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Bend It Like Beckham Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 British-Indian family romantic comedy sports film produced, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha, and starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi. The film's title refers to the football player David Beckham, and his skill at scoring from free kicks by curling the ball past a wall of defenders. It follows the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs in London. She is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She joins a local women's
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South Korea, Martin Uden, said it was the "first ever Western-made film to air on television" in North Korea. A stage musical version of the film opened at London's Phoenix Theatre in June 2015. Bend It Like Beckham Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 British-Indian family romantic comedy sports film produced, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha, and starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi. The film's title refers to the football player David Beckham, and his skill at scoring from free kicks by curling the ball past a wall of
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Bend It Like Beckham Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 British-Indian family romantic comedy sports film produced, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha, and starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi. The film's title refers to the football player David Beckham, and his skill at scoring from free kicks by curling the ball past a wall of defenders. It follows the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs in London. She is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She joins a local women's
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that time, Nagra caught the attention of director Gurinder Chadha. Nagra co-starred in Gurinder Chadha's 2002 comedy-drama "Bend It Like Beckham", which became her breakthrough film, opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaheen Khan, and Keira Knightley, for whom this film also became a career breakthrough. It was directed by Chadha. Nagra played Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra, a teenage Sikh football player who idolises football superstar David Beckham and defies her traditional parents to pursue her dreams of playing football. The small-budget film was a critical and financial success in the United Kingdom, eventually making the leap around the world and
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photography began on 18 June 2001. A variety of locations around London and Shepperton Studios were used for the nine-week shoot, with the semi-final taking place over a three-day period in Hamburg, Germany. Chadha, who played an active role in casting, chose Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley, who would play the two lead roles in the film, while Archie Panjabi and Jonathan Rhys Meyers were in early talks to join the cast. Shaznay Lewis and Anupam Kher were also in final talks. Juliet Stevenson and Frank Harper joined as Paula Paxton and Alan Paxton, mother and father of Jules. For
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Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical Bend It Like Beckham the Musical is a musical with music by Howard Goodall, lyrics by Charles Hart, and a book by Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. Based on the 2002 film of the same name, the musical made its West End and world premiere at the Phoenix Theatre in May 2015. The musical is based on the 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham". In late 2003, it was first revealed that the film's writer and director Gurinder Chadha planned to turn the film into a stage musical with the hope that it
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orchestra consisting of piano, guitar, mandolin, violin, cello, sitar, double bass, electric bass, tabla, dhokah, dhol and percussion. Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical Bend It Like Beckham the Musical is a musical with music by Howard Goodall, lyrics by Charles Hart, and a book by Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. Based on the 2002 film of the same name, the musical made its West End and world premiere at the Phoenix Theatre in May 2015. The musical is based on the 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham". In late 2003, it was first revealed that the film's writer
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Jamie Russell at the BBC gave it 4 out of 5 stars, and argued that "Mr Beckham ought to be proud to have his name on such a great film." The British film was distributed by iDream Productions in India, and went on to set the record in India for most number of tickets sold during a single weekend for a foreign movie. "Bend It Like Beckham" also became the highest grossing Indian-themed film ever in the United States, with $32 million in box office revenue. The release of the soundtrack in the United Kingdom features bhangra music, and songs
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by the Spice Girls' Victoria Beckham and Melanie C and rock band Texas. It also features "Baddest Ruffest" by Backyard Dog, the aria "Nessun Dorma", from Puccini's "Turandot" and excerpts from dance band Basement Jaxx. The USA release rearranges the tracks and excludes some material. "Dream the Dream" appears in the movie but did not make the final cut on the soundtrack. To mark the tenth anniversary of North Korea's relations with the United Kingdom, an edited version of "Bend It Like Beckham" was broadcast on North Korean state television on 26 December 2010, Boxing Day. The British Ambassador to
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the bi-annual Pyongyang International Film Festival which has a local audience total of 120,000. In 2004 and 2006 they screened "Bend It Like Beckham", "Mr Bean the Disaster Movie" and "Bride and Prejudice", each film seen by over 12,000 locals. They assisted the British Embassy with the nationwide broadcast of "Bend It Like Beckham" on December 26, 2010 (the first western feature film to be broadcast in North Korea). They have organized various cultural exchanges, including music and sport. In conjunction with the North Korean Ministry of Sport, they arranged the first friendship football, ice hockey, cricket, volleyball and ultimate
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first visit to India. While on a promotional junket in Los Angeles for "Bend It Like Beckham", Nagra was informed by her agent that John Wells, one of the producers of the NBC medical drama "ER", was interested in meeting her. "Bend It Like Beckham" writer and director Gurinder Chadha revealed during a 2007 episode of BBC's "Movie Connections" that she arranged the meeting, because she had recommended Nagra for the role of the new Indian character in "ER" during a conversation with her friend Wells. At their initial meeting, Wells made Nagra an offer to join the ensemble cast,
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wrote lyrics for "The Kissing-Dance" and "The Dreaming" (both with music by Howard Goodall), also for "" (BBC TV). In 2015 he collaborated with Howard Goodall again on "Bend It Like Beckham the Musical", a new musical production of the film "Bend It Like Beckham". He has written miscellaneous songs, as well as both words and music for television, ("Watching", "Split Ends" for Granada TV) and "Love Songs" (BBC Radio). His "Two Studies for String Quartet" premiered in February 2005 at London’s Purcell Room, performed by the Sacconi Quartet. His English lyrics for the opera "Benvenuto Cellini" were part of
