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Desperate Endeavors is a 2011 film adapted from Seeking Home, a biography of Jayant Patel coming to America to pursue the American Dream. It 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 film's protagonist, "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. It also stars Michael Madsen, Robert Clohessy, Ismail Bashey and Samrat Chakrabarti. The film was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, NYCIFF, and WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2011. It had its theatrical release on 7 September 2012.