Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 British family romantic comedy sports film produced, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha, and starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi.
The film’s title refers to the football player David Beckham, and his skill at scoring from free kicks by curling the ball past a wall of defenders. It follows the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs in London. She is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She joins a local women’s team, which makes its way to the top of the league.
Bend It Like Beckham was released theatrically on 12 April 2002 by Redbus Film Distribution, and on DVD and VHS on 18 November 2002 by Warner Home Video. The film surprised critics and was met with mostly positive reviews. It earned over $76 million on a $6 million budget. A stage musical version opened at London’s Phoenix Theatre on 24 June 2015.
- Starring : Parminder Nagra / Keira Knightley / Jonathan Rhys Meyers
- Genre : Comedy / Drama / Romance / Sport
- Country : United Kingdom / Germany / United States
- Language : English / Punjabi / Hindi / German
- Director : Gurinder Chadha
- Production : Kintop Pictures / Film Council / Filmförderung Hamburg / British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) / British Screen Productions / Helkon Media / The Works / Scion Films / Bend It Films / Roc Media / Road Movies Filmproduktion / Future Films / Redbus Pictures
- Distributor : 20th Century Fox / A-Film Distribution / Helkon SK / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / A-Film Home Entertainment / Albatros Film / BBC Three / Fox Searchlight Pictures / Gativideo / Highlight Film / Italia 1 / Lucky Red / Metropolitan Filmexport / Moviemax Family / Redbus Film Distribution / Twentieth Century Fox / United King Films / iDream Productions
Bend It Like Beckham movie
Bend It Like Beckham release date
- July 4, 2002 : Australia
- July 12, 2002 : India
- September 10, 2002 : Canada (Toronto International Film Festival)
- January 18, 2003 : USA (Sundance Film Festival)
- March 12, 2003 : USA (limited)
- March 27, 2003 : USA (Wisconsin Film Festival)
- March 28, 2003 : Canada (limited)
- April 19, 2003 : Japan (Tokyo)
- August 1, 2003 : USA
- November 14, 2011 : Philippines (Cinemanila International Film Festival)
Bend It Like Beckham 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
- Pooja Shah as Meena(as Poojah Shah)
- Paven Virk as Bubbly
- Preeya Kalidas as Monica
- Trey Farley as Taz
- Saraj Chaudhry as Sonny(as Saraj Chaudry)
