Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Leopold's is a real place, and actually pretty important in modern Indian history. (Source.)
Just like his narrator, Lin, Gregory David Roberts was once Australia's most wanted man (and had a nice ponytail to go with the title). (Source.)
Johnny Depp owns the rights to the movie version of Shantaram, and he might just make the dang movie one of these days. (Source.)
If you want to know more about Lin's adventures, you're in luck. Shantaram has a sequel: The Mountain Shadow. (Source.)