Bend It Like Beckham
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gurinder Chadha
Chirag Pechan
Austin Howard
David Beckham
Mrs. Kulwant Singh Chowdhary
Suzanna Keeka
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike her traditional older sister, Pinky, who is preparing for a lavish Indian wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapati, Jess dreams of playing 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--or follow a more orthodox path.
Director
Gurinder Chadha
Cast
Chirag Pechan
Austin Howard
David Beckham
Mrs. Kulwant Singh Chowdhary
Suzanna Keeka
Gary Lineker
Kulvinder Ghir
Shaheen Khan
Anupam Kher
Sudha Bhuchar
Ezme Bushell
Alan Hansen
Olivia Scholfield
Gary Lineker
Harvey Virdi
Mr. Tajwant Singh Mohindru
Jenni Birch
Tanveer Ghani
Parminder Sekhon
Nav Bopari
David Beckham
Adlyn Ross
Victoria Adams
Tanya Beverly
Parminder Nagra
Zohra Sehgal
Natasha Lee
Craig Pruess
Bujinder Bindra
Ace Bhatti
Shaznay Lewis
Mrs. Tajwant Singh Mohindru
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Paul Mayeda Berges
Ash Varrez
Frank Harper
Sheran Chadha
Ajay Chabra
Archie Panjabi
Preeya Kalidas
Keira Knightley
Mrs. Tarlochan Singh Bindra
Maki Okumurakami
Balwant Kaur Chadha
Harvir Mahajan
Bina Mistry
Juliet Stevenson
Imran Ali
Danielle Richards
Louise Walker
Alan Hansen
Satpal Kaur Mahajan
Kaval Mahajan
Amerjit Deu
Ameet Chana
Mr. Tarlochan Singh Bindra
John Barnes
Tito Beltran
Sally Kirkbride
Trey Farley
John Barnes
Nina Wadia
Victoria Adams
Gurinder Chadha
Mr. Kulwant Singh Chowdhary
Shobu Kapoor
Paven Virk
Saraj Chaudry
Pooja Shah
Tripat Mahajan
Crew
Jesse Acton-thompson
Giuseppe Adami
Victoria Adams
Victoria Adams
Nisar Akhtar
Anif Akinola
Gregg Alexander
Paul Anka
Mary Susan Applegate
Sarah Astley
Sarah Astley
Jamie Atkins
Paul Bateman
Ian Bee
Paul Mayeda Berges
Paul Mayeda Berges
Paul Mayeda Berges
Kuljit Bhamra
Peter Biker
Minky Billups
Scott Billups
Guljit Bindra
Jim Bishop
Claudia Bluemel
Tim Boggs
Lou Bogue
Phil Booth
Tal Botzer
Tal Botzer
Bryan Bowen
Chris Braide
Michael Broomberg
Neil Brown
Lee Bryant
Chris Buchakjian
Jaswinder Bushell
Jay Butcher
Felix Buxton
Susan Cahill
Kevin Canty
Alphonsus Cassell
Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha
Ben Chads
Guy Chambers
Melanie Chisholm
Melanie Chisholm
Phil Clark
Phil Clarke
Simon Clifford
Simon Clifford
Simon Clifford
Philip Coleman
Lisa Collins
Chris Connatty
Andrew D Cooke
Gary Coppola
Emma Cowen
Emma Cowen
Lauren Cox
Charlotte Craib
Jeremy Crane
John Cridlin
Tim Cutt
Josh Davies
Johnathon Dedomenico
Jimmy Destri
Wolfgang Detmann
Gundula Dietrich
Laurie Dodsworth
Carlos Domeque
Susan Dretzka
John Drury
Steve Dyke
Nick Ellis
Lisle Engle
Ulrich Felsberg
Russel Fischer
Andrew Frampton
Simon Franks
Alan Freedman
Christian Freitas
Liz Gallacher
Jamie Gambell
Robert Getty
Fiona Godsen
Rupert Goldbeck
Samantha Green
Dewi Grobecker
Uwe Grobecker
David Gwyther
Lizzie Hagan
Namak Halal
Matthew Hale
Andrew Hall
Claudia Hallemann
Lloyd Hanley
Russell Hanson
Deborah Harry
John Hayes
Guy Heeley
Tony Hennessy
Ben Hibbert
Christian Hilgers
Simon Hill
Carrie Hilton
Nick Holmes
Lisa Inman
David Jackson
Charles Jaffrey
Dav Raj Jassal
Daniel Johnson
Henry Jones
Finch Judges
Craig Jurkiewicz
Zygi Kamasa
Kenneth Karlin
Julie Kendrick
Julie Kendrick
Eliot Kennedy
Oliver Kester
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Dave Kibble
Dave Kibble
Thorwald Kiefel
Nigel Kirk
Justin Krish
Vidya Krishnamurthy
Vidya Krishnamurthy
Mary Kyte
Clyde Lane
Daryl Lathrop
Joshua Levine
Aaron Levy
Shaznay Lewis
Shaznay Lewis
Hailon Li
Darren Mackie
Darren Mackie
Debi Makhuspuri
Raju Malde
Daniel Manea
Vicky Marks
Diane Marshall
Paul Mason
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
John Mcelhone
Ian Mcloughlin
Ray Mcneill
Christian Meinecke
Arthur Meinert
David Melhase
Gunther Mende
Callum Milne
Richard G Mitchell
Jono Moles
Lucy Moles
Jamie Monks
Karin Mueller
Phil Mullally
Michael Mullane
Peter Myslowski
Deepak Nayar
Sara Neighbour
Rick Nowels
Tom O'donell
Mark O'hanlan
Louise O'malley
Joel O'sullivan
Preston Oliver
Charles Palmer
Barnaby Papworth
Christine Parry
Rita Patel
Rita Patel
Bryan Pennington
Rudy Pi
Clive Pickard
Victoria Pike
Paula Price
Paula Price
Craig Pruess
Craig Pruess
Daryl Pruess
Giacomo Puccini
Rainer Pyls
Ralph Ramsden
Simon Ratcliffe
Leora Reich
Bill Ridealgh
Paul Ritchie
Gary Romaine
Carole Ruggier
Jennifer Rush
Nina Russell-cowan
Bally Sagoo
Bally Sagoo
Bally Sagoo
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2003 award for Best Original Screenplay by the Writer's Guild of America (WGA).
Released in United States Spring March 12, 2003
Limited Release in United States March 12, 2003
Released in United States on Video September 30, 2003
Released in United States August 2002
Released in United States 2003
Released in United States January 2003
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 1-11, 2002.
Shown at Miami International Film Festival February 21 - March 3, 2003.
Fujicolor
Released in United States Spring March 12, 2003
Limited Release in United States March 12, 2003
Released in United States on Video September 30, 2003
Released in United States August 2002 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 1-11, 2002.)
Released in United States 2003 (Shown at Miami International Film Festival February 21 - March 3, 2003.)
Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) January 16-26, 2003.)
