Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
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- PG-13
- 1h 52min
- Comedy, Drama
- 01 Aug 2003 (USA)
- Movie
Jess Bhamra dreams of playing professional football, but her Sikh parents have plans for her: a law degree and a marriage. Jules, a white female striker, spots Jess playing football and invites her to join the local women's team.
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Awards:
- 17 wins & 20 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Parminder Nagra | ... |
Jess
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| Keira Knightley | ... |
Jules
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| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ... |
Joe
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| Anupam Kher | ... |
Mr. Bhamra
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| Archie Panjabi | ... |
Pinky Bhamra
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| Shaznay Lewis | ... |
Mel
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| Frank Harper | ... |
Alan Paxton
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| Juliet Stevenson | ... |
Paula Paxton
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| Shaheen Khan | ... |
Mrs. Bhamra
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| Ameet Chana | ... |
Tony
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| Pooja Shah | ... |
Meena
(as Poojah Shah)
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Paven Virk | ... |
Bubbly
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| Preeya Kalidas | ... |
Monica
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| Trey Farley | ... |
Taz
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Saraj Chaudhry | ... |
Sonny
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Imran Ali | ... |
Gary
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| Kulvinder Ghir | ... |
Teetu
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| Harvey Virdi | ... |
Teetu's Mum
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Ash Varrez | ... |
Teetu's Dad
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| Adlyn Ross | ... |
Elderly Aunt
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| Shobu Kapoor | ... |
Polly
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| Zohra Sehgal | ... |
Biji
(as Zohra Segal)
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| Ace Bhatti | ... |
Nairobi Grandson
(as Ahsen Bhatti)
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| Tanveer Ghani | ... |
Video Man
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| Nina Wadia | ... |
Wedding Guest
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Jenni Birch | ... |
Hounslow Harrier
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Olivia Schofield | ... |
Hounslow Harrier
(as Olivia Scholfield)
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Natasha Lee | ... |
Hounslow Harrier
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Louise Walker | ... |
Hounslow Harrier
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Danielle Richards | ... |
Hounslow Harrier
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Suzanna Keeka | ... |
Hounslow Harrier
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Tanya Beverly | ... |
Hounslow Harrier
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Sally Kirkbride | ... |
Hounslow Harrier
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Maki Okumurakami | ... |
Hounslow Harrier
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Nav Bopari | ... |
Hounslow Harrier
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| Gary Lineker | ... |
Gary Lineker
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| Alan Hansen | ... |
Alan Hansen
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| John Barnes | ... |
John Barnes
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| John Motson | ... |
Commentator (voice)
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| David Beckham | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Gurinder Chadha | ... |
Woman in Park / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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| Brandi Chastain | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Simon Clifford | ... |
Cup Final Referee (uncredited)
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| Amerjit Deu | ... |
Uncle Raj (uncredited)
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Ray Donn | ... |
Man at Airport (uncredited)
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| Manchester United F.C. | ... |