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the role of Jess's mother, Mrs Bhamra, Chadha turned to Shaheen Khan, whom she had previously cast in "Bhaji on the Beach". Anupam Kher, a Bollywood actor, was cast as Mr Bhamra, Jess's father. Chadha worked with The Football Association and ended up casting actual players from a variety of school teams. "Bend It Like Beckham" was released theatrically on 12 April 2002 by Redbus Film Distribution. The film then received a limited theatrical release in the United States on 12 March 2003, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. When originally released in the United Kingdom, it topped the country's box office
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LDN", she also appeared in "New Tricks" once. Wadia played the wedding caterer in the comedy film "Bend It Like Beckham". She played a scene-stealing role as the housekeeper in the film "I Can't Think Straight", directed by Shamim Sarif. The film revolves about two women from Indian and Palestinian upper-class immigrant communities in the UK who fall in love, and Wadia is the housekeeper who rebels at her high handed Palestinian employer in small ways. She also had a minor part in the film "Code 46" (2003). She starred in a BFI/BBC film "Sixth Happiness" along with Firdaus Kanga
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in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham. Nagra said of Dosanj: "I think it is brilliant that there is someone out there who is so close to the story, who is going out to the States and pursuing her dream. Good for Aman, I hope she does really well." During 2008 Dosanj moved with her family from Southampton to Kelowna, Canada. She went on a year later to open a contemporary Indian restaurant called Poppadoms in Kelowna. Aman Dosanj Amanprit "Aman" Kaur Dosanj is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She is the first British Asian
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film a score of 85% based on 151 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The consensus states, "Inspiring, compassionate, and with a sly undercurrent of social commentary, Bend It Like Beckham is a lively feel-good movie that genuinely charms." Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" noted that the film "was really full of easy humor, an impeccable sense of milieu that is the result of knowing the culture intimately enough to poke fun at it while understanding its underlying integrity." "The Times of India" noted the film's social context, saying, "[it] is really about the bending of rules,
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team, which makes its way to the top of the league. "Bend It Like Beckham" was released theatrically on 12 April 2002 by Redbus Film Distribution, and on DVD and VHS on 18 November 2002 by Warner Home Video. The film surprised critics and was met with mostly positive reviews. It earned over $76 million on a $6 million budget. A stage musical version opened at London's Phoenix Theatre on 24 June 2015. Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra is the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs living in Hounslow, London. Juliette "Jules" Paxton is the same age and the daughter of a native
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dozen film and television roles, Knightley struggled to get a breakthrough. That changed in 2002, when she starred in Gurinder Chadha's sports comedy film "Bend It Like Beckham", which was a smash hit both in the UK and the United States, grossing over $76.6 million. It also surprised film critics who were laudatory of its "charming" and "inspiring" nature, social context and the cast's performances. Knightley and her co-star Parminder Nagra, who played the central roles of aspiring footballers, attracted international attention for their performances in the film. To prepare for their roles, they underwent three months of extensive football
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for the next three weekends, before being overtaken by "About a Boy". The film was released on DVD and VHS on 18 November 2002 by Warner Home Video. Among the DVD bonus features, there are several scenes that did not make the final release. Some include dialogue from Pinky's friends and from Jules, as well as her mother meeting Kevin and his friends outside a shop, which would have been helpful, as Kevin is mentioned three times but is never seen. "Bend It Like Beckham" surprised critics and met with mostly positive reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the
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Bend It Like Beckham the Musical, performing the songs "People Like Us" and "The Engagement:Look At Us Now". He was the original Abdul Kareem in the play The Empress by Tanika Gupta, which tells the story of Queen Victoria's relationship with "The Munshi", a young man brought over from India to be her servant in the final fifteen years of her life. He played Stephano in the RSC's production of The Tempest, which partnered with Intel and Imaginarium Studios and was the first use of real-time motion-capture technology on stage Tony Jayawardena Tony Jayawardena is a British actor who has
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Since joining Major League Soccer, Beckham has been a very public advocate in the United States for related charities such as "MLS W.O.R.K.S." On 17 August 2007, he conducted a youth clinic in Harlem, along with other current and former MLS players. This was in advance of his first New York City area match the following day against the New York Red Bulls. That team's Jozy Altidore and Juan Pablo Ángel were also with Beckham, teaching skills to disadvantaged youth to benefit FC Harlem Lions. Beckham never personally appeared in the 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham", except in archive
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Andy Harmer Andy Harmer (born c. 1979) is a British actor and performer from Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Harmer is primarily known as a lookalike for international footballer and celebrity David Beckham. Harmer has been working as a David Beckham lookalike since 1998. In this capacity, Harmer has appeared in films such as "Bend it like Beckham" and "Goal". Harmer has also worked alongside Beckham while shooting advertisements for Pepsi, Adidas, Vodafone, PlayStation, Beckham Instinct, and Castrol Oil. In 2005, Harmer and his band The Copycats were the subject of a documentary produced by Sky One, which studied his life as
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news that Natalie Dew would play the role of Jess, with Lauren Samuels playing Jules, Jamie Campbell Bower as Joe, Ronni Ancona as Paula and Preeya Kalidas, who had previously played the role of Monica in the film, as Pinky. On 13 March 2015, it was revealed that Ronni Ancona had withdrawn from the production during rehearsals due to family reasons and that Sophie-Louise Dann would replace her in the role of Paula. The show closed on 5 March 2016, after a run of just 9 months at the end of the original cast's contracts. The musical uses an eight-member
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(1998), a dedicated girls' football coach in "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002), in "Vanity Fair" (2004) opposite Reese Witherspoon. He co-starred in 2004 in Oliver Stone's epic "Alexander". The following year he starred in Woody Allen's drama "Match Point" (2005), for which he received a Chopard Trophy at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2006, he appeared in "". Subsequent projects include "August Rush" (2007) and "The Children of Huang Shi" (2008), "Shelter" and "From Paris with Love" (2010) In 2011, he starred as Solal in "Belle du Seigneur", an English language film adaptation of Albert Cohen's novel "Belle du Seigneur".
