<p class="title">Bollywood star Radhika Apte is set to feature alongside actor Charlie Hunnam in Apple TV's upcoming series "Shantaram", based on Gregory David Roberts’ bestselling India-set novel of the same name.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to Deadline, Apte and actor Richard Roxburgh have been cast as series regular in the show, which hails from Anonymous Content and Paramount Television.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The story follows Lin (Hunnam), a man on the run from an Australian prison looking to get lost in the teeming city of Bombay. Cut off from family and friends by distance and fate, he finds a new life in the slums, bars and underworld of India.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Apte, 34, who most recently featured in "The Wedding Guest" alongside Dev Patel, will portray Kavita, a driven Indian journalist looking for answers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Roxburgh, 57, best known for starring in films such as "Mission: Impossible 2" and "Moulin Rouge!", will essay the role of Detective Sergeant Marty Nightingalem, who works for the Australian Federal Police and is part of a small, elite unit trained for the pursuit and capture of escaped convicts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Eric Warren Singer of "American Hustle" fame has penned the series. Justin Kurzel will direct the first two episodes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The duo will also executive produce the show along with Dave Erickson, Anonymous Content's Steve Golin, Paramount TV president Nicole Clemens, Andrea Barron and Richard Sharkey.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The project is expected to start production next month in Australia and India. </p>
<p class="title">Bollywood star Radhika Apte is set to feature alongside actor Charlie Hunnam in Apple TV's upcoming series "Shantaram", based on Gregory David Roberts’ bestselling India-set novel of the same name.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to Deadline, Apte and actor Richard Roxburgh have been cast as series regular in the show, which hails from Anonymous Content and Paramount Television.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The story follows Lin (Hunnam), a man on the run from an Australian prison looking to get lost in the teeming city of Bombay. Cut off from family and friends by distance and fate, he finds a new life in the slums, bars and underworld of India.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Apte, 34, who most recently featured in "The Wedding Guest" alongside Dev Patel, will portray Kavita, a driven Indian journalist looking for answers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Roxburgh, 57, best known for starring in films such as "Mission: Impossible 2" and "Moulin Rouge!", will essay the role of Detective Sergeant Marty Nightingalem, who works for the Australian Federal Police and is part of a small, elite unit trained for the pursuit and capture of escaped convicts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Eric Warren Singer of "American Hustle" fame has penned the series. Justin Kurzel will direct the first two episodes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The duo will also executive produce the show along with Dave Erickson, Anonymous Content's Steve Golin, Paramount TV president Nicole Clemens, Andrea Barron and Richard Sharkey.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The project is expected to start production next month in Australia and India. </p>