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V. Shantaram, renowned Indian filmmaker, was born Rajaram Vankudre, in the then princely state of Kolhapur, on November 18, 1901. ... Shantaram is the 2003 novel written by Gregory David Roberts, a convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict who escaped from Pentridge Prison and fled to India where he lived for 10 years. ... Shantaram is an upcoming film based on the bestselling novel Shantaram written by Gregory David Roberts. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...
Shantaram author Greg Roberts has just put the finishing touches to his script for the film, and tells The Back Room none of it is set in Melbourne -- where Roberts was brought up before drifting into a life of heroin addiction and crime.
As the flap of his 936-page book reveals, Shantaram, the novel, is based on the experiences of the author, who in 1978 committed a series of robberies while addicted to heroin.
Shantaram is a novel based on the life of the author, Gregory David Roberts.