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Bend It Like Beckham
Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$3500000

Revenue

$76585951

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.32/10

Release Date

11 April 2002

Country

Germany

Cast

Parminder Nagra

Parminder Nagra

Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Juliette 'Jules' Paxton

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Joe

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Mr. Bhamra

Shaheen Khan

Shaheen Khan

Mrs. Bhamra

Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi

Pinky Bhamra

Frank Harper

Frank Harper

Alan Paxton

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Paula Paxton

Shaznay Lewis

Shaznay Lewis

Mel

Ameet Chana

Ameet Chana

Tony

Pooja Shah

Pooja Shah

Meena

Paven Virk

Paven Virk

Bubbly

Preeya Kalidas

Preeya Kalidas

Monica

Trey Farley

Trey Farley

Taz

Saraj Chaudhry

Saraj Chaudhry

Sonny

Imran Ali

Imran Ali

Gary

Kulvinder Ghir

Kulvinder Ghir

Teetu

Harvey Virdi

Harvey Virdi

Teetu's Mum

Ash Varrez

Ash Varrez

Teetu's Dad

Adlyn Ross

Adlyn Ross

Elderly Aunt

Shobu Kapoor

Shobu Kapoor

Polly

Zohra Sehgal

Zohra Sehgal

Biji

Ace Bhatti

Ace Bhatti

Nairobi Grandson

Tanveer Ghani

Tanveer Ghani

Video Man

Nina Wadia

Nina Wadia

Wedding Guest

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