Film · Drama, Comedy, Romance
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.
- Director
- Gurinder Chadha
- Writers
- Guljit Bindra, Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Release date
- April 11, 2002
Cast
Parminder NagraJesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra
Keira KnightleyJuliette 'Jules' Paxton
Jonathan Rhys MeyersJoe
Anupam KherMr. Bhamra
Shaheen KhanMrs. Bhamra
Archie PanjabiPinky Bhamra
Frank HarperAlan Paxton
Juliet StevensonPaula Paxton
Shaznay LewisMel
Ameet ChanaTony
Pooja ShahMeena- Paven VirkBubbly
Preeya KalidasMonica- Trey FarleyTaz
- Saraj ChaudhrySonny
- Imran AliGary
Kulvinder GhirTeetu
Harvey VirdiTeetu's Mum- Ash VarrezTeetu's Dad
- Adlyn RossElderly Aunt
