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Bend It Like Beckham is a British film of genre Drama directed by Gurinder Chadha released in USA on 1 august 2003 with Parminder Nagra

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Bend It Like Beckham
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Released in USA 1 august 2003
Length 1h52
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Romantic comedy,    Romance
Rating66% 3.3468953.3468953.3468953.3468953.346895

Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 British-American-Indian-German romantic sports and Indian-themed comedy-drama family film starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi. It was first released on April 12, 2002 in the United Kingdom by Redbus Film Distribution. The film was produced, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha. Its title refers to the football (commonly called "soccer" in the United States) player David Beckham, and his skill at scoring from free kicks by "bending" the ball past a wall of defenders. The movie is about the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs in London. She is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She joins a local women's team, which makes its way to the top of the league. Bend It Like Beckham was released theatrically on April 12, 2002 by Redbus Film Distribution and was released on DVD, Blu-ray and VHS on November 18, 2002 by Warner Home Video. The film received very positive reviews from critics and it earned $76,583,333 on a $6 million budget. A stage musical version of the film opened at London's Phoenix Theatre in 24 June 2015.

Synopsis

Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra is the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikh Indians from Hounslow in west London. Jess is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She plays in the park sometimes with her good friend Tony, and his buddies, where her skills draw the attention of Juliette "Jules" Paxton, who plays for the women's team of the local club, the fictional Hounslow Harriers. Their coach, Joe, is impressed with her play and puts her on the team. Jess pretends to have a job to play with the team and Jules and Jess become best friends, despite the fact that both are attracted to Joe. Jess enlists her sister Pinky to cover for her when the team travels to Germany for a big match, but everything unravels when Jules spies Joe and Jess almost kiss, causing a breach between them, and Jess's parents find out and forbid her to continue. Meanwhile, Jules's mother wrongly thinks Jules is a lesbian and the girls' spat is a lovers' quarrel. Jess's parents are confronted by a similar accusation before Jess reveals the truth about her attraction to Joe. While the elder Bhamras are distracted by the elaborate preparations for Pinky's upcoming wedding, Jess continues to play and the Hounslow Harriers make their way towards the top of the league. Joe encourages Jess to come clean with her parents and eventually approaches Mr. Bhamra to explain she has a chance to win a prestigious scholarship, but Mr. Bhamra refuses to believe it. Jess and Jules must sort their differences, make peace with their parents, and overcome cultural prejudice to win the league championship, and earn scholarships to Santa Clara University in California.

Actors

Parminder Nagra

(Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra)
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

(Joe)
Keira Knightley

(Juliette 'Jules' Paxton)
Archie Panjabi

(Pinky Bhamra)
Anupam Kher

(Mr. Bhamra)
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