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Bend It Like Beckham (2003)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 52 mins | Comedy, Sports | Released: 8/1/2003 |Box Office Total: $32.5M

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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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/1/2003

Director	Credit
Gurinder Chadha	Director
Cast	Credit
Parminder Nagra	Jess Bharma
Keira Knightley	Jules Paxton
Shaznay Lewis	Mel
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	Joe
Juliet Stevenson	Paula Paxton
Anupam Kher	Mr Bharma
Kulvinder Ghir	Teetu
Archie Panjabi	Pinky Bharma
Frank Harper	Alan Paxton
Paven Virk	Bubbly
Pooja Shah	Meena
Shaheen Khan	Mrs Bharma
David Beckham	Himself
Victoria Beckham	Herself
Ace Bhatti	- Cast
Ameet Chana	Tony
Preeya Kalidas	Monica
Trey Farley	Taz
Saraj Chaudry	Sonny
Imran Ali	Gary
Harvey Virdi	Teetu's Mom
Ash Varrez	Teetu's Dad
Gary Lineker	Himself
Alan Hansen	Himself
John Barnes	Himself
Adlyn Ross	Elderly Aunt
Shobu Kapoor	Polly
Zohra Segal	Biji
Ahsen Bhatti	Nairobi Grandson
Tanveer Ghani	Video Man
Nina Wadia	Wedding Planner
Jenni Birch	Hounslow Harrier
Olivia Scholfield	Hounslow Harrier
Natasha Lee	Hounslow Harrier
Louise Walker	Hounslow Harrier
Danielle Richards	Hounslow Harrier
Suzanna Keeka	Hounslow Harrier
Tanya Beverly	Hounslow Harrier
Sally Kirkbride	Hounslow Harrier
Maki Okumurakami	Hounslow Harrier
Nav Bopari	Hounslow Harrier
Sudha Bhuchar	Bhamra Family
Mr Tarlochan Singh Bindra	Bhamra Family
Mrs Tarlochan Singh Bindra	Bhamra Family
Bujinder Bindra	Bhamra Family
Ezme Bushell	Bhamra Family
Ajay Chabra	Bhamra Family
Balwant Kaur Chadha	Bhamra Family
Sheran Chadha	Bhamra Family
Mr Kulwant Singh Chowdhary	Bhamra Family
Mrs Kulwant Singh Chowdhary	Bhamra Family
Amerjit Deo	Bhamra Family
Satpal Kaur Mahajan	Bhamra Family
Kaval Mahajan	Bhamra Family
Harvir Mahajan	Bhamra Family
Tripat Mahajan	Bhamra Family
Mr Tajwant Singh Mohindru	Bhamra Family
Mrs Tajwant Singh Mohindru	Bhamra Family
Parminder Sekhon	Bhamra Family
Production Credits	Credit
Ulrich Felsberg	Executive Producer
Deepak Nayar	Producer
Paul Mayeda Berges	Associate Producer
Gurinder Chadha	Producer
Haneet Vaswani	Executive Producer
Russel Fischer	Executive Producer
Simon Franks	Executive Producer
Zygi Kamasa	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
IPS International Production Services	Production Company
Roc Media	Production Company
Kintop Pictures	Production Company
Bilb/Road Movies	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Fox Searchlight Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Redbus Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
20th Century Fox Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
London, England, United Kingdom
Hamburg, Germany
Writer	Credit
Gurinder Chadha	Screenplay
Guljit Bindra	Screenplay
Paul Mayeda Berges	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Uwe Grobecker	Accountant
Raju Malde	Post-Production Accountant
Louise O'Malley	Production Accountant
Simon Hill	Assistant Accountant
Laurie Dodsworth	Post-Production Accountant
Rainer Pyls	Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Nick Holmes	Scenic Artist
Nigel Kirk	Painter - Lead Painter
Sara Neighbour	Set Decorator
Sarah Stuart	Assistant Art Director
Phil Clarke	Art Assistant - Art Department Assistant
Lizzie Hagan	Art Department - Junior Buyer