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new West End musical Bend It Like Beckham. She previously played the role of Monica in the film version. Preeya Kalidas Preeya Kalidas (born 21 June 1980) is a British singer and actress. She previously played Amira Masood in the soap opera "EastEnders". Having done so, she returned to her career in singing, with her single "Shimmy" being released in July 2010 taken from her debut album "(I'm Over It) Constant Craving", supposed to be released in September 2010. Preeya was born to Gujarati parents in Isleworth, and was raised in Twickenham, south-west London. Her father is an independent financial
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which peaked at no. 56 in the United Kingdom. Lewis has also appeared in several films. In "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002) she played Mel. She also played a role in "Hideous Man" (2002). On 14 November 2004 Shaznay was involved in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas". On 24 January 2006, it was announced that All Saints had reformed with a new recording contract and would release a new album, "Studio 1" on 13 November 2006. She performed with All Saints on live television for the first time since reforming on the British light
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social paradigms and lives – all to finally curl that ball, bending it like Beckham, through the goalpost of ambition... The creeping divide shows that Britain is changing, but hasn't quite changed yet. The stiff upper lip has travelled miles from the time Chadha's father was denied a pint at some pubs at Southall, but like dollops of coagulated spice in badly stirred curry, discrimination crops up to spoil the taste, every now and then, in multi-racial Britain." "Planet Bollywood" gave the film a mark of 9 out of 10: the "screenplay not only explores the development of Jesse as
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the England international asking Clifford to devise an elite training programme and to undertake one-to-one sessions with him. Work commitments, however, saw Clifford turn down the opportunity. The following noted players have all graduated from Simon Clifford's BSS system: Clifford worked as Technical Coach for the two lead actresses of "Bend It Like Beckham", Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra. Clifford also performed the same role in the film "There's Only One Jimmy Grimble" with Robert Carlyle and Ray Winstone as well as the more recent "Kicking and Screaming". He choreographed and advised on the film "The Damned United". In November
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Aylesbury Film Company and was one of the first digital films to be shown in cinemas in the UK. In 2002 Shah played Meena in the film "Bend It Like Beckham" and later that year she played one of the lead roles, Sinjata, in the Sky One series "Is Harry On The Boat?" based on the best selling book and film. The story is about holiday reps in Ibiza and was filmed in Almunecar in Andalusia, Spain. Other credits include roles in the BBC hospital drama "Holby City" (2002), and the American series "Adventure Inc." (2003). In 2003 Shah was
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opera "Family Pride", "Band of Gold", "Holding On", and most notably as Dr Rajesh Rajah in "Cardiac Arrest", among many other television roles during this time. In 2002 Bhatti made a brief appearance in "Bend It Like Beckham", played the central character Dave in BBC Three's dark comedy "Grease Monkeys" (2003), and played flashy Ash Aslan in 2006's "New Street Law". In 2007 he took on a minor role for two episodes in the first series of "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" as Ashok, a regular client of the main character, Belle. He reappeared in 2010 in the same
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anniversary of the DPRK's relations with the United Kingdom, an edited version of the 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham" was broadcast on DPRK state television on 26 December 2010. The British Ambassador to South Korea, Martin Uden, posted on Twitter that it was the "1st ever Western-made film to air on TV" in the DPRK. Good relations between the two nations have been in existence as far back as 1966 when the DPRK football team played in the 1966 World Cup in England. The DPRK team became the adopted team of Middlesbrough which was where they played their group
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played the leading role in the Anthony Minghella film "Truly, Madly, Deeply" (1991) and her roles in "The Secret Rapture" (1993), "Emma" (1996), "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002) and "Mona Lisa Smile" (2003). She has more recently starred in "Pierrepoint" (2006), "Infamous" (2006) as Diana Vreeland and "Breaking and Entering" (2006) as Rosemary, the therapist. In 2003, she played the mother of an autistic child in the television film "Hear the Silence", a film based on the now debunked claims of Andrew Wakefield that the MMR vaccine was responsible for autism. The film and Stevenson were criticised for "trying to
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He now hosts "Cha$e" on the Sci Fi Channel. Farley has acted in various films including "Bend It Like Beckham" where he played Taz, "Containment" where he played Jacob, "The Run", "Martyr" and "Slow Fade". He has also appeared on stage in London. Farley's most recent appearance on TV was in late 2014 on The Discovery Channel as broadcaster on the documentary special 'After The Megastorm' about the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in his home country of the Philippines. He is married to fellow television presenter Katy Hill, whom he met whilst presenting "Live & Kicking". They have a daughter
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has contributions to the films "Black Hawk Down" and "Bend It Like Beckham" and was also playing and touring with Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros until Strummer's death. Shields and other members of the band put the finishing touches to Strummer's last album. Stafford recorded an EP under his own name in 1994 called "Paper Love Maker", which also featured Shields on drums. He later played with the band 'Breaker'. Dickson has played with Bruce Dickinson, Emma Bunton, Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris since leaving GUN, and is also a member of the rock supergroup Sack Trick. Rankin is currently
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'Really Bend it Like Beckham' where he appeared as a young "hotshot". He got the chance to meet at-the-time Manchester United player David Beckham. Speaking after the programme in 2004, David Beckham said: "What I think impressed me about Matthew was when he was up against another of the hotshots Mollie, he was giving her a little bit of a chance, whereas some young kids wouldn't care. They just want to do their best and go straight through whether it's a girl or a boy. But that's what impressed me, he was a caring person. He was congratulating Mollie and
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Gordon Beckham James Gordon Beckham III (born September 16, 1986) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners. Growing up in Atlanta, Beckham played quarterback and free safety for The Westminster Schools (like his father, James Gordon Beckham Jr., who went on to play quarterback for the University of South Carolina). His mother also attended the University of South Carolina, where she was a cheerleader for both football and basketball. In
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of an old-style soprano". She was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical. In 2014, she played Barbara Castle in the world premiere production of "Made in Dagenham". In 2015, she originated the role of Paula in "Bend It Like Beckham the Musical" at the Phoenix Theatre, London, replacing Ronni Ancona during the rehearsal process. In 2017, Dann played the role of Celia in the West End production of the musical "The Girls". For this role she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical alongside
