Bend It Like Beckham

Summary

Bend It Like Beckham is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,258 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

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

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Gurinder Chadha^[28] and Deepak Nayar^[29]. Bend It Like Beckham's director is recorded as 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 +2002-04-12T00:00:00Z^[30], +2002-10-03T00:00:00Z^[31], and +2003-03-12T00:00:00Z^[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].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include association football^[37], gender role^[38], generation gap^[39], and self-actualization^[40].

Reception

Reviews include 7.2/10^[41], 66/100^[42], and 85%^[43].

Why It Matters

Bend It Like Beckham ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,258 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]