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Bend It Like Beckham

Movie (2002)

"Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?"

Indian director Gurinder Chadha creates a coming-of-age story of a young Indian girl who is torn between adhering to family traditions and attaining super-stardom on the soccer field.

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Released:	Apr 2nd, 2002
Budget:	$5,000,000.00
Revenue:	$76,578,641.00

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Parminder Nagra
plays Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bha…

Keira Knightley
plays Juliette 'Jules' Paxton

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
plays Joe

Anupam Kher
plays Mr. Bhamra

Archie Panjabi
plays Pinky Bhamra

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Beating out established players like Luis Figo and Ronaldo, Parminder Nagra won the 2002 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)'s International Football Personality of the Year Presidential award, the first female to ever receive the honor.
Movie Goof (continuity error): When Jess is playing in her first game for the Harriers, after/while she scores she is shown wearing her new silver and red Adidas boots even though she hasn't bought them yet.
Much of the movie's plot centers around the main characters' goal of going to the USA to play professional soccer for the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), and highlight clips are shown of several of the league's superstars. On 18 September 2003 - just seven weeks after the movie's official release in the United States - WUSA suspended operations due to financial problems.
DIRCAMEO(Gurinder Chadha): The younger of the two women that Jules and Jesminder jog past in the park.

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