For the 2015 West End musical, see Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical.
Bend It Like Beckham
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by
Gurinder Chadha
Written by
Paul Mayeda Berges
Guljit Bindra
Gurinder Chadha
Story by
Gurinder Chadha
Produced by
Gurinder Chadha
Deepak Nayare
Starring
Parminder Nagra
Keira Knightley
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Anupam Kher
Archie Panjabi
Shaznay Lewis
Frank Harper
Juliet Stevenson
Cinematography
Jong Lin
Edited by
Justin Krish
Music by
Craig Pruess
Production companies
Kintop Pictures
Bend It Films
Roc Media
Road Movies Filmproduktion[1]
Distributed by
Helkon SK[2] (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)[1]
12 March 2003 (2003-03-12) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes[3]
Countries
United Kingdom[2]
United States[1]
Germany[1]
Language
English
Budget
$5.6 million[4]
Box office
$76.6 million[5]
Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Juliet Stevenson, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi.[6] In Bend It Like Beckham, Jesminder Bhamra (Nagra) and Jules Paxton (Knightley) chase careers in professional football despite their parents' wishes.
Development for the film began after Chadha, Bindra, and Berges completed the screenplay by early 2001. Nagra and Knightley were hired soon after, with casting rounded out with the additions of Meyers, Kher, Stevenson, Lewis, and Panjabi by that May. Principal photography began in June 2001 and lasted until that September, with filming locations including London, Shepperton Studios, and Hamburg. Production collaborated with The Football Association, while the film's title refers to David Beckham's curling free kick technique, also known as bending.[7][8]
Bend It Like Beckham was theatrically released first in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2002 by Redbus Film Distribution. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the screenplay, light-hearted tone, and commentary on Punjabi social norms and culture. Bend It Like Beckham grossed $76.6 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing football sports film.[9] In 2015 it was adapted into a stage musical that opened at the Phoenix Theatre.[10]
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