Tag: Bend It Like Beckham
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‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Director Gurinder Chadha to Make ‘A Christmas Carol’ Adaptation With Tory-Voting, ‘Refugee-Hating’ Indian Scrooge
Gurinder Chadha has revealed that she’s making a film based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” but one with a distinctly contemporary twist.Speaking to U.K. Parliament on Tuesday about the current state of the country’s film industry, she said the upcoming film was would have an Indian lead character. “My Scrooge is an Indian Tory…
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“I get rejections from people who should know better,” Gurinder Chadha tells UK committee
UK director Gurinder Chadha has revealed how she has struggled to set up her own take on Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, as part of the oral evidence she has given during the first session of the UK Parliament’s cross-party Culture, Media and Sport (Cms) Committee today, January 23.“Right now I’m putting together an…
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Post your questions for Jonathan Rhys Meyers
What’s it like to play Dracula? And Henry VIII and Elvis? And play tennis for Woody Allen? Only one man can say, and he’s waiting to tell all about his versatile careerJonathan Rhys Meyers has played everyone from Elvis (in 2005 miniseries Elvis) to Dracula (in 2013 TV series Dracula) and Henry VIII in The…
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Keira Knightley Recalls Initial Expectations for ‘Bend It Like Beckham’: ‘Nobody Will See It. It’s Fine’
Keira Knightley became one of the most respected actresses of her generation by balancing period roles such as “Pride & Prejudice” and “The Imitation Game” with blockbuster franchises like “Pirates of the Caribbean.” But before she started racking up Oscar nominations, she rose to prominence for her role in the 2002 soccer comedy “Bend It…
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Some of Your Favorite ‘90s Action Movies Fail the Riz Ahmed Test
Growing up, Riz Ahmed would hear his family downstairs shout, “Asian!” and he’d rush to where they were gathered around the TV. Sanjeev Bhaskar in Goodness Gracious Me, Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham. In 2017, Ahmed was invited to address the British Parliament for an annual lecture about diversity — a funny and…
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‘Polite Society’ Review: A British Pakistani Teen Takes on the Patriarchy in High-Octane Culture-Clash Comedy
If “Polite Society” were a Jane Austen novel, a big wedding would be the happiest of endings, but in the eyes of the film’s feisty teenage protagonist, Ria Khan (Priya Kansara), watching her older sister Lena (Ritu Arya) trade her art career for a husband feels like Game Over. If Lena can’t make it as…
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Next Goal Wins: Release Date, Cast, and Everything We Know So Far
For better or for worse, it is hard to argue against the cultural impact of football (or soccer) globally. Currently, the FIFA World Cup in Qatar is making headlines both on and off the pitch, with many calling foul play on what seems to be the most controversial World Cup of all time. This, although…
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Aardman Teams with ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Director Gurinder Chadha on Bollywood-Inspired Animated Feature – Global Bulletin
AnimationLegendary U.K. animation studio Aardman is teaming with filmmaker Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham”) on a new feature film project for family audiences. Described by the company as an “exuberant, warm-hearted musical,” the currently untitled Bollywood-inspired feature will follow Bodhi, a young Indian elephant from Kerala who dreams of becoming a famous Bollywood dancer.Chadha…
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Rungano Nyoni Win Women in Film & TV U.K. Awards
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has won the top writing award and Rungano Nyoni the newcomer accolade from influential British industry organization Women in Film & TV. Actress Juliet Stevenson, whose numerous film credits include “Truly, Madly, Deeply” and “Bend it Like Beckham,” was honored with a lifetime achievement award at a ceremony Friday.Waller-Bridge broke out with 2016’s…
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers: ‘I am sober 95% of the time and fall down 5% of the time’
The actor on alcohol, Aldous Huxley and his six car accidentsBorn in Dublin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, 41, was spotted by a casting agent as a teenager. In 2006, he won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Elvis in a CBS mini-series, and from 2007 to 2010 he starred as Henry VIII in The Tudors.…