In "Bend it Like Beckham," Jesminder Bhamra (who goes by "Jess" and is played by Parminder K. Nagra), a girl of Indian origin who has grown up in London. Unlike her sister, who is

... In "Bend it Like Beckham," Jesminder Bhamra (who goes by "Jess" and is played by Parminder K. Nagra), a girl of Indian origin who has grown up in London. Unlike her sister, who is ready to follow in her mother's footsteps by marrying a nice Indian boy and settling down in the role that Indian girls are supposed to settle into, Jess has other plans for her life. It only takes a glance into her room to tell what it is, too, her adorning walls are posters, pictures and cut outs of the most valued footballer, great David Beckham. She's arranged all of these pictures into a mosaic to stare at, even going out of her way to talk to it about her dreams of soccer stardom. The main idea of the film is about Jess' obsession with playing football and that it is hampered by her families' equally obsessive attempts

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