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of the inter-war era originally played at the Royal Oak Ground, before relocating to Hurst Park in 1927, at which point the Royal Oak Ground was taken over by West Molesey Old Boys. The merged club initially played at the Rec, before purchasing Walton Road prior to the 1953–54 season. A clubhouse was built and opened by Stanley Rous in 1960. The stadium was used for the filming of some of the scenes in the 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham". Molesey F.C. Molesey Football Club is a football club based in West Molesey, Surrey, England. They are currently members
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standout running back at Marshall High School, and was mentioned in Buzz Bissinger's 1990 book "". Beckham played running back at LSU from 1989 to 1992. Beckham Jr.'s mother, Heather Van Norman, also attended LSU as a track runner. She is currently the coach of the Nicholls State University track and field team. After the NFL Combine, Beckham planned on challenging Van Norman to a race in the 40-yard dash. Beckham has been great friends with Bayern Munich's star, David Alaba, who is also his favorite soccer player. On January 29, 2015, during a live ESPN broadcast from Glendale, Arizona,
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at five. She then trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. She also trained at Songtime Theatre Arts.heritage. Kalidas first appeared on screen in the drama "Googleyes". She went on to play Usha in a short film called "Jump Boy" in 1998, directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Harsha Patel. After a number of parts in films and on television, including "East is East", "Bollywood Queen", "My Family" and "Casualty", in 2002 she appeared as Monica in Gurinder Chadha's film "Bend It Like Beckham". She then played the female lead Priya in the Andrew Lloyd Webber-produced show
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Halifax" as Judith on BBC One. On 2 January 2015 she was a guest on Room 101. In 2016, Ancona played the role of Mrs Fletcher, the manager of a local care home in the seventh series of the Scottish comedy, Still Game. On stage Ancona was Beline in Molière's "The Hypochondriac" at the Almeida Theatre. In June 2015, Ancona began playing the role of Paula, in the new West End musical "Bend It Like Beckham". In April 2017 Arcona appeared as a guest on ITV's "The Nightly Show" presented by Jason Manford in which they both performed impersonations of
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He played Jace Wayland in "", the film adaption of "The Mortal Instruments" series, by Cassandra Clare. In December 2013, he joined the cast of Burberry's Campaign Stars for spring/summer 2014. In June 2015, Bower began playing the role of Joe, in the new West End musical "Bend It Like Beckham". He is the frontman for the band Counterfeit, which released its first album in March 2017. As of July 2017, he is on the TNT original series, "Will". In February 2010, Bower was confirmed to be dating actress Bonnie Wright whom he had met on the set of "Harry
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actor Rowan Atkinson famous all around the world. Later, he played in two movies based on 'Mr Bean' : "Bean" in 1997, and "Mr. Bean's Holiday" in 2007. Later, he parodied the James Bond secret agent in two British spy comedy film : "Johnny English", and "Johnny English Reborn". Some British comedies examined the role of the Asian community in British life, including "Bhaji on the Beach" (1993), "East Is East" (1999), "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002), "Anita and Me" (2003) and "Death at a Funeral" (2007). Some other comedies takes place in India, such as "The Best Exotic Marigold
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few actors to have won all four major motion picture acting awards, receiving Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards throughout his career, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Gandhi" (1982). The actress Parminder Nagra has a prominent role in the US TV series "ER", and played the lead role in the successful British film "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002). The actor Naveen Andrews plays the role of Sayid Jarrah in the popular US TV series "Lost", and also had a prominent role in the award-winning film "The English Patient" (1996). The actor
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Keira Knightley Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. She has worked in the British and American film industries, and has starred in Broadway and West End theatre productions. She has won an Empire Award and multiple nominations for British Academy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards. Knightley began acting as a child on television and made her feature film debut in 1995; she played such supporting roles as Sabé in "" (1999) and Frankie Smith in the psychological horror film "The Hole" (2001). She made her breakthrough with the 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham", and
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in the film. Acknowledging Nagra's actual burn-scarred leg, Chadha wrote it into the film. Nagra received critical and professional acclaim for her performance. She was nominated, and won, several awards, including the FIFA Presidential Award (2002), making her the first woman to have done so. Not long after filming ended on "Bend It Like Beckham", Nagra co-starred in the fantasy romantic comedy "Ella Enchanted" opposite Anne Hathaway where she played Areida, the best friend of Hathaway's title character. In addition, she took on two notable television roles for Channel 4—as Viola/Cesario in a multicultural version of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night",
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comedy release "Bend It Like Beckham". Panjabi then landed the role of witty and wisecracking office colleague Gemma in the 2006 Ridley Scott-directed romantic comedy "A Good Year", alongside Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard. Panjabi next appeared in 2007 with Angelina Jolie in the film adaptation of "A Mighty Heart", a book by Mariane Pearl, wife of the journalist Daniel Pearl. Panjabi played the role of former "Wall Street Journal" reporter Asra Nomani. She provided the voices for several characters in the British children's television animation "Postman Pat". She lent her voice to the video game "". Panjabi appeared on
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trip to Blackpool. She also played an uncredited extra in Gurinder Chadha's 2002 hit film "Bend It Like Beckham". Apart from these two film appearances she did not act in any other film. In March 2003, she was mysteriously found dead in the River Thames near Albert Bridge. She was thought to have drowned or committed suicide. The official verdict on her death has been left open to speculation but there has been no proof that her death was murder or suicide. The last time she was seen was boarding a train from Paris to London Waterloo. Her body was
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Kuch Hota Hai" (1998), "Mohabbatein" (2000), "Veer-Zaara" (2004), "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" (2012) and "Happy New Year" (2014). He ventured into directing with "Om Jai Jagadish" (2002) and has been a producer. He produced and starred in the film "Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara" (2005). He received the Best Actor Award from the Karachi International Film Festival for his performance. The role of the Police Commissioner Rathor, played by him in critically and commercially acclaimed "A Wednesday" is also very much appreciated. Kher is known internationally for "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002), "Bride and Prejudice" (2004), "Speedy Singhs" (2011), his
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a person, but also the changing values and culture of NRI teens: Jesse's urge to break the social norm of the Indian home-maker, her sister's (Archie Punjabi) sexually active relationship, and the gay Indian [Tony, played by Ameet Chana]." "The Hindu" argued, "If ever there is a film that is positive, realistic and yet delightful, then it has to be Dream Production's latest venture directed by Gurinder Chadha... Light-hearted, without taking away the considerable substance in terms of values, attitudes and the love for sport, the film just goes to prove that there are ways to be convincing and honest."
