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Desperate Endeavors is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 7 september 2012 with Samrat Chakrabarti
Desperate Endeavors (2012)
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Add to a movie listDesperate Endeavors is a 2012 film adapted from Seeking Home, a biography of Jayant Patel coming to America to pursuse the American Dream. The film is produced and directed by Salim Khassa. The story captures the full range of immigrant struggles, beginning in New York City in the 1970s and punctuated by true human emotion and family conflict. The protagonist of Desperate Endeavors, "Ram Patel" encounters more obstacles than he can count, and ultimately finds a remedy to his numerous problems by encountering a spiritual adviser, legendary 'Dada Bhagwan' played by Bollywood star Gulshan Grover. Also stars Michael Madsen, Robert Clohessy, Ismail Bashey & Samrat Chakrabarti.
In 2011 the film was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, NYCIFF, and WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. Rated PG 13, and had its theatrical release on 7 September 2012.
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A 1970s New York City setting finds Indian-born immigrant Ram Patel trying to establish himself in the turbulent city-life where he encounters various hurdles that prevent him from obtaining his goals of becoming successful and wealthy. The pursuit of the American dream becomes littered with pot-holes for the earnest protagonist Ram Patel. Arriving from the airport to stay with a familyActors
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