Bend it like Beckham !

‘Bend it like Beckham’ – watched this movie after long time with my daughter and we laughed out and enjoyed the movie together (PG13 - parental guidance is required :)). That’s one movie I want Esther to watch again probably after couple of years. I am sure many of you have already seen or at least heard about this movie. How a Jesminder (Jess) an Indian origin, British girl – Jess dreams of playing soccer professionally, like her hero David Beckham, when her orthodox Punjabi family is completely against her ‘showing bare legs in front of strangers’ :) The movie is about how Jess bends rules around her  to play football and follow her dream.

Though a light hearted movie – it addresses many social issues like – Role of Girl/Women in family/society, about sexual orientation, about unorthodox choices one makes in life, about family bonding, father/mother - daughter relationship, relationship with friends and colleagues. It’s an evergreen movie and no matter how many times you watch this movie it still tickles you – Absolutely lovely movie by Gurinder Chadha! Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in England. The other movie which I have watched is  'Bride and Prejudice' is which I didn't enjoy as much as BILB. Common theme among her work showcases the trials of Indian women living in England and how they must reconcile their converging traditional and modern cultures. I observed that the movies I have watched are like simple quirky comedies about Indian women but they actually address many social and emotional issues faced by women.