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Indian culture has been constantly referenced within the wider British culture, at first as an "exotic" influence in films like "My Beautiful Laundrette", but now increasingly as a familiar feature in films like "Bend It Like Beckham". The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded 1,451,862 people of Indian ethnicity resident in the UK (not including those who categorised themselves as of mixed ethnicity). The main ethnic groups are Tamils, Marwaris, Panjabis, Gujaratis, Kannadigas, Bengalis and Anglo-Indians. Hindus comprise 45% of the British Indian population, Sikhs 22%, Muslims 18%, Christians nearly 5%, with the remainder made up of Jains (15,000), Parsis (Zoroastrians),
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of Velma Kelly in the 2013 production of "Chicago" at the Hollywood Bowl from 26–28 July 2013. In late 2013, Barks starred as the romantic lead in "The Devil's Harvest", a film scheduled to be released in 2014, and co-starring Max Irons and Barry Pepper. In October 2013, Barks played the part of "Jules" in the private workshop production of a potential musical of "Bend It Like Beckham" with a score by Howard Goodall, lyrics by Charles Hart, and book by Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. Barks had a role in Universal's film "Dracula Untold", which was released on
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the Crown" (1984), "Tandoori Nights" (1985–87) and "Amma and Family" (1996). At the age of 90, she played the central character in the 2002 film "Chalo Ishq Ladaaye". Considered the doyenne of Indian theatre, she acted with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) and Prithviraj Kapoor's Prithvi Theatre for 14 years. She has also acted in English-language films such as "Bend It Like Beckham". She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1998, Kalidas Samman in 2001, and in 2004, the Sangeet Natak Akademi. India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama presented her with its highest award, the Sangeet Natak
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a critical and commercial success internationally, topping the box-office charts in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and South Africa, and winning audience favourite film awards at the Locarno, Sydney and Toronto film festivals. The film received a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), a BAFTA Nomination for Best British Film, a European Film Academy Nomination for Best Film, and a Writers Guild of America Nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Like ' 'Bhaji on the Beach' ', ' 'Bend it Like Beckham' ' features a strong Indian-British woman, Jess, who tries to realize her dreams while maneuvering
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in the film "Bend It Like Beckham", whose title referenced Victoria's husband, David Beckham. In 2010, the Danish production duo of Rob Hardt and Frank Ryle, known as Cool Million, released the title song of their new CD, "Back for More," with Wilde providing the lead vocal, announced with a teaser video via their YouTube account, rylehardtmillion. "Back for More" was written by Wilde with Hardt, Ryle, and his son Du Juan. This same group, along with Felix Luis Collazo II and Diane Williams, co-wrote another track, "Loose", which featured Wilde singing a duet with his sister Dee Dee Wilde
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be delayed. FA chairman Greg Dyke admitted in December 2014 that attempts to increase Asian participation in the sport had failed. In January 2012 the inaugural Asian Football Awards were held. The following is a list of notable British Asian footballers – those who have participated at professional or international level – organised by ethnic heritage. The 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham" deals with issues relating to British Asians in football. British Asians in association football The term "British Asian" generally refers to British citizens who can trace their origin to South Asia; however, it also refer to those
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Jules's flight to America, Jules's mother gives her daughter a football jersey and wishes her good luck, this being her way of telling her daughter that she has accepted Jules's decision. The two are about to board the plane when Joe arrives and confesses his love for Jess. The two kiss and Jess agrees to sort out their relationship (and her parents) when she returns for Christmas. While at the airport, they see David Beckham with his wife Victoria, which Jules takes as a sign. Jess and Jules send their parents a team photograph, and it is revealed that Pinky
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Alessandro Del Piero, Didi, Thierry Henry, Juninho, Kaká, Ronald Koeman, Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Siniša Mihajlović, Shunsuke Nakamura, Neymar, Pelé, Andrea Pirlo, Miralem Pjanić, Michel Platini, Ricardo Quaresma, Rivaldo, Rivelino, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Hristo Stoichkov, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Zico, Zinedine Zidane, and Gianfranco Zola. A 2002 film, "Bend It Like Beckham", was named after Beckham's curling ability at free kicks. Curl (football) Curl or bend in association football is spin on the ball which will make it change direction, called a 'screw shot' in the 19th century. When kicking the ball, the inside of the
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liner notes of "Northern Star". Some songs from the album have also appeared in various films, such as "Ga Ga" which is audible in "Big Daddy", released the same year, and also appears on its soundtrack. The song "Go" makes an appearance in "Whatever It Takes". "Suddenly Monday" appears in "Maybe Baby" and on its soundtrack. "I Turn to You" also appears in "Bend It Like Beckham". Some songs have also been covered by international artists such as Christine Fan, who covered and translated "Suddenly Monday" in Chinese for her debut album "FanFan's World", Wig Wam, who covered "I Turn
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biggest selling book was "Bend It Like Beckham", a novelisation of the film. She now lives in Shropshire with her husband and her cats, continuing her writing career. A book that came out in March 2015 is a thriller for 9-13 year olds called 'Thirteen Hours', It was published by random house. Around 200 books published to date. Key titles include the following: All books published by Random House unless otherwise specified. Narinder Dhami Narinder Dhami (born 15 November 1958 in Wolverhampton) is a British children’s author. Dhami's father was an Indian immigrant from the Punjab who arrived in the
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Every night, the audience in Piazza Grande is on jury service, voting to decide the winner of the "Prix du public UBS". Previous winners of the "Prix du Public UBS" have included films such as "Bend it like Beckham, The Syrian Bride, The Lives of Others, Monsieur Lazhar, Lore, Gabrielle, Schweizer Helden" and "I, Daniel Blake" in 2016. The "Variety Piazza Grande Award" is awarded by a jury of several of the American trade paper's critics who attend Locarno. It goes to a film screened in the Piazza Grande programme as a world or international première. The prize recognises a
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praised the high leadership such as a film shown at the 1992 film festival, verbosely translated, "Glory of Our People in Holding the Great Leader in High Esteem", and foreign films about revolutionary resistance. In 2000, officials widened the acceptable breadth of film watching, by screening Japanese films for the first time when Yoji Yamada arrived to present six of his films. The ninth festival, held in 2004, moderated cultural restrictions further with the screening of a dubbed and censored version of the British comedy "Bend It Like Beckham" and U.S.-produced South African drama "Cry, The Beloved Country". "Bend it
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Hoxton knot The Hoxton knot, Chelsea knot, French loop, Parisian scarf knot or Snug Tug is a method of arranging a scarf about the neck. The scarf is doubled back and placed around the neck. The tails of the scarf are then pulled through the U-bend of the doubling to secure them, as with a cow hitch or lark's head. The knot is popular with stylish men like David Beckham who frequent fashionable districts of London such as Hoxton and Chelsea. The style is also commonly used by outside broadcasters from the BBC as it is warm and tidy. It