Nick Ellis	Production Designer
Mark Scruton	Art Director
Thorwald Kiefel	Set Decorator
Ashley Winter	Art Director
Lisa Collins	Painter
Andrew Hall	Painter
Casting	Credit
Carole Ruggier	Voice Casting - ADR Casting (US)
Leora Reich	Casting Director
Carrie Hilton	Casting Director
Craft Services	Credit
Clyde Lane	Catering - Chef
Steve Dyke	Catering - Assistant Chef
Jamie Atkins	Catering - Assistant Chef
Film Camera	Credit
Joel O'Sullivan	Camera Assistant - Stills Assistant
Jim Bishop	Focus Puller
Sara Deane Star	Camera Trainee
Chris Connatty	Loader - Clapper Loader
Christine Parry	Photography - Still Photographer
Chuck Winston	Color Timer - Timer
Peter Wignall	Steadicam Operator
Peter Wignall	Camera Operator
Jong Lin	Director of Photography
Phil Mullally	Focus Puller
Finch Judges	Camera Trainee
Charles Palmer	Camera Operator - Additional Camera Operator
Rupert Goldbeck	Camera Assistant - Camera Trainee
Martin Stephens	Camera Operator - Additional Camera Operator
Neil Brown	Focus Puller - Additional Focus Puller
Ben Chads	Focus Puller - Additional Focus Puller
Mary Kyte	Camera Operator - Additional Camera Operator
John Cridlin	Focus Puller - Additional Focus Puller
Matthew Hale	Focus Puller - Additional Focus Puller
Ralph Ramsden	Focus Puller - Additional Focus Puller
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Sales Company	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Reno Antoniades	Legal Services
Richard Lever	Legal Services
Kai-Peter Uhlig	Legal Services
Volker Otte	Legal Services - Legal Affairs
Karin Mueller	Legal Services - Legal Administration
Management	Credit
Volker Otte	Manager - Funding Manager
Denise Booth	Manager - Sales Manager
Music	Credit
Bally Sagoo	Music Producer
Bally Sagoo	Song
Craig Pruess	Composer
Daryl Pruess	Soloist - Guitar Solo
Liz Gallacher	Music Supervisor
Austin Howard	Vocals
Namak Halal	Music
Amerjit Sidhu	Music Arranger
Paul Bateman	Music Conductor
Tito Beltran	Music Performer
Mel C	Song Performer
Giuseppe Adami	Lyrics - Words
Amar	Vocals
The City of Prague Philharmonic	Music Performer
Puccini	Music
Victoria Beckham	Song Performer
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Song
Renato Simoni	Lyrics - Words
Richard G Mitchell	Song
Chirag Pechan	Vocals
The Crouch End Festival Chorus	Music Performer
Texas	Song Performer
Basement Jaxx	Song Performer
Bina Mistry	Vocals - Main Vocals
Felix Buxton	Song
Simon Ratcliffe	Song
Parminder Nagra	Vocals - Background Vocals
Gunjan	Song Performer
Dav Raj Jassal	Song
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Song Performer
Keira Knightley	Vocals - Background Vocals
Archie Panjabi	Vocals - Background Vocals
B21	Song Performer
Anif Akinola	Song
Lloyd Hanley	Song
Backyard Dog	Song Performer
Ameet Chana	Vocals - Background Vocals
Craig Pruess	Song Performer - Instruments
Paul Anka	Song
Gurinder Chadha	Vocals - Background Vocals
Paul Mayeda Berges	Vocals - Background Vocals
Curtis Mayfield	Song
Curtis Mayfield	Song Performer
Craig Pruess	Vocals - Background Vocals
Malkit Singh	Song Performer
Carsten Schack	Song
Kenneth Karlin	Song
Bally Sagoo	Song Performer
Peter Biker	Song
Melanie C	Song Performer
Blondie	Song Performer
Eugene Wilde	Song
Shaznay Lewis	Song Performer
Chris Braide	Song
Hans Raj Hans	Song Performer
Victoria Beckham	Song
Andrew Frampton	Song
David Jackson	Song Performer - Guitar
Malkit Singh	Song
Nisar Akhtar	Song
Wolfgang Detmann	Song
Gunther Mende	Song
Jennifer Rush	Song
