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
An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue deep into the Brazilian rainforest, where her most exciting story awaits. The direct-to-video film was released on video-on-demand services on May 31, 2016, and was released for DVD and Blu-Ray on June 14. The film, despite being set in Brazil, was filmed in South Africa. An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue is a 2016 family-drama film starring Maggie Elizabeth Jones in the title role, Hallie Todd, Laysla De Oliveira, Storm Reid, Sean Cameron Michael, Rehane Abrahams and Connor Dowds in supporting roles. The film was directed by Nadia Tass, who also previously