Bend It Like Beckham (2003)


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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
Paul Mayeda Berges Associate Producer
Ulrich Felsberg Executive Producer
Deepak Nayar 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
Louise O'Malley Production Accountant
Simon Hill Assistant Accountant
Raju Malde Post-Production Accountant
Laurie Dodsworth Post-Production Accountant
Rainer Pyls Accountant
Art Department Credit
Nick Holmes Scenic Artist
Nigel Kirk Painter - Lead Painter
Nick Ellis Production Designer
Mark Scruton Art Director
Sara Neighbour Set Decorator
Sarah Stuart Assistant Art Director
Phil Clarke Art Assistant - Art Department Assistant
Lizzie Hagan Art Department - Junior Buyer
Ashley Winter Art Director
Thorwald Kiefel Set Decorator
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
Christine Parry Photography - Still Photographer
Chris Connatty Loader - Clapper Loader
Jong Lin Director of Photography
Joel O'Sullivan Camera Assistant - Stills Assistant
Peter Wignall Steadicam Operator
Peter Wignall Camera Operator
Jim Bishop Focus Puller
Sara Deane Star Camera Trainee
Chuck Winston Color Timer - Timer
Finch Judges Camera Trainee
Charles Palmer Camera Operator - Additional Camera Operator
Phil Mullally Focus Puller
Rupert Goldbeck Camera Assistant - Camera Trainee
Neil Brown Focus Puller - Additional Focus Puller
Martin Stephens Camera Operator - Additional Camera Operator
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
Daryl Pruess Soloist - Guitar Solo
Bally Sagoo Music Producer
Bally Sagoo Song
Mel C Song Performer
Giuseppe Adami Lyrics - Words
Paul Bateman Music Conductor
Tito Beltran Music Performer
Craig Pruess Composer
Liz Gallacher Music Supervisor
Austin Howard Vocals
Namak Halal Music
Amerjit Sidhu Music Arranger
Puccini Music
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Song
Amar Vocals
The City of Prague Philharmonic Music Performer
Victoria Beckham Song Performer
Renato Simoni Lyrics - Words
Texas Song Performer
Richard G Mitchell Song
The Crouch End Festival Chorus Music Performer
Chirag Pechan Vocals
Bina Mistry Vocals - Main Vocals
Basement Jaxx Song Performer
Felix Buxton Song
Parminder Nagra Vocals - Background Vocals
Gunjan Song Performer
Simon Ratcliffe Song
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
Gurinder Chadha Vocals - Background Vocals
Paul Anka Song
Paul Mayeda Berges Vocals - Background Vocals
Curtis Mayfield Song
Curtis Mayfield Song Performer
Craig Pruess Vocals - Background Vocals
Carsten Schack Song
Malkit Singh Song Performer
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
Susan Dretzka Production Coordinator
Andrew D Cooke Location Manager
Karin Mueller Post-Production
Victoria Chambers-Pike Script Supervisor
Claudia Sumner Post-Production Supervisor
Paul Ritchie Line Producer
Sandra Shuttleworth Production Manager
Josh Davies Assistant Production Coordinator
Alison Skinner Location Assistant
Phil Clark Location Scout
Lucy Williams Location Manager
Barbara Von Wrangell Line Producer
Phil Booth Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Claudia Sig Post-Production Supervisor
Claudia Bluemel Production Manager
Claudia Hallemann Production Coordinator
Karin Verbeek Location Manager
Vicky Marks Assistant Director - Third Assistant Director
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
S Diane Marshall Foley Artist
Rob Getty ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Mike Mullane Sound Effects Editor
Aaron Levy Sound Recordist - Stage Recordist
Gary Coppola Rerecording Mixer
Craig Jurkiewicz Foley Editor
John Hayes Sound Mixer
Bryan Bowen Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Boggs ADR Supervisor
Lucy Sustar Foley Mixer
Graham Stoten ADR Mixer
Daniel Johnson ADR - ADR Recordist
Daryl Lathrop Foley - Foley Assistant
Paul Schwartz Boom Operator
Michael Broomberg Foley Artist
Jamie Gambell Boom Operator
Lisle Engle Sound Effects Editor
David Melhase ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Preston Oliver ADR - ADR Recordist
Rudy Pi Rerecording Mixer
alan Freedman ADR Mixer
Visual Effects Credit
Susan Cahill Effects Assistant - Digital Assistant
Minky Billups Digital Effects Artist - Lead Digital Effects Artist
Scott Billups Visual Effects Supervisor
Tom O'Donell Graphic Designer
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
Eva Vellmer Costumes - Costume Trainee
Emma Cowen Makeup Assistant
Emma Cowen Hair Assistant
Lucky Makeup - Henna & Nail Art
Sarah Astley Makeup Artist
Sarah Astley Hair Stylist
Rebecca Townsend Wardrobe Assistant - Costume Assistant
Julie Van Praag Hair
Julie Van Praag Makeup
Sara Tuohey Makeup Assistant - Makeup Trainee
Samantha Green Wardrobe Assistant - Costume Trainee
Tal Botzer Hair Assistant
Paula Price Makeup Artist
Paula Price Hair Stylist
Tal Botzer Makeup Assistant
Rita Patel Makeup Artist - Daily Makeup Artist
Rita Patel Hair Stylist - Daily Hair Stylist
Julie Kendrick Makeup Artist - Daily Makeup Artist
Julie Kendrick Hair Stylist - Daily Hair Stylist

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