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PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:48 am


I figured that there should be a thread for this movie, since it is rumoured to be Johnny's next project after Sweeney Todd's release. =)

Plot summary:

Shantaram is based on Gregory David Roberts' novel, about an Australian heroin addict who escapes from prison and goes into Bombay (Mumbai) under a fake passport and new name, Lindsay (or Lin). He then proceeds to continue his criminal career, earning the name Shantaram.

Random tidbits of info:

* Mira Nair is directing it, she has also directed films such as Vanity Fair and The Namesake.

* Among the many Production Companies, Johnny's company, Infinitum Nihil Production, is one of them.

* Johnny Depp is also producing the movie.

* Other actors in the film include Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Bipasha Basu.
PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:50 am


I got the book from the library a while ago, but I never ended up finishing it (it was very, very long)-- but what I had read so far was very entertaining and written very, very well.

It'll be a lovely addition to Johnny's diverse filmography! =)

spimky
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spimky
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:38 pm


From "Times of India," here's a little snippet about Johnny Depp in Shantaram:

Mira Nair’s cast for Shantaram is almost through -- it includes Big B and Hollywood star, Johnny Depp, while the music will be by Vishal Bharadwaj.

Will Vishal Bharadwaj make Johnny Depp do another Beedi jalaye le?

The buzz going around is that the director-composer has got the music assignment of Mira Nair’s Shantaram.

The composer has been asked by Mira to compose four Sufi numbers, and a masala Bollywood item number for the film. “It’s learnt that the item number will be picturised on Depp,” a source said.

Apparently, Nitin Desai’s Studio in Mumbai is getting ready for the shoot. The art director’s team is busy recreating Dharavi, where Shantaram lived while in Mumbai.

“Most of the shooting is likely to take place in the studio and very little of it may happen at actual locations. Depp may arrive in India after Christmas for the shooting of the film. Mira Nair has asked Amitabh Bachchan who plays a pivotal role in the film to block his dates for the film at that time,” adds the source. Bachchan will be playing a kind-hearted gangster in the film.

When contacted Amitabh Bachchan said, “Yes, they have asked me to block my dates from January to May 2008.”


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Johnny_Depp_in_Mira_Nairs_next/articleshow/2241186.cms
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