Shantaram..a novel by Gregory David Roberts

'In the early 80s, Gregory David Roberts, an armed robber and heroin addict, escaped from an Australian prison to India, where he lived in a mumbai slum. These, he established a free health clinic and also joined the mafia, working as a money launderer, forger and street Soldier. He found to learn Hindi and marathi, fall in love and spend time being worked over in an indian jail. Then, in care anyone thought he was slacking, he acted in bollywood and fought wit d mujahedeen in Afghanistan....