Themselves (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Ryan Giggs | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Mia Hamm | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Andy Harmer | ... |
David Beckham (uncredited)
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| Kristine Lilly | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Tiffeny Milbrett | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Jeff Mirza | ... |
Wedding Compere (uncredited)
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| Gary Neville | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Panayiota Panteli | ... |
Cup Final Footballer (uncredited)
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Gill Penny | ... |
Victoria Beckham (uncredited)
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Bill Ridealgh | ... |
Man at Airport (uncredited)
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| Paul Scholes | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Tony Wood | ... |
Football Supporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gurinder Chadha | ||
Written by
| Gurinder Chadha | ... | (written by) & |
| Guljit Bindra | ... | (written by) & |
| Paul Mayeda Berges | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Paul Mayeda Berges | ... | associate producer |
| Gurinder Chadha | ... | producer |
| Ulrich Felsberg | ... | executive producer |
| Russel Fischer | ... | executive producer |
| Simon Franks | ... | executive producer |
| Zygi Kamasa | ... | executive producer |
| Deepak Nayar | ... | producer |
| Paul Ritchie | ... | line producer |
| Haneet Vaswani | ... | executive producer |
| Barbara von Wrangell | ... | line producer: Germany (as Barbara Von Wrangell) |
Music by
| Craig Pruess | ||
Cinematography by
| Jong Lin | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Justin Krish | ||
Editorial Department
| Fred Chandler | ... | post production executive |
| Carlos Domeque | ... | assistant editor |
| Karin C. Müller | ... | post-production: Road Movies (as Karin C. Mueller) |
| John Scott | ... | post-production assistant |
| Chuck Winston | ... | color timer |
| Aaron Coot | ... | dailies operator (uncredited) |
| Konstantinos Topalis | ... | television commercial editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Carrie Hilton | ||
| Liora Reich | ||
Production Design by
| Nick Ellis | ||
Art Direction by
| Mark Scruton | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sara Cheeky Neighbour | ... | (as 'Cheeky' Sara Neighbour) |
Costume Design by
| Ralph Wheeler-Holes | ... | (as Ralph Holes) |
Makeup Department
| Sarah Astley | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Tal Botzer | ... | assistant hair stylist: Germany / assistant makeup artist: Germany |
| Emma Cowen | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Julie Kendrick | ... | daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist |
| Lucky | ... | henna and nail artist |
| Rita Patel | ... | daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist |
| Paula Price | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Sara Tuohey | ... | makeup trainee |
| Julie Van Praag | ... | hair stylist supervisor / makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Claudia Blümel | ... | production manager: Germany (as Claudia Bluemel) |
| Sandra Shuttleworth | ... | production manager |
| Claudia Sumner | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Paul Mayeda Berges | ... | second unit director |
| Phil Booth | ... | second assistant director |
| Gundula Dietrich | ... | second assistant director: Germany |
| Fiona Gosden | ... | additional third assistant director (as Fiona Godsen) |
| Guy Heeley | ... | first assistant director |
| Oliver Kester | ... | third assistant director: Germany |
| Vicky Marks | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Ian Bee | ... | carpenter (as Ian 'Buzz' Bee) |
| Sarah Bicknell | ... | assistant art director (as Sarah Stuart) |
| Lee Bryant | ... | additional stand-by props |
| Jaswinder Bushell | ... | art department consultant |
| Jay Butcher | ... | carpenter |
| Phil Clarke | ... | art department assistant |
| Lisa Collins | ... | painter |
| Nina Cowan-Russell | ... | assistant props buyer (as Nina Russell-Cowan) |
| John Drury | ... | carpenter |
| Lizzie Hagan | ... | junior buyer |
| Andrew Hall | ... | painter (as Andrew 'Hally' Hall) |
| Russell Hanson | ... | dressing props |
| Nick Holmes | ... | scenic artist |
| Henry Jones | ... | chargehand carpenter |
| Dave Kibble | ... | storeman |
| Thorwald Kiefel-Kuhls | ... | set decorator: Germany |
| Nigel Kirk | ... | lead painter |
| Ray McNeill | ... | property master |
| Jono Moles | ... | construction manager |
| Lucy Moles | ... | construction buyer |
