Bend It Like Beckham

Summary

Bend It Like Beckham is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Bend It Like Beckham's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Bend It Like Beckham was directed by Gurinder Chadha^[4].
• Gurinder Chadha wrote the screenplay for Bend It Like Beckham^[5].
• Guljit Bindra wrote the screenplay for Bend It Like Beckham^[6].
• Paul Mayeda Berges wrote the screenplay for Bend It Like Beckham^[7].
• Bend It Like Beckham's composer is recorded as Craig Pruess^[8].
• Bend It Like Beckham's genre is romantic comedy^[9].
• Bend It Like Beckham's genre is female buddy film^[10].
• Bend It Like Beckham's genre is comedy drama^[11].
• Bend It Like Beckham's genre is teen film^[12].
• Bend It Like Beckham's genre is coming-of-age film^[13].
• Bend It Like Beckham's genre is LGBTQ-related film^[14].
• Bend It Like Beckham's genre is association football film^[15].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Parminder Nagra^[16].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Jonathan Rhys Meyers^[17].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Keira Knightley^[18].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Archie Panjabi^[19].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Shaznay Lewis^[20].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Anupam Kher^[21].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Preeya Kalidas^[22].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Alan Hansen^[23].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Frank Harper^[24].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Gary Lineker^[25].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was John Barnes^[26].
• A cast member of Bend It Like Beckham was Juliet Stevenson^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Gurinder Chadha^[28] and Deepak Nayar^[29]. Bend It Like Beckham was directed by Gurinder Chadha^[4]. Screenwriters include Gurinder Chadha^[5], Guljit Bindra^[6], and Paul Mayeda Berges^[7]. Cast members include Parminder Nagra^[16], Jonathan Rhys Meyers^[17], Keira Knightley^[18], Archie Panjabi^[19], Shaznay Lewis^[20], and Anupam Kher^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include April 12, 2002^[30], October 3, 2002^[31], and March 12, 2003^[32]. Original languages include English^[33], Hindi^[34], Punjabi^[35], and German^[36]. Genres include romantic comedy^[9], female buddy film^[10], comedy drama^[11], teen film^[12], coming-of-age film^[13], and LGBTQ-related film^[14]. Bend It Like Beckham was distributed by video on demand^[37].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include association football^[38], gender role^[39], generation gap^[40], and self-actualization^[41].

Reception

Reviews include 7.2/10^[42], 66/100^[43], and 85%^[44].

Why It Matters

Bend It Like Beckham has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]