Bend It Like Beckham 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. "Bend It Like Beckham" was released theatrically on 12 April 2002 by Redbus Film Distribution. The film then received a limited theatrical release in the United States on 12 March 2003, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. When originally released in the United Kingdom, it topped the country's box office
Great Bend, Kansas the Fuller Brush Company relocated its production facilities to Great Bend, becoming one of the city's major employers. Despite a modest decline in population in recent decades, Great Bend continues to serve as a commercial center for central Kansas. Great Bend is located at (38.3644567, -98.7648073) at an elevation of 1,850 feet (564 m). Located in central Kansas at the intersection of U.S. Route 281 and U.S. Route 56, Great Bend is northwest of Wichita, west-southwest of Kansas City, and east-southeast of Denver. Lying in the Great Bend Sand Prairie region of the Great Plains, the city is situated on