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	Starring: Johnny Depp, Franka Potente (in talks), Emily Watson, Chunky Pandey Directed by: Gore Verbinski Screenplay by: Gregory David Roberts, Eric Roth Running Time: Release Date: 2008 MPAA Rating: None. Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures 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 attemtp 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. Director Peter Weir has dropped out; Warner Bros. hopes to mount production by spring 2007. Russell Crowe was keen to play the lead in this film. But Johnny Depp had already acquired the rights to the book. Russell Crowe was so excited about this project, that when he heard that Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil Production had bought the rights to the book at a whopping $2 million, he offered to be the executive producer just to be a part of the film.