Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?
112 min
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.
- Release date
- April 12, 2002
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany
- Budget
- $3,500,000
- Box office
- $76,585,951
Trailer
Cast
- Parminder Nagra as Jess
- Keira Knightley as Jules
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Joe
- Anupam Kher as Mr. Bhamra
- Archie Panjabi as Pinky Bhamra
- Shaznay Lewis as Mel
- Frank Harper as Alan Paxton
- Juliet Stevenson as Paula Paxton
- Shaheen Khan as Mrs. Bhamra
- Ameet Chana as Tony
Crew
- Gurinder Chadha · Director
- Gurinder Chadha · Writer
- Guljit Bindra · Writer
- Paul Mayeda Berges · Writer
- Gurinder Chadha · Producer
- Deepak Nayar · Producer
- Craig Pruess · Composer
- Jong Lin · Cinematographer
- Justin Krish · Editor
- Carrie Hilton · Casting director
- Liora Reich · Casting director
- Nick Ellis · Production designer