Mary Susan Applegate	Song
Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice)	Song
Eliot Kennedy	Song
Jimmy Destri	Song
Deborah Harry	Song
Rick Nowels	Song
Billy Steinberg	Song
Partners In Rhyme	Song
Shaznay Lewis	Song
Guy Chambers	Song
Debi Makhuspuri	Song
Jagraj Sidhu	Song
John McElhone	Song
Sharleen Spiteri	Song
Gregg Alexander	Song
Kuljit Bhamra	Song
Shamshere Sandhu	Song
Alphonsus Cassell	Song
U.K. Bhangra Bands	Song
Production Management	Credit
Lisa Inman	DGA Trainee - FT2 Trainee
Guy Heeley	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Karin Mueller	Post-Production
Susan Dretzka	Production Coordinator
Andrew D Cooke	Location Manager
Paul Ritchie	Line Producer
Sandra Shuttleworth	Production Manager
Claudia Sumner	Post-Production Supervisor
Victoria Chambers-Pike	Script Supervisor
Josh Davies	Assistant Production Coordinator
Alison Skinner	Location Assistant
Phil Clark	Location Scout
Claudia Bluemel	Production Manager
Claudia Hallemann	Production Coordinator
Claudia Sig	Post-Production Supervisor
Barbara Von Wrangell	Line Producer
Lucy Williams	Location Manager
Phil Booth	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Vicky Marks	Assistant Director - Third Assistant Director
Karin Verbeek	Location Manager
Fiona Godsen	Assistant Director - Additional Third Assistant Director
Gundula Dietrich	Assistant Director
Oliver Kester	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Tanya von Moser	Publicity
Public Relations	Credit
Emfoundation	Publicity
Sound	Credit
Graham Stoten	ADR Mixer
Daniel Johnson	ADR - ADR Recordist
Daryl Lathrop	Foley - Foley Assistant
Paul Schwartz	Boom Operator
Mike Mullane	Sound Effects Editor
S Diane Marshall	Foley Artist
Rob Getty	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Aaron Levy	Sound Recordist - Stage Recordist
John Hayes	Sound Mixer
Craig Jurkiewicz	Foley Editor
Gary Coppola	Rerecording Mixer
Bryan Bowen	Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Boggs	ADR Supervisor
Lucy Sustar	Foley Mixer
Rudy Pi	Rerecording Mixer
Preston Oliver	ADR - ADR Recordist
Michael Broomberg	Foley Artist
Lisle Engle	Sound Effects Editor
Jamie Gambell	Boom Operator
David Melhase	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
alan Freedman	ADR Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Tom O'Donell	Graphic Designer
Minky Billups	Digital Effects Artist - Lead Digital Effects Artist
Scott Billups	Visual Effects Supervisor
Susan Cahill	Effects Assistant - Digital Assistant
Tim Cutt	Digital Effects Artist
Joshua Levine	Digital Effects Artist
Chris Buchakjian	Digital Effects Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Johnathon DeDomenico	Costume Supervisor
Ralph Holes	Costume Designer
Sarah Astley	Makeup Artist
Sarah Astley	Hair Stylist
Rebecca Townsend	Wardrobe Assistant - Costume Assistant
Julie Van Praag	Hair
Emma Cowen	Makeup Assistant
Emma Cowen	Hair Assistant
Lucky	Makeup - Henna & Nail Art
Eva Vellmer	Costumes - Costume Trainee
Sara Tuohey	Makeup Assistant - Makeup Trainee
Samantha Green	Wardrobe Assistant - Costume Trainee
Tal Botzer	Hair Assistant
Julie Van Praag	Makeup
Paula Price	Makeup Artist
Paula Price	Hair Stylist
Rita Patel	Makeup Artist - Daily Makeup Artist
Rita Patel	Hair Stylist - Daily Hair Stylist
Tal Botzer	Makeup Assistant
Julie Kendrick	Makeup Artist - Daily Makeup Artist
Julie Kendrick	Hair Stylist - Daily Hair Stylist

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