| Tom O'Donnell | ... | graphic designer (as Tom O'Donell) |
| Barnaby Papworth | ... | carpenter |
| Clive Pickard | ... | stand-by props |
| Greg Smith | ... | additional stand-by props |
| Jonathan Watts | ... | stagehand |
| Greg White | ... | props |
| Ashley Winter | ... | stand-by art director |
| Ruth Wynne | ... | additional stand-by props |
| Stuart Headley-Read | ... | stand-by props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Tim Boggs | ... | adr supervisor |
| Bryan Bowen | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Michael Broomberg | ... | foley artist |
| Susan Cahill | ... | digital assistant |
| Gary Coppola | ... | re-recording mixer (as Gary J. Coppola) / supervising sound editor: Fox Searchlight Version |
| Lisle Engle | ... | sound effects editor |
| Alan Freedman | ... | adr mixer: US |
| Jamie Gambell | ... | second boom operator |
| Robert Getty | ... | dialogue editor |
| John Hayes | ... | production sound mixer |
| Dan Johnson | ... | adr recordist: UK (as Daniel Johnson) |
| Craig Jurkiewicz | ... | foley editor |
| Daryl Lathrop | ... | foley assistant |
| Aaron Levy | ... | stage recordist |
| Diane Marshall | ... | foley artist (as Sissa Diane Marshall) |
| David Melhase | ... | dialogue editor |
| Michael Mullane | ... | sound effects editor |
| Preston Oliver | ... | adr recordist: US |
| Bryan Pennington | ... | consultant: Dolby |
| Rudy Pi | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Paul Schwartz | ... | boom operator |
| Alec St. John | ... | assistant sound editor (as Alec St John) |
| Graeme Stoten | ... | adr mixer: UK (as Graham Stoten) |
| Lucy Sustar | ... | foley mixer |
| James Wright | ... | consultant: Dolby |
| Chris Elam | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Tim Maxwell | ... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) |
| John Soukup | ... | sound transfer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Minky Billups | ... | lead digital artist |
| Scott Billups | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Chris Buchakjian | ... | digital artist |
| Tim Cutt | ... | digital artist |
| Josh Levine | ... | digital artist |
| Brian Allan | ... | optical camera (uncredited) |
| Mark Edwards | ... | visual effects producer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jim Bishop | ... | focus puller |
| Lou Bogue | ... | gaffer |
| Neil Brown | ... | additional focus puller |
| Ben Chads | ... | additional focus puller |
| Philip Coleman | ... | additional grip |
| Chris Connatty | ... | clapper loader |
| John Cridlin | ... | additional focus puller |
| Sara Deane | ... | camera trainee |
| Rupert Goldbeck | ... | camera trainee: Germany |
| Matthew Hale | ... | additional focus puller |
| Star Hart | ... | camera trainee (as Star) |
| Tony Hennessey | ... | stand-by rigger (as Tony Hennessy) |
| Finch Judges | ... | camera trainee |
| Mary Kyte | ... | additional camera operator |
| Callum Milne | ... | electrician |
| Jamie Monks | ... | additional grip |
| Phil Mullally | ... | additional focus puller |
| Peter Myslowski | ... | grip |
| Joel O'Sullivan | ... | stills assistant |
| Charlie Palmer | ... | additional camera operator (as Charles Palmer) |
| Christine Parry | ... | still photographer |
| Ralph Ramsden | ... | additional focus puller |
| Gary Romaine | ... | additional grip |
| Martin Stephens | ... | additional camera operator |
| Pat Sweeney | ... | best boy |
| David Taylor | ... | electrician |
| Simon Ward | ... | additional grip (as Simon Wards) |
| Peter Wignall | ... | camera operator (as Peter Wignal) / steadicam operator (as Peter Wignal) |
| Terry Williams | ... | additional grip (as Terry William) |
| Jonathan Yates | ... | generator operator |
| Jamie Monks | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
| Niki Roberton | ... | camera trainee (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Carole Ruggier | ... | adr casting: USA |
| Stephen Moore | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Johnathon de Domenico | ... | costume supervisor (as Johnathon De Domenico) |
| Samantha Green | ... | costume trainee |
| Rebecca Townsend | ... | costume assistant |
| Eva Vellmer | ... | costume trainee: Germany |
Location Management
| Andrew Cooke | ... | location manager |
| Alison Skinner | ... | location assistant |
| Karin Werbeer | ... | location manager: Germany (as Karin Verbeek) |
| Lucy Williams | ... | additional location manager |
Music Department
| Liz Gallacher | ... | music supervisor |
| Malkith Singh | ... | music performer: "Jind Mahi" (as Malkit Singh) |
| Thomas Cavanaugh | ... | music business & legal affairs (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Victoria Chambers-Pike | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Kevin Canty | ... | driver: bus |
