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Ever wanted to delve deeper into the themes and meanings in Shantaram? If the answer is yes, then we’ve found a great website that will do just that.
The guide has a number of excelent sections, including a character list, analysis of chapters (organised into groups) a section dedicated to major themes and lastly, a few [...]

That’s right. In a recent discussion on our forum, it was revealed that the eventual sequel to Shantaram would be named The Mountain Shadow which is now available on amazon.co.uk for pre-order.
The description from amazon.co.uk says this about the new novel:
A sequel to SHANTARAM but equally a standalone novel, The Mountain Shadow follows Lin on [...]

The Danny Boyle film adaption of Vikas Swarup’s book Slumdog Millionaire won 8 Oscars at the awards ceremony this weekend, and many are now speculating that the success of this India/Mumbai based movie will turn up the heat on the production of Shantaram.
Shantaram has been on the back burner for Director Mira Niar for some [...]

That’s right, you can expect the film in 2011. Mira got talking about the supposed ’shelved’ Shantaram film while attending an event to promote her husband’s (Mahmood Mamdani) book ‘Good Muslim Bad Muslim’.
You can find a video of Mira talking about this and the Shantaram film by heading over to the timesnow.tv website.
Her [...]

A member of our forum came across an interesting link of Greg visiting the iconic Leopold’s cafe, a few days after the mumbai attacks.
“Had the terrorists come five hours earlier, I wouldn’t be here talking to you” says Gregory David Roberts
It’s a nice short article that you should head on over to read.
Thanks to our [...]

Gregory has updated Shantaram.com this week with a long, detailed explaination of his thoughts on the recent Mumbai attacks.
Head on over to his website, or see the full update here on the Shantaram Forum
If you want, you can head on over to our forums to discuss this event or Greg’s thoughtful response.

According to the online news magazine Variety, and other online sources, it appears the filming of Shantaram has been delayed due to last minute script changes. Discuss this news in our forum