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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]
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Many sports movies, such as "Coach Carter," "Remember the Titans" and "Gridiron Gang," focus on a male coach instilling character into his players. A few do have women characters, but the genre is largely considered one for men and boys. "Bend It Like Beckham" -- along with films like "A League of Their Own," "Stick It" and "Love & Basketball" -- does not fit this pattern, and that alone makes it stand out, even to this day.
This is the kind of tension and gender commentary that we expect from films today, but made "Bend It Like Beckham" so progressive for its time. These days, it's more accepted to have a more nuanced take on gender. It's "cool" to critique gender norms in a way that wasn't even 15 years ago. A film like newly released "Blockers" features a female character who is biracial (half South Asian actually) who was taught to love sports by her father (played by John Cena), feels like a direct character descendant of Jess. And yet "Bend It Like Beckham" doesn't feel old. The commentary offered still feels relevant because even though gender is being addressed in different ways in film, we're still catching up to the ideas Chada presented over a decade ago.
"It's honestly the plot of 'Pride and Prejudice' inside a soccer movie," says Heather Hogan, senior editor at Autostraddle.com, which covers LGBTQ culture and politics. "Both women being in love with coach Joe feels like it's wedged in there to convince the audience those two women aren't in love with each other.
Directed by a Punjabi Sikh woman who grew up in West London, the film centers around a British Indian Punjabi Sikh family living in Hounslow. Plenty of wonderfully specific references, but they can border on stereotypical -- immigrant parents balk at their daughter's wearing shorts, don't want her playing soccer, say things like "what greater honor is there than respecting your elders," and want her to learn to cook and get married to a nice Indian boy (but not a Muslim, they make clear). One of Jess and Jules' teammates is Black -- she and all the women on the soccer team are confident and non-stereotypical. Disability representation via the main character, who has visible leg scarring from a childhood burn (based on the actor's real history). Another main character has visible scars from knee surgeries. But LGBTQ+ aspects are outdated: When a friend comes out as gay, Jess reacts poorly, responding, "But you're Indian!" and makes her friend sweat before finally concluding that his sexuality is "OK with her." And a mother's fears that her daughter is a lesbian are played for comedy, excusing her homophobic behavior.
Parents need to know that Bend It Like Beckham is a romantic sports comedy that follows a British Indian teen, Jess (Parminder Nagra), who just wants to play soccer -- though her immigrant parents have other ideas. The movie has strong themes of friendship, teamwork, and courage, as teens learn to be honest and parents learn to support their children's interests and dreams. Expect some swearing (including a few uses of "s--t," "bitch," "hell," and slurs like "Paki," "d-key," and "lesbo") and innuendo, as well as kissing and characters who fight over the same person. Several teens have a beer or a glass of wine, but they drink responsibly and are of legal age in the United Kingdom and Germany, where the scenes take place. Jess hides her soccer-playing from her family and lies to protect her secret, but ultimately she's a driven, ambitious woman who follows her heart's desire. The film stood out for its positive portrayal of a Punjabi Sikh family, especially in 2003 when it was released, but its stereotypes about immigrant parents feel more obvious today, and the way LGBTQ+ material is handled is even more dated. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
After Jess is called a racial slur, Joe tells her, "I'm Irish -- of course I understand what that feels like." Does that seem believable? What are the differences between being an Irish man and a Punjabi Sikh woman in London? Are there similarities?
I have made Aloo Gobi. I liked it but my fellow diners did not. Mine was roasted in the oven and asked for a dash of mint extract. Mine came out way too minty but with a satisfying dry roasted texture. Next time it is fresh mint all the way.
Most women don't seem to know how much flour to use so it gets so thick you have to chop it off the plate with a knife and it tastes like wallpaper paste....Just why cream sauce is bitched up so often is an all-time mytery to me, because it's so easy to make and can be used as the basis for such a variety of really delicious food.
I've made the Director's Aloo Gobi. It is excellent. And, fearing the wrath of her mother and "Auntie-ji" I pealed both my potatoes AND my ginger. And laughed and laughed! The special feature was every bit as good as the film. We liked it so much we had to buy it.
Perhaps not someone on the street, but if you could find a family-run Indian restaurant, I would bet they'd be willing to give you some informal lessons. The chef/owner at a Turkish place near me has offered, a number of times, to teach me how to make certain dishes I like.
I too, made the director's Aloo Gobi. There's a very good Indian restaurant nearby, and I'm not sure if I like theirs better or not, but my friends prefer the one I make, from this recipe over the restaurant's. That's high praise for this recipe, I think.
The DVD's special feature where the director cooks this, is great. I like the film a lot in its own right, but that segment where she cooks it up, with her mother and auntie nattering on in the background is a lot of fun, and also quite endearing.
The director has made quite a few other movies. You can view a list and description of them on her page on IMDB.com here. Her future/Pre Production projects are also listed there, and includes some pretty amazing things, like a remake of I Dream of Jeannie, and a film version of Dallas that claims to be in negotiations with John Travolta and Jennifer Lopez -- very cool that she's having such success and able to rub elbows with the big stars. Of course, these things change a lot -- the Jeannie thing seems to be on hold for now.
Ah yeah, genre-wise, Baji on the Beach is really a stereotypical chick-flick -- it's drama/comedy, but the focus is basically on relationships. But while nearly all the major characters in Bend it it like Beckham are female, and there is romance, conflicts and relationships, these elements (just like Aloo Gobi) are no more than a backdrop to the main story, which is one of inspiration. It's the story of someone who follows their dream, against the wishes of their family. Sort of Rocket Boys (the true story of a 1950s West Virginia coal miner's son who wants to be a rocket scientist -- based on Homer Hickam's autobiography October Sky, starring Jake Gyllenhall.) Oh dear, I do carry on... Actually, what I wanted to say was this:
The cooking scenes are minimal -- it occurs after a dramatic confrontation where the mother chastices her daughter and demands that she has to learn how to cook proper meals, "both meat and vegetarian!" This is where the line comes in, "But mom! Anyone can cook Aloo Gobi -- who can bend a ball like Beckham?" It has a funny part where the main character starts doing soccer stunts with a head of cabbage. You certainly cannot learn how to cook anything from that bit -- the aloo gobi cooking is in the Special Features section of the DVD, of course.
In the new movie, Bend it like Beckham, Jess Bhamra is a British teenage girl of Indian descent who dreams of playing soccer the way her hero, David Beckham, plays it. Among other things, Beckham (who happens to be a real-life soccer player with the Manchester United team in England, and one of the game's greatest athletes) has the ability to kick a ball in such a way that it executes a dramatic, sometimes uncanny, curve through the air. The ball's curve, or "bend" in soccer jargon, can be devastatingly effective against an opposing team's defense.
Primarily, Bend it Like Beckham is about the challenges that Jess faces as she struggles with the expectations of her traditional Indian family and with the prejudices of British society. So it isn't terribly surprising that little time is devoted to explaining just what's going on when Beckham bends a ball.
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