Shantaram

September 13th, 2006 3:19 pm by BlackWhite

Well, this book was the only companion during my 10 days vacation. This is the kind of book that you wait for years. Its an adventure, a love story, an inside look at the way the Mumbai mafia operated during the 80’s, tortures that happen behind the jails in Mumbai, the mujahedin and the character you’ll fall in love with is Prabaker-the tourist guide who takes our main protagonist, Shantaram aka Lindsay aka Lin’baba’, to his village, takes him to his slum after Lin is broke, makes him learn Marathi and Hindi.

The book cost me 500 bucks, but definitely worth every penny, is 920 pages long, but every page is worth a read. Definitely the book of the year, i should say. I have finished reading it, will read it again. :) BUY IT!

BTW, i heard that Johnny Depp is starring in a movie based on this book.

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21 Responses to “Shantaram”

  1. 1
    virgochhas Says:

    can u lend it to me????

    promise to meet up next time am in Chandigarh….

    but i think we’re even…u never called wen ur in Delhi :((

  2. 2
    BlackWhite Says:

    “can u lend it to me?” Its in collector’s item i should say. Lei ve mai tur :P
    Will bring it on my next visit ;)
    Oh, BTW Depp is producing and acting in the movie and will be scripted by Roth, scriptwriter of movies such as Forrest Gump and Ali. Just can’t wait!

  3. 3
    virgochhas Says:

    BlackWhite wrote:

    Lei ve mai tur

    A LO NIH TAK CHU….

    forget i asked…..

    sala….

  4. 4
    BlackWhite Says:

    virgochhas wrote:

    BlackWhite wrote:

    Lei ve mai tur

    A LO NIH TAK CHU….
    forget i asked…..
    sala….
    I guess u didn’t read the whole comment and missed the humor in it… tra la la la la :P

  5. 5
    Goldmember Says:

    i bought it for 100/- bucks on the roadside.. am somewhere in the middle..
    this damn football business prevents me from finishing the book… rambling on..
    there is a “shantaram” tour in mumbai.. guides take u to all the places Gregory frequented in Mumbai… yes there is a Leopold’s cafe in Mumbai =)
    interesting.. Depp wud do very well for the role of Shantaram

  6. 6
    Goldmember Says:

    i also read on the shantaram website tht Shah Rukh may star in the movie
    =)

    https://www.shantaram.com 

  7. 7
    virgochhas Says:

    B/W … not talking to u ‘nymore…

    :P

  8. 8
    Sandman Says:

    Plz leave your lover quarrel out of this public forum. This is not the place for domestic violence, BW, you wife beater, and virgo, you husband naupuatiri… :-P

  9. 9
    virgochhas Says:

    Sandman….. *muaaaahahahahahahahaha*

    i van chhelo teh sawr ve a….

    :D

    am gonna dream of u…

    :P

  10. 10
    Sandman Says:

    hehe wierd but moi was @ Leopold’s last Sunday before continuing the party at Ruby Tuesday, Colaba. The place rocks, except for the air conditioning which was non-existent and cramped space…

  11. 11
    Sandman Says:

    dream… is that the only thing you do? *wink*

  12. 12
    J Says:

    Goldmember wrote:

    i bought it for 100/- bucks on the roadside.. am somewhere in the middle..

    Va han chhiar rei toh mm!!

  13. 13
    BlackWhite Says:

    lolzz … my self also tried looking for a pirated copy…
    but very difficult to get.. you know yaar… :P

  14. 14
    virgochhas Says:

    seemzz….

    u want me to do mo??? *wink*

  15. 15
    Goldmember Says:

    you two take your wet dreams outside misual.com
    this is a PG website
    find a website called https://www.virgochasshadawetdreamaboutsandman.com

  16. 16
    virgochhas Says:

    gawldmember….

    sud dup….

  17. 17
    life10 Says:

    blackwhite hi i reh em em katia ..u lo vacation vang ni maw..yassi wanna read this book so much…johnny depp la chang phei chusn droolmaal..cant wait..sigh..

  18. 18
    Goldmember Says:

    so you admit to missing him..
    just as i thought =)

  19. 19
    benjamin Says:

    Welcome back, a report on your vacation?

  20. 20
    Blackwhite Says:

    Don’t ask! :) Aizawl is crowded like anything…
    You can’t avoid Home’r’ … :)

  21. 21
    benjamin Says:

    crowded with what?

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