Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical Bend It Like Beckham the Musical is a musical with music by Howard Goodall, lyrics by Charles Hart, and a book by Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. Based on the 2002 film of the same name, the musical made its West End and world premiere at the Phoenix Theatre in May 2015. The musical is based on the 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham". In late 2003, it was first revealed that the film's writer and director Gurinder Chadha planned to turn the film into a stage musical with the hope that it
Appu (2002 film) Appu (2002 film) Appu () is a 2002 Indian Kannada film directed by Puri Jagannadh. It stars debutants Puneeth Rajkumar and Rakshita in lead roles. The supporting cast features Avinash, Srinivasa Murthy and Sumithra. The film was produced by Puneeth's mother, Parvathamma Rajkumar under Poornima Enterprises, the production banner of the Rajkumar family. It marked the screen debut Puneeth and Rakshita in lead roles. Upon theatrical release on 26 April 2002, the film was a success and completed a 200-day run in theatres. The film was remade in Telugu in 2002 as "Idiot" , in Tamil in 2003 as "Dum"