| David Gwyther | ... | unit driver (as Dave Gwyther) |
| Ben Hibbert | ... | driver: American trailer |
| Charles Jaffrey | ... | unit driver |
| Vidya Krishnamurthy | ... | runner driver |
| Darren Mackie | ... | runner driver |
| Ian McLoughlin | ... | driver: camera truck |
| Mark O'Hanlan | ... | dining bus driver |
| David Taylor | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Reno Antoniades | ... | legal services: Lee & Thompson |
| Joanna Ashton-Jones | ... | development executive: Road Movies |
| Jamie Atkins | ... | assistant chef |
| Denise Booth | ... | sales manager: Road Movies |
| Philip Clark | ... | scout |
| Simon Clifford | ... | football coach / football coordinator |
| Lauren Cox | ... | assistant to producer |
| Charlotte Craib | ... | production runner |
| Jeremy Crane | ... | production runner |
| Josh Davies | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Laurie Dodsworth | ... | post-production accountant |
| Susan Dretzka | ... | production coordinator |
| Steve Dyke | ... | assistant chef |
| Christin Freitas | ... | extras wrangler: Germany |
| Frank Graf | ... | head of business affairs: Road Movies / head of finance: Road Movies |
| Dewi Grobecker | ... | floor runner: Germany |
| Uwe Grobecker | ... | accounting: KSG, Germany |
| Claudia Hallemann | ... | production coordinator: Germany |
| Christian Hilgers | ... | runner: Germany / trainee: Germany |
| Simon Hill | ... | assistant accountant |
| Lisa Inman | ... | trainee: FT2 |
| Clyde Lane | ... | chef |
| Richard Lever | ... | legal services: Lee & Thompson |
| Hailon Li | ... | assistant: Ulrich Felsberg, Road Movies |
| Raj Malde | ... | post-production accountant (as Raju Malde) |
| Daniel Manea | ... | runner: Germany / trainee: Germany |
| Paul Mason | ... | floor runner |
| Christian Meinecke | ... | runner: Germany / trainee: Germany |
| Karin C. Müller | ... | legal administrator: Road Movies (as Karin C. Mueller) |
| Louise O'Malley | ... | production accountant |
| Arthur Oleszczuk | ... | extras wrangler: Germany (as Arthur Meinert) |
| Volker Otte | ... | funding manager: Road Movies / legal affairs: Road Movies |
| Rainer Pyls | ... | accountant: Road Movies |
| Bill Ridealgh | ... | nurse (as Bill 'The Pill' Ridealgh) |
| Christopher Scharf | ... | floor runner: Germany |
| Ute Schneider | ... | head of development: Road Movies |
| Eve Swannell | ... | production secretary |
| Jesse Acton Thompson | ... | floor runner (as Jesse Acton-Thompson) |
| Eva Tuecking | ... | extras wrangler: Germany |
| Kai-Peter Uhlig | ... | legal services: Road Movies |
| Sven Weingand | ... | runner: Germany / trainee: Germany |
| Mary Brehony | ... | legal services: Arts Council of England (uncredited) |
| Joshua Finn | ... | assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
| Alnoor Merchant | ... | website design (uncredited) |
| Laurence Parker | ... | post-production accountant (uncredited) |
| Heidi Philipsen | ... | production intern (uncredited) |
| Jona Wirbeleit | ... | project assistant: Road Movies (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Thomas Augsberger | ... | additional thanks |
| Mr. Bakshi | ... | additional thanks: Bakshi Catering Co. |
| David Beckham | ... | special thanks |
| Victoria Beckham | ... | special thanks |
| Manjeet Bedi | ... | additional thanks |
| Sudha Bhuchar | ... | special thanks |
| Bajinder Bindra | ... | special thanks |
| Mrs. Tarlochau Singh Bindra | ... | special thanks |
| Tarlochau Singh Bindra | ... | special thanks (as Mr. Tarlochau Singh Bindra) |
| Karsten Brünig | ... | additional thanks (as Karsten Bruenig) |
| Ezme Bushell | ... | special thanks |
| Balwant Kaur Chadha | ... | additional thanks (as Mrs. Balwant Kaur Chadha) / special thanks (as Mrs. Balwant Kaur Chadha) |
| Sardar Bhajan Singh Chadha | ... | dedicatee: dear dad (as Bhajan Singh Chadha) |
| Sheran Chadha | ... | special thanks |
| Satyendar Pal Chaudhry | ... | additional thanks |
| Martino Chevannes | ... | additional thanks |
| Ajay Chhabra | ... | special thanks |
| Kulwant Singh Chowdhary | ... | special thanks (as Mr. Kulwant Singh Chowdhary) |
| Mrs. Kulwant Singh Chowdhary | ... | special thanks |
| Chris Craib | ... | additional thanks |
| Amerjit Deu | ... | special thanks |
| Pierre Du Plessis | ... | special thanks |
| Matthias Emcke | ... | additional thanks |
| Pat Farmer | ... | additional thanks |
| Anthony Farthing | ... | additional thanks |
| Mia Hamm | ... | special thanks |
| Mandy Hayes | ... | additional thanks |
| Vince Holden | ... | special thanks |
| Hamish Hunter | ... | additional thanks |
