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
Like It Is (film) to be happy, helps Matt find him, finally tracking him down at the fight. Craig loses badly, but he's bet all the money he made in London against himself and makes a big payday. Matt and Craig decide to give it another go. "Like It Is" was released on Region 1 DVD on 7 August 1999. It was re-released 19 May 2004, along with "The Wolves of Kromer" and "Boyfriends" in a box set entitled The Best of Gay Britain. Like It Is (film) Like It Is is a 1998 British gay-themed romance film. It stars Steve Bell, Ian Rose,