Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Parminder Nagra
Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra
Keira Knightley
Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Joe
Anupam Kher
Mr. Bhamra
Shaheen Khan
Mrs. Bhamra
Frank Harper
Alan Paxton
Juliet Stevenson
Paula Paxton
Ameet Chana
Tony
Archie Panjabi
Pinky Bhamra
Shaznay Lewis
Mel
Pooja Shah
Meena
Preeya Kalidas
Monica
Shobu Kapoor
Polly
Ace Bhatti
Nairobi Grandson
Sarita Khajuria
(uncredited)
Gurinder Chadha
Director / Screenplay / Producer
Guljit Bindra
Screenplay
Paul Mayeda Berges
Screenplay / Producer
Deepak Nayar
Producer
Ulrich Felsberg
Executive Producer
Russel Fischer
Executive Producer
Simon Franks
Executive Producer
Zygi Kamasa
Executive Producer
Paul Ritchie
Line Producer
Barbara von Wrangell
Line Producer
Craig Pruess
Original Music Composer
Jong Lin
Director of Photography
Justin Krish
Editor
Carrie Hilton
Casting
Liora Reich
Casting
Nick Ellis
Production Design
Mark Scruton
Art Direction
Sara Neighbour
Set Decoration
Ralph Holes
Costume Design
Guy Heeley
First Assistant Director
Carlos Domeque
Assistant Editor
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Playback Singer
Lisa Collins
Painter
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 11, 2002
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$3,500,159
Box Office$76,578,641
Genres
Wiki.
Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Juliet Stevenson, Shaznay Lewis, and Archie Panjabi. In Bend It Like Beckham, Jesminder Bhamra (Nagra) and Jules Paxton (Knightley) chase careers in professional football despite their parents' wishes.
Development for the film began after Chadha, Bindra, and Berges completed the screenplay by early 2001. Nagra and Knightley were hired soon after, with casting rounded out with the additions of Meyers, Kher, Stevenson, Lewis, and Panjabi by that May. Principal photography began in June 2001 and lasted until that September, with filming locations including London, Shepperton Studios, and Hamburg. Production collaborated with The Football Association, while the film's title refers to David Beckham's curling free kick technique, also known as bending.Bend It Like Beckham was theatrically released first in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2002 by Redbus Film Distribution. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the screenplay, light-hearted tone, and commentary on South Asian social norms and culture. Bend It Like Beckham grossed $76.6 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing football sports film. In 2015, it was adapted into a stage musical that opened at the Phoenix Theatre.