| Piers Jackson | ... | additional thanks |
| Ayub Kahn | ... | additional thanks: Oriental Star Agency (as Mr. Ayub Kahn) |
| Milica Kastner | ... | additional thanks |
| Marisa Knightley | ... | additional thanks |
| Tim Levy | ... | special thanks |
| Harvir Mahajan | ... | special thanks |
| Kaval Mahajan | ... | special thanks |
| Mrs. Satpal Kaur Mahajan | ... | special thanks |
| Tripat Mahajan | ... | special thanks |
| Sirish Malde | ... | special thanks |
| Tarlochan Singh Mangat | ... | special thanks |
| Nick Manzi | ... | additional thanks |
| Cameron McCracken | ... | special thanks |
| Nathaniel McNeil | ... | additional thanks |
| Mrs. Tajwant Singh Mohindru | ... | special thanks |
| Tajwant Singh Mohindru | ... | special thanks (as Mr. Tajwant Singh Mohindru) |
| Mary Nayar | ... | additional thanks |
| Ryan Noto | ... | additional thanks |
| Bharti Padharia | ... | additional thanks |
| Sita Pall | ... | additional thanks |
| Caroline Peacock | ... | additional thanks: Adidas UK |
| Simon Perry | ... | special thanks |
| Bill Perryman | ... | additional thanks: Yeading Football Club |
| Nancy Ross | ... | additional thanks |
| Parminder Sekhon | ... | special thanks |
| Amerjit Sidhu | ... | additional thanks |
| Chandru Vaswani | ... | additional thanks |
| Kiran Vaswani | ... | additional thanks |
| Kara Walters | ... | additional thanks |
| Matthew Waters | ... | additional thanks |
| Hugh Whittaker | ... | additional thanks |
| Peter Wicks | ... | additional thanks |
| John Woodward | ... | special thanks |
| Kurt Woolner | ... | additional thanks |
Production Companies
- Kintop Pictures (presents) (co-production)
- UK Film Council (in association with)
- Filmförderung Hamburg (in association with)
- British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) (with participation of)
- British Screen Productions (with participation of)
- Helkon Media (in association with)
- The Works (in association with)
- Scion Films (in association with)
- Bend It Films (co-production)
- Roc Media (co-production)
- Road Movies Filmproduktion (co-production)
- Future Films
- Redbus Pictures
Distributors
- Helkon SK (2002) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- A-Film Distribution (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Highlight Film (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Lucky Red (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2002) (France) (theatrical)
- Norsk Filmdistribusjon (2002) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (theatrical)
- iDream Productions (2002) (India)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Fox Searchlight Pictures (2003) (United States) (theatrical)
- Piramida (2003) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Playtime S.A. (2003) (Greece) (theatrical)
- United King Films (2003) (Israel) (theatrical)
- Albatros Film (2003) (Japan)
- Redbus Film Distribution (2003) (United Kingdom)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2003) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- BBC Three (2008) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (video)
- Moviemax Family (2010) (Turkey) (tv) (Cable)
- Italia 1 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Disney+ (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Angel Films (2022) (Denmark)
- Disney+ (2023) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- Twentieth Century Fox (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Emfoundation (unit publicity)
- Media Moguls (ethnic publicity)
- DRS Construction (construction)
- M&C Executive Cars (unit transport)
- Lee & Thompson (legal services)
- Malde & Co. (auditors)
- Key Entertainment (music consulting)
- KSG (accounting: Germany)
- Jaguar (action vehicles)
- Action Vehicles (action vehicles)
- Panavision (camera equipment)
- Cine Licht Camera Rental GmbH (camera equipment)
- Elite Self Drive (car and truck hire)
- Europcar (car and truck hire)
- J&J International (catering)
- Gut Drauf (catering)
- Barn Owl Picture Company (clearances)
- Zee TV (clip courtesy: "Antakshari")
- AON Jauch & Hübener (completion bond)
- Film Finances (completion bond)
- Angels & Bermans (costumes)
- Panavision (crane hire)
- Cine Licht Camera Rental GmbH (crane hire)
- Nationwide Access (cherry pickers)
- Hyperactive Broadcast (editing equipment)
- Lee Lighting (electrical equipment)
- Solomons Artist (extras casting)
- Eyeszeit Filmservice (extras casting)
- Fuji Kine Film Vertriebsges (film stock)
- International Production Services (IPS) (production services: Germany)
- Eyeszeit Filmservice (production services: Hamburg)
- AON Insurers (insurance)
- Colmar Coaches (minibuses and coaches)