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stands out for him, Beckham said the time Connick Jr. said, "I don't think you could have done that any better"—after Beckham's performance of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition". "Harry's typically been tough on me," said Beckham. "He's like a coach trying to get the best out of me. And I really appreciate that." As of October 6, 2017, upon him signing with Quincy Jones Management he released a single titled, "I Need." Clark Beckham Clark Beckham (born May 15, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He finished as the runner-up on the fourteenth season of "American Idol". Beckham was
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Tony Jayawardena Tony Jayawardena is a British actor who has appeared in many stage and screen productions. He is best-known for his role as Mr Bhamra in the West End musical Bend It Like Beckham the Musical and for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe and Royal National Theatre. Tony Jayawardena was born in London in 1978, the son of Sri Lankan parents. He attended the City of London School and was head boy of the Chapel Royal Choir. He trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Tony Jayawardena appears on the original cast recording of
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abuse and male superiority are also showcased in the film, as one character and her young son are chased by her abusive husband and his family. Another character, who is expected to be a doctor by her parents and the local Indian community, becomes pregnant by a black classmate, which is a taboo in the community. The film was low budget, but received critical success for its take on racial stereotypes, immigration, and gender roles. Several major projects followed, most notably the movies "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002) and "Bride and Prejudice" (2004). In 1995, she directed "Rich Deceiver", a
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Craig Pruess Craig Pruess (born 1950) is an American composer, musician, arranger and gold & platinum record producer who has been living in Britain since 1973. His career has covered diverse areas including: record production for international stars such as Anu Malik, Sir Cliff Richard, Sarah Brightman, Sheila Walsh (whose first album, "War of Love" was produced and arranged by Craig and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1983); musical arrangements for Massive Attack, Def Leppard, Bond; feature film soundtrack music ("Bride & Prejudice", "Bend It Like Beckham", "It's a Wonderful Afterlife", "What's Cooking?", "Bhaji on the Beach"); world
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accepts that Jess is not allowed to play and the final begins without her. But halfway through Pinky's wedding, Tony convinces Mr Bhamra to let Jess go. He agrees, and Tony drives Jess to the game, where the Harriers are losing 1–0 with half an hour left. Jess and Jules tie the score, and when Jess is awarded a free kick, she must bend the ball around the wall of players to score. She succeeds and the Harriers win the tournament. Jess and Jules are offered sports scholarships at Santa Clara University in California, which Jules tells her parents immediately,
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The Mistress of Spices The Mistress of Spices is a 2005 film by Paul Mayeda Berges, with a screenplay by Gurinder Chadha and Berges. It is based upon the novel "Mistress of Spices" by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The film stars Aishwarya Rai. The soundtrack was created by Craig Pruess, who also contributed to the "Bend It Like Beckham" soundtrack. Tilo (Aishwarya Rai), an immigrant from India, is a shopkeeper, an unusually strong clairvoyant, and a chosen Mistress of Spices. The Spices she gives to her customers help them to satisfy their certain needs and desires, such as "sandalwood to dispel
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NCAA consistently ranking among the top ten teams nationally with twenty consecutive years in the Top 10. The program won the national title in the 2001 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, beating University of North Carolina 1-0. The team was mentioned several times in the film" Bend It Like Beckham". The team has had over 40 players in play in the top professional leagues in the country: Women's Professional Soccer and National Women's Soccer League. The team's most famous player is Brandi Chastain who took the Broncos to two NCAA Final Four appearances in 1989 and 1990. She would later be
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others, plays by Tanika Gupta. In 1998, Nagra co-starred in the radio play "Dancing Girls of Lahore" which was co-written by her future "Bend It Like Beckham" co-star Shaheen Khan. Nagra's other notable stage roles during this period include: In 2001, Nagra voiced a Muslim girl in the docu-drama "Arena: The Veil" about women who choose to wear the Muslim head scarf. In 1997, not long after "Fair Ladies at a Game of Poem Cards", Nagra was cast in "Oh Sweet Sita", an adaptation of Indian mythology about Rama and his wife Sita, in the title role of Sita. During
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as Roopi in "It's A Wonderful Afterlife." Roopi was written with her in mind by the writer/director Gurinder Chadha after she saw her perform in a play. "It's A Wonderful Afterlife was a British-Indian co-production where" she worked with the director of "Bend it like Beckham", Gurinder Chadha who cast a range of British and Indian actors, including Shabana Azmi, Sally Hawkins, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Zoë Wanamaker. She gained two stone (28 pounds) for the role of Roopi which she promptly lost to appear with Sarah Jessica Parker in "Sex and the City 2" This was a challenge for the
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Elba. The 5th Asian Awards was hosted by previous Asian Awards winner Gok Wan in April 2015. The event was opened by Sagoo followed by the cast of Bend It Like Beckham the Musical who performed a song from the musical. The event was headlined by the British Asian Trust. In addition to the winners, other notable guests in attendance included Gary Linekar, Preeya Kalidas, Gurinder Chadha, Tasmin Lucia-Khan, Mila Kunis, Nitin Ganatra, Meera Syal, Ozwald Boateng, Colin Jackson, Adil Ray, Kelly Hoppen, Rishi Rich, Russell Peters, Paul Chowdhry, Shabana Azmi, Amar Bose and Naughty Boy. The late founder of
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cultural films. These films don't necessarily have to be like Monsoon Wedding or Bend It Like Beckham. This is not another Hindi film. This is not a remake of "Man on Fire". If you see the way it is shot, edited and directed, it is setting new standards. Mr Bachchan is reinventing himself. So please don't turn this film into another Bollywood film." The film was shot on location in Bangkok, Thailand, for 35 days. Lakhia said that he and Bunty Walia, a producer, chose Bangkok because "we wanted our characters to stand out. When they are walking on the
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Due to the presence of Halloween, many of the employees costumes reflect movie and literary characters. Kelly is dressed as Dorothy Gale, but Michael makes an insensitive remark about "Bend It Like Beckham". Dwight is dressed as a Sith, one of the characters in the "Star Wars" universe capable of using the "dark side of the Force". Phyllis, however, confuses him for "some sort of monk". Kevin is dressed as a Dunder Mifflin super hero, with a costume design similar to Mr. Incredible. Creed is dressed like a vampire and Devon is dressed like a hobo. Pam, Phyllis, and Angela
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the club's presidential elections were held. Ramón Calderón became the new Real president. As expected, none of the club officials who served under the previous president was kept, including head coach López Caro. Initially out of favour with newly arrived head coach Fabio Capello, Beckham started only a few games at the beginning of the season, as the speedier José Antonio Reyes was normally preferred on the right wing. Of the first nine matches Beckham started, Real lost seven. On 10 January 2007, after prolonged contractual negotiations, Real Madrid's sporting director Predrag Mijatović announced that Beckham would not remain at
