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For 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. [12] Release [ edit ] Theatrical [ edit ] Stevenson, now 65, has since appeared in Mona Lisa Smile, Being Julia, Diana and The Letters, the latter of which involved her curious casting as the late Mother Theresa. The offside rule is when the French mustard has to be between the teriyaki sauce and the sea salt." Chadha’s goal of making a film to try and “make people understand what it feels like to be different”, especially in a world as divided by hate as ours was during the War on Terror, resonated with a generation of migrant communities. She is also among the characters we see navigating through British society with a home life so different to that culture.

She had a huge impact on audiences as she shared the same lived experiences - both negative and positive - as many girls and women who played (and play) sport in the UK. Her major British dramas have included The Fall with Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson, as well as Power Monkeys and classic sitcome reboot Still Open All Hours. In 2009, Panjabi was cast as a regular in US legal drama The Good Wife with Julianna Margulies, where she remained for six seasons in the popular show as mysterious personal investigator Kalinda Sharma. For many British-South Asian girls, the film was an important moment as it gave us Jesminder Bhamra. Jess was the closest thing to a sporting role model we'd ever had, and would have for years to come. Stevenson made a splash as glamorous mum Paula to Knightley’s tomboy daughter Jules, who is baffled by the differences between the two of them and famously rather dramatically jumps to the wrong conclusion about the nature of Jess and Jules’s relationship.They're one-liners, ultimately, but behind each word sits a plot each character is navigating while trying to create their own identity. It's hilarious Sports - Soccer Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 12 June 2004. Don't worry, with one of our designs even these mosquito bites will look like juicy, juicy mangoes!" Jess' hybrid identity helps remind us sport is a universal language with the power to aid integration. It taught us the concept of bending Jess creates and chooses her own cultural identity, and sport is a huge part of that. She lets her mum teach her how to cook traditional Indian food, but does knee-ups with the cabbage. When doing chores, she bends a football around the washing line. All the time we see her intertwining her love for football with her identity and culture.

In the United Kingdom, it was the sixth most-watched film of 2003 on subscription television, with 810,000 viewers on Sky Premier that year. [17] It was later the most-watched film on UK television during the first half of 2005, with 7.3 million viewers on BBC1 during that period. [18] Combined, the film drew at least 8.11 million UK viewership during 2003 and 2005. Film on UK Television in the First Half of 2005". Research and Statistics Bulletin. British Film Institute, UK Film Council. 3 (1): 20-34 (24-5). September 2005 . Retrieved 21 April 2022– via Yumpu. It's one reason the film is so relatable for anyone whose parents have wanted them to focus on education - or getting a job, or married - instead of playing sport. Not really here, but you can in America - they've got a pro-league with new stadiums and everything," she says. 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." [21]Considering the film’s enormous critical and commercial success, Hollywood’s failure to capitalise on the cultural and social conversation it was tapping into is all the more obvious. The quotes are timeless because, although they seem like they're specific to the characters they're about, they're things anyone can relate to. UK Film Council Statistical Yearbook: Annual Review 2003/04" (PDF). UK Film Council. p.74 . Retrieved 21 April 2022– via British Film Institute. Principal photography began on 18 June 2001. A variety of locations around London and Shepperton Studios, Surrey were used for the nine-week shoot, with the semi-final taking place over a three-day period in Hamburg, Germany. [12] Casting [ edit ] The film was situated in Hounslow in West London. She has appeared on TV shows such as The Hour with Ben Whishaw and Dominic West, The Village, BBC’s Atlantis, The Long Call and Death in Paradise.

Gurinder Chadha co-wrote the script with Guljit Bindra and screenwriting partner Paul Mayeda Berges. Nayar and Chadha actively pursued financing for the film at Sundance Film Festival. Having previously worked with Road Movies, a German production company on several other projects, Nayar approached them and they came on board, followed by British Screen and The Film Council. The film is loosely based on the life of Permi Jhooti. [11] In nearly every scene of the film, we see Jess bend rules from her family and community so she can live out her dreams. She never rejects her culture, she finds ways of adapting. It's the same when Jules bends the 'rules' of what it means to be a woman - rejecting her mum's demand to dress in a more "feminine" way to embrace her tomboy identity.When Jess is told by her friend and team-mate Jules - played by Keira Knightley - that she wants to be a professional footballer, her reaction is of the time. After wowing in the film, Nagra, now 46, followed in the footsteps of her character and headed to the US, where she landed a starring role in hit TV show ER, staying for six years as Dr Neela Rasgotra until 2009. Anyway, being a lesbian's not that big a deal… oh no, of course not sweetheart. I mean, I've got nothing against it. I was cheering for Martina Navratilova as much as the next person." 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." [24]

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.

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Her short-lived acting career began as she dipped her toe into other waters following the break-up of her hugely successful group All Saints in 2001. Awarded with a CBE in 1999, the actress’s stage roles have seen her nominated for an Olivier six times in total, as well as gather four Bafta nominations for her TV and film work. Because Jess' parents don't want her to play football, the film is as much about generational culture clashes as it is about British and Indian culture clashes. Chadha had somehow managed to inject Punjabi culture into the world of professional football and Brooklyn hip-hop. On the North American Billboard video charts, the film entered the top ten of the Top DVD Sales and Top DVD Rentals charts, at number six on Top VHS Sales, and number seven on Top VHS Rentals. [16]