Bend It Like Beckham Bend It Like Beckham Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 British-Indian family romantic comedy sports film produced, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha, and starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi. The film's title refers to the football player David Beckham, and his skill at scoring from free kicks by curling the ball past a wall of defenders. It follows the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs in London. She is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She joins a local women's
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi the concept of an ideal Gujarati joint family, the show made Producer Ekta Kapoor and Network Star Plus achieve great heights of success, by not only being the number 1 show on Indian Television for eight constant long years but also receiving great TRPs. The show also went on to receive several awards, most of which were won by Smriti Irani for her portrayal of the ideal character Tulsi. The show also won "Best Continuing Series" at Indian Telly Awards for six consecutive years (2002-2007) and won "Best Serial (Popular)" for five consecutive years (2001-2005) at Indian Television Academy Awards.