- IBM Services (minibuses and coaches)
- Magic Film and Video Works (negative cutting)
- Axium (payroll)
- Compuhire (playback services)
- Soundelux (post-production sound)
- Mr. Youngs (preview theater)
- Shepperton Preview Theatre (preview theater)
- Superhire (property hire)
- Metro Rigging (rigging)
- Guardforce Security (security)
- JSS Security Servicce (security)
- Hammerhead Television Facilities (steadicam)
- Title House Digital (titles and opticals)
- CI Travel Consultants (travel agency)
- Business Travel Organizer (BTO24) (travel agency)
- Adidas (additional thanks)
- Luno Net (additional thanks)
- All Around the World Shop (additional thanks)
- Malibu Suncare (additional thanks)
- Pinewood Stills (additional thanks)
- Mitre Sports International (additional thanks)
- Bakshi Catering Company (additional thanks)
- New Look (additional thanks)
- Carlsberg (additional thanks)
- Action Vehicles (additional thanks)
- Peoples Wardrobe (additional thanks)
- Cobra Beer (additional thanks)
- Yeading Football Club (additional thanks)
- County Council Hamburg-Eimsbuettel (additional thanks)
- Pride Oil (additional thanks)
- Daminis (additional thanks)
- QPR Ladies Football Club (additional thanks)
- East End Foods (additional thanks)
- Ramesh Jewellers (additional thanks)
- First Choice Furniture (additional thanks)
- Rubicon Exotic Juices (additional thanks)
- Football Club Gruen-Weiss Hamburg (additional thanks)
- Rude (additional thanks)
- Fulham Ladies Football Club (additional thanks)
- Santa Clara University Athletics (additional thanks)
- Futebol De Salao (additional thanks)
- Solomons Artist (additional thanks)
- Hammersmith W.M. Club (additional thanks)
- Sony Entertainment Television Asia (additional thanks)
- Iggi (additional thanks)
- Steigenberger Hotel, Hamburg (additional thanks)
- Jacetts Sportswear (additional thanks)
- Sunrise Radio (additional thanks)
- Oriental Star Agency (additional thanks)
- UEFA Champions League (additional thanks)
- Khubsoorat Collection (additional thanks)
- Variety Silk House (additional thanks)
- KTC (Edibles) (additional thanks)
- Women's United Soccer Association (additional thanks)
- Little India Shop (additional thanks)
- Woolsey Bikes (additional thanks)
- Lucozade (additional thanks)
- Zee TV (additional thanks)
- National Lottery through UK Film Council (supported by)
- Filmförderung Hamburg (supported by)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes and dollies)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Fuji Photo Film (film stock)
- Mad Dog 2020 (extras casting)
- Mediacom 24-7 (travel agent)
- Milan Records (soundtrack album published by)
- Visual Data Media Services (post-production digital facility (picture & sound))
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A kaleidoscope of color and culture clash humorously as an Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike tarty elder sister Pinky, who is preparing for an Indian wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapatti, Jess' dream is to play soccer professionally like her hero David Beckham. Wholeheartedly against Jess' unorthodox ambition, her parents eventually reveal that their reservations have more to do with protecting her than with holding her back. When Jess is forced to make a choice between tradition and her beloved sport, her family must decide whether to let her chase her dream...and a soccer ball. |
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| Taglines | Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham? See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | GBP3,500,159 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP2,001,795, 14 Apr 2002 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $76,583,333 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Parminder Nagra was worried that the scar on her leg would prevent her from getting the role of Jess. Instead, the scar, and the story behind it, were worked into the script. See more » |
| Goofs | A crew member was in the back seat, rocking the car at the airport that Jess's sister and her fiance are in alone. At one point three heads pop up over the seat. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Goodness Ungracious Me! (2002). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Elevation See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The closing credits feature cast and crew singing "Hot Hot Hot", with many of the lyrics in Punjabi. One group can be seen holding a "cheat sheet" index card, presumably with the lyrics on. See more » |
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Wedding Guest:
Lesbian? Her birthday's in March. I thought she was a Pisces. See more » |