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'The 100 Greatest Family Films' on Channel 4 when narrator Bob Hoskins introduced a wedding scene from her earlier film "Bend It Like Beckham" at position 71. “It was the Indian wedding scene and the party, which was inter-cut with the football,” says Chadha, “and immediately I remembered how much fun we'd had shooting that scene. The wedding is so integral to our culture that I suddenly thought ‘How can I do another wedding scene without repeating myself?’ So I thought maybe I could do it with a horror spin, where everything goes awry. Much like the prom scene at
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as "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002). The review for "Kompas" described the film as being "like a meal where all the spices are just right", with good production values, acting, cinematography, and directing. Rizal Iwan, writing in "The Jakarta Post", found the film's source of conflict unbelievable, as he doubted that a parent would prefer the arts over football; he also found the first half of the film "clunky". However, Iwan found that the remainder of the film flowed well and that Mahira's acting was consistent. The review for the "Jakarta Globe", written by Marcel Thee, was scathing. Thee wrote
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characters". Following the success of "Bend It Like Beckham", Knightley landed the role of Elizabeth Swann, in the 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film "". The film, which was based on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disney theme parks, saw Knightley, Orlando Bloom, and Johnny Depp play the roles of 18th century pirates. Despite boasting the names of Hollywood stars like Depp and Bloom and a hefty $135 million budget, "Pirates" was not the most anticipated release of the year, and was expected to fail at the box-office. Knightley herself was not optimistic about its prospects: "I remember being
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Asian Dub Foundation, Panjabi MC, Raghav, and the Rishi Rich Project (featuring Rishi Rich, Jay Sean and Juggy D). The influence of South Asian music has not only been from South Asians living in the UK, but also from some UK artists that were starting using South Asian instruments creating a new sound that was a mixture of sitars and tablas with more rock-based western instruments like drums and guitar. The films "East is East", Chicken Tikka Masala and "Bend It Like Beckham" and the TV shows "Goodness Gracious Me" and "The Kumars at No. 42" have managed to attract
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walking away. Kelly's race subjects her to embarrassing and insulting references from Michael. For instance, she wins the "Spicy Curry" award at the 8th Annual Dundie Awards. She angrily questions an evasive Michael about why she got the award. She dresses up as Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" on Halloween, which prompts Michael to say, "Interesting take on Dorothy" followed by his suggesting that she wear a soccer uniform and dress like Jess Bhamra, a character of Indian descent in "Bend It Like Beckham." During the company "Christmas Party," Kelly gives a possibly inebriated kiss to Dwight, possibly due
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featured Julianna Margulies and Kyra Sedgwick as a lesbian couple. Chadha is claimed to have softened the lesbian angle, to a case of "crossed wires" and jokes like "Lesbian? Her birthday's in March. I thought she was a Pisces," to make the film more marketable - something which has not gone down well with all gay reviewers. However, Jess' male friend Tony was retained as a sympathetic gay character. "Bend it like Beckham" also won an award for "Outstanding Film" from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Notable mainstream theatrical releases include "Bound" (1996), "Chasing Amy" (1997), "Wild Things"
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starting on January 1st of the following year. In 2005, he was inducted to the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. On 7 June 2006, Yallop resigned as coach of the Canadian men's national soccer team, as he was announced as the new head coach of Los Angeles Galaxy. Yallop resigned in November 2007. The Galaxy, which signed famed English star David Beckham under Yallop, failed to qualify for the play-offs in 2007, although Yallop has been defended for his part in that, with forward Alan Gordon, who played on the 2007 Galaxy team, stating "it had nothing to do with
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on a budget of £1.4 million. The line producer was Paul Ritchie ("Slumdog Millionaire", "Bend It Like Beckham"). It was the first film of Director of Photography Robbie Ryan ("Fish Tank", "Wuthering Heights") and Editor Eddie Hamilton ("Kick Ass", ""). It was also Edgar's feature film debut. "Large" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival market in May 2001 and was sold for distribution in Spain, France, Germany, Australia and other major territories. It was released on 5 October 2001 (UK) by Pathé. The film attracted generally positive reviews with "Sight and Sound" praising the film's humour and Edgar's magpie sensibilities
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where he was handed the famous white shirt by club legend Alfredo Di Stéfano. Although Beckham had worn the number seven shirt for Manchester United and England, he was unable to wear it at Madrid as it was assigned to club captain Raúl. He decided to wear number 23 instead, citing his admiration of basketball player Michael Jordan, who also wore the number 23 shirt, as the reason behind his decision. In the week before Beckham's presentation, Real named Carlos Queiroz as their new head coach, meaning that Beckham was reunited with a familiar face upon arriving to Madrid, since
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Bend, and "Oregon, My Oregon" at the Oregon Historical Society. Stephen Dow Beckham Stephen Dow Beckham is an American historian known for his work with Native Americans and the American West, especially the Pacific Northwest and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He has authored many works, and is a Professor Emeritus of History at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Beckham earned his bachelor's degree in history and biology at the University of Oregon in 1964. He earned a master's degree and PhD in history/anthropology at University of California, Los Angeles in 1966 and 1969, respectively. Since 1977 he
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Ga" which is heard in "Charmed" and "Big Daddy". The song "Go" makes an appearance in "Whatever It Takes". "Suddenly Monday" appears in "Maybe Baby" and on its soundtrack. After the song gained popularity, "I Turn to You" was featured in the film "Bend It Like Beckham". It was covered by Darkseed on "Ultimate Darkness", by Machinae Supremacy on "Webography", and by Wig Wam on "667.. The Neighbour of the Beast". The song was also featured in the musical "Viva Forever!", a musical show based on the songs of the Spice Girls. Some songs have also been covered by international
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February 2012, it was reported that Nagra had filed for divorce. The divorce was finalised in July 2013. Nagra was one of the bearers of the Olympic torch as it passed through London on its way to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Parminder Nagra Parminder Kaur Nagra (born 5 October 1975) is an English film and television actress, known for playing Jess Bhamra in the 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham" and Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the NBC medical drama series "ER" from 2003 to 2009. She has had several other major television roles, including a starring role as
