T4 August 12, 2011
ISMAIL BASHEY GULSHAN GROVER MICHAEL MADSEN
India Abroad NY/NJ/CT
The Movie Event Of
The Summer For 2011
N. Y.C. International Film Festival, 5 Award Nominations
Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Screenplay, Best Director.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
TRIBECA CINEMAS, 54 VARICK ST.
Celebrity Red Carpet Reception at 8PM Screening at 9:30PM
After Party at The Copper Barrel, 6 Murray St.
LIMITED SEATING
PLEASE VISIT WWW.NYCIFF.COM
And Click On Desperate Endeavors Link to Purchase Tickets.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Desperate Endeavors Premieres at
NYC International Film Festival
(Come and Experience The Red -Carpet Celebrity-Meeting, Feel Good Movie
Premiering of “Desperate Endeavors” August 19, 2011 Friday 8pm )
Walking the long, winding path dance, will be some of the stars Gotham in America’s “Me simultaneously. This is due in
beginning from a seminal idea for who raise the film to such a high, Decade.” In a “cynical Cabbie” great part to the technique of
a film to the end with its release, is dynamic quality. The Indian supporting role is the Tough-Guy Director Salim Khassa’s well-
an arduous task. The movie superstar Gulshan Grover will be actor Michael Madsen, whose honed talent of weaving together
“Desperate Endeavors” has met in attendance after wrapping up “Bad-ass” attitude has been seen plot & character so expertly, and
each obstacleon thatvoyage with a two subsequent films in Bangkok in many of Quentin Tarantino’s bringing out the best technologi-
collaborative dedicated team and northern India. Mr. Grover films. The movie’s music team, callyfromhisproductioncrew.
whose deftness and courage com- plays the legendary spiritual composer Tony Fino and the band
Don’t miss the feel-good event of
pleted the journey in sixteen leader Dada Bhagwan who helped “Funky P” shall be guests also.
the Summer 2011 in NYC. Come
months. Led by the persistence thousands of people find their
A fantastic ensemble cast accom- share the experience of being ele-
and laser-like vision of it’s life’s purpose and inner peace panies the chaotic frenzy that vated by Dada Bhagwan, whose
Producer/Director Salim Khassa, through his teachings in the mid- ensues with the demise, then rise life was dedicated to helping oth-
the film will have its festival pre- to-late 20th Century.
of “Ram Patel.” The immigrant ers find the spiritual path, and is
miere at 8PM on Friday August
The film is based on the true life story is instrumental to our coun- so artfully portrayed by the leg-
19th in Manhattan at the New saga and book entitled “Seeking try’s “Melting Pot history,” and endaryactor Gulshan Grover.
York City International Film Home” by Jayant Patel. Ismail many different nationalities as
Tickets to the event are available
Festival at Tribeca Cinemas.
Bashey plays a lead role as “Ram well as Indians will feel part of this on the website for the NYC Int’l
Over eighty cast members and Patel,” the dream-chasing Bombay journey resonating deeply within Film Festival where you can click
crew along with a first public audi- immigrant new to the USA in 1973, their own lives. There is humor onto the ‘Desperate Endeavors”
ence will celebrate the event in brimming with optimism, but and tragedy intertwined in the selection to make your purchase.
style at the red carpet gala ceremo- slowly sinking into the crazy cul- plot, which makes an audience Seats are limited. Go To:
ny at Tribeca Cinema. In atten- tural quagmire and xenophobia of border on cheers and tears almost www.nyciff.com
