![]() Why is there a controversy around Shantaram? While we have no doubt you're going to be sucked into the tale, here's what's real and what's not. Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe and Joel Egerton have all been attached in some capacity at various points to projects based on Shantaram that never materialised.īut finally, Apple has become the first to actually make it happen, with Sons of Anarchy star Charlie in the leading role of this new, eight-part action series which spans the globe. ![]() ![]() The new series is a project 20 years in the making, with film executives eager for years to create an on-screen movie adaptation. That's before we even get into the complicated, well-oiled Hollywood machine. Author Gregory David Roberts has had to reaffirm several times that, while there are elements of the book based on his personal life story, most of the conflict involved and a significant amount of the tale has been completely made up.īut that hasn't stopped many people claiming they're the inspiration behind characters, and arguing their reality has been taken and used without their consent. ![]() The debate has been running since the book was released in 2003. Charlie Hunnam is going on the run in new Apple TV+ series Shantaram – but exactly how much is fact, and how much is fiction? ![]()
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