Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham
Directed byGurinder Chadha
Written byPaul Mayeda Berges
Guljit Bindra
Gurinder Chadha
Story byGurinder Chadha
Produced byGurinder Chadha
Deepak Nayare
StarringParminder Nagra
Keira Knightley
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Anupam Kher
Archie Panjabi
Shaznay Lewis
Frank Harper
Juliet Stevenson
CinematographyJong Lin
Edited byJustin Krish
Music byCraig Pruess
Production
companies
Kintop Pictures
Bend It Films
Roc Media
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Distributed byHelkon SK (United Kingdom)
Highlight Film (Germany)
Fox Searchlight Pictures (United States)
Release dates
  • 12 April 2002 (2002-04-12) (United Kingdom)
  • 3 October 2002 (2002-10-03) (Germany)
  • 12 March 2003 (2003-03-12) (United States)
Running time
112 mins.
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Germany
United States
LanguagesEnglish
Hindi
Punjabi
Budget$5.6 million
Box office$76.6 million

Bend It Like Beckham is a British sports comedy-drama movie. It was released on 12 April 2002 in the United Kingdom, 3 October 2002 in Germany, and 12 March 2003 in the United States. It was directed and partially written by Gurinder Chadha.

In the movie, Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra and Jules Paxton try to become professional football players. Bharma grows up in a strict Indian household and her parents want her to focus more on her education.

On 24 June 2015, a musical based on the movie was shown at the Phoenix Theatre in London.

Reception

The movie recieved positive reviews from critics. It holds a 85% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The movie was very successful at the box office. Worldwide it made $76.6 million. When it was released, it became the highest-earning association football sports movie of all time and also the highest-earning Indian movie in the United States.

Bend It Like Beckham won Best Sports Movie at the 2003 ESPY Awards.

References

  1. ↑ "10 Best British Romantic Comedy Movies". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bend It Like Beckham breaks America". The Guardian. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Gurinder Chadha on Bend It Like Beckham". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bend It Like Beckham: 20 Years On review – this lighthearted doc made me rewatch the film (and weep)". The Guardian. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Lauren Samuels and Jamie Campbell Bower star in Bend It Like Beckham musical". whatsonstage.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bend It Like Beckham". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  7. ↑ "15 Behind-the-Scenes Facts About 'Bend It Like Beckham' You Never Knew". Shondaland. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ "The ESPY Awards 2003 nominees". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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