January 1st, 2009
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 admission that the film is not shelved but expected to release is 2011 isn’t exactly news. Fans have assumed that the long delay probably put it somewhere in this time scale, but the statement from Mira Nair does confirm once again to fans of the book that the movie is still on the cards.
It is not known if Gregory David Roberts is set to release a sequel to the bestseller Shantaram in the intervening time.
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December 10th, 2008
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 forum member mumbai_meri_jaan for catching this piece of news.
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December 9th, 2008
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.
August 2nd, 2008
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
August 1st, 2008
A recent article on the Times of India suggests that Johnny Depp has demanded a huge fee from Warner Brothers for staring in the film. In addition, it seems the film is likely to be shelved by Mira Niar due to the budget concerns. An announcement is expected from Warner Brothers next week. Discuss this in our forum
July 22nd, 2008
In a recent interview with the Times of India, Mira Niar rubbishes claims that actor Johnny Depp demanded a huge fee, thus stalling the films production. She also mentions that the current delay is wholy to do with the Writers Guild of America strike. Even more interestingly, she suggests that Johnny will sing in Shantaram, in a song and dance number. Read the interview and post your thoughts in our forum here