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Tim Beckham Timothy Lamar Beckham (born January 27, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles. Beckham was the first overall selection of the 2008 MLB draft by the Rays, and received a signing bonus of $6.15 million. He made his MLB debut in 2013, and played for the Rays through 2017, when they traded him to Baltimore. Beckham was rated by publications such as "Baseball America" as the top high school baseball prospect in the nation. Beckham was
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club's ground. However, it is still used for youth and reserve team purposes. It is intended that it be redeveloped in the near future, at which point it will commence hosting first team football once more. The successful 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham" was filmed at The Warren, and the training sessions and matches depicted in the film take place there. The film also contains a scene where the girls football team in the film ride in a Yeading F.C. van. The 2001 re-make of the prison-based film "Mean Machine" starring "Vinnie Jones" was also filmed at The Warren
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TV show "Brass Eye" (episode "Paedogeddon"). In 2002, Lineker had a cameo appearance in the film "Bend It Like Beckham". In 2005, Lineker was sued for defamation by Australian footballer Harry Kewell over comments Lineker had made writing in his column in "The Sunday Telegraph" about Kewell's transfer from Leeds United to Liverpool. However, the jury was unable to reach a verdict. It transpired in the case that the article had actually been ghost-written by a journalist at the "Sunday Telegraph" following a telephone interview with Lineker. In 2006, Lineker took on an acting role as the voice of "Underground
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in London in November 2000 with a live audience and with the band members playing different roles as musicians and/or audience members (with Spiteri portraying various groupies). In one of the scenes, Sharleen (as Elvis) sings along with Sharleen. It is often assumed this scene represents Elvis and Priscilla Presley. The song was featured in "Bend It Like Beckham". The song is used for the theme tune of live Football League Cup football on Sky Sports. In 2007, the song was used in an advert for the (now discontinued) Crushed Silk & Jasmine variant of Bold laundry detergent. The song
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Billie Awards The Billie Awards was an American awards ceremony that focused on positive portrayals of female athletes in visual media. It was held in Los Angeles, California by Billie Jean King's The Women's Sports Foundation from 2006-2009. Winners Nominations for the third annual "Billie Awards" included "Women in American Horse Racing" and "Generation IX" in the "Entertainment" category. Winners Nominations for the second annual "Billie Awards" included "Watermarks (film)" and "Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer" in the "Entertainment" category. Winners Nominations for the first annual "Billie Awards" included "Bend It Like Beckham" and "Million Dollar Baby" in
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in 2006. After the success of the short, Peter Farrelly of the Farrelly brothers became interested in the development of a feature length though the film was ultimately produced by "Bend it Like Beckham" producer Deepak Nayar. Shooting subsequently began in the spring of 2010 for six weeks on location in London. The film premiered on 18 October 2011 at the Rome Film Festival and was released in 2012. Foster won Best Feature Film (Youth Jury Awards) at the Rhode Island Film Festival, 2013 The film was met with positive reviews, with Italian film review site "Persinsala" calling it a
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the "Entertainment" category. Winners Billie Awards The Billie Awards was an American awards ceremony that focused on positive portrayals of female athletes in visual media. It was held in Los Angeles, California by Billie Jean King's The Women's Sports Foundation from 2006-2009. Winners Nominations for the third annual "Billie Awards" included "Women in American Horse Racing" and "Generation IX" in the "Entertainment" category. Winners Nominations for the second annual "Billie Awards" included "Watermarks (film)" and "Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer" in the "Entertainment" category. Winners Nominations for the first annual "Billie Awards" included "Bend It Like Beckham" and
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in the film "Bend It Like Beckham". Mistry also sang a song titled "Dhola Re" featured in the album "A Reason to Smile". It had an Indian theme music video and bhangra beats that began at a slow pace and ended with a speedy crescendo. Her son Rishi mistry is a student at the School of Oriental & African Studies. Bina Mistry Bina Mistry is a popular Hindi /Gujarati singer based in the United Kingdom. Mistry was born in Tanzania, of Indian parents. Later she moved to London, where she became a merchant banker. Her interest in Hindi music led
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performed by many pop and crossover singers and instrumentalists. "Nessun dorma" has been used in many films, often appearing at a central moment in the film—sometimes with the aria's moment of musical resolution aligned with the film's narrative climax, giving symbolic meaning to the aria's rich emotional impact. Films in which the aria plays a significant role in the soundtrack include "The Killing Fields", "New York Stories", "Mar adentro", "The Sum of All Fears", "The Mirror Has Two Faces", "Bend It Like Beckham", "No Reservations," and "" (with the scene set within a performance of "Turandot" itself). It was sung
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programmes in the world's first interfaith game show called "Faith Off" on the Islam Channel at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Underbelly, Cowgate, Edinburgh. He also performed his show "Jihad: Heresy Or Hearsay". Mirza is now developing a television sitcom and writing new material for a world tour. Mirza's film credits include "Bend It Like Beckham", "", It Was an Accident and "Desi Boyz". His television appearances include "White Teeth", "Chuckle Vision", "Murder in Mind" and "Doctors". Mirza challenges stereotypes in his acclaimed live shows. "The sharpest Asian stand up on the alternative comedy circuit, but also Britain's best loved
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that it ""cannot be secured without illiberal measures"". He has also said that some people feel ""that religious people are not worthy of protection; more than that, they should be subject to not just intellectual criticism but mockery and ridicule..."" In "Multicultural Politics: racism, ethnicity and Muslims in Britain" (2005), Modood argues that multiculturalism should not be abandoned due to criticism following events such as the 7 July 2005 London bombings. He points out that Britain is far less racist than in the past, and that films and television shows such as "Bend It Like Beckham" and "The Kumars at
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Hits: The Ultimate Dance Collection". The song became a hit when it was featured as part of the soundtrack of "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002). In 1998, Neelam was charged with poaching two blackbucks in Kankani during the filming of "Hum Saath Saath Hain" along with co-stars Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre and Tabu. A lower court charged her with the others under the Wildlife Act and the IPC. She had filed a revision petition before a sessions court which discharged her of Section 51 (causing harm to wildlife) of the Wildlife Act and both of 147 (punishment
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finished the season with 26 touchdown passes, 15 interceptions, and 3,948 passing yards and made the 2012 Pro Bowl. In 2014, Ryan was reassigned to coach the wide receivers when Ben McAdoo was named the offensive coordinator after Kevin Gilbride's retirement. The Giants drafted Odell Beckham Jr twelfth overall in the 2014 out of LSU. Ryan was instrumental in the rapid development of Beckham Jr., who shattered all franchise rookie records with 91 passes for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns (in just 12 games). Under Ryan's tutelage, Beckham was selected to the 2015 Pro Bowl, the Associated Press’ Offensive Rookie
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