin under his wing. In Lin's mind Khader takes on the role of loving father Lin never had. Their association leads Lin from Love to wretched prison life, freedom to gun running in Afghanistan and to realizations of treachery ultimately his own inner salvation.

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Russel Crowe was keen to play the lead in the film but Johnny Depp's production company Infinitum Nihil, Warner Bros. and Brad Pitt's production company Plan B had already purchased the rights to the book for a whopping $2 million as a starring vehicle for Depp.

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