How old is Keira Knightley Bend It Like Beckham?

How old is Keira Knightley Bend It Like Beckham?

Principal photography for Bend It Like Beckham began on June 18, 2001, when Keira was 16-years-old. She turned 17 on March 26, 2002, just a few weeks before the film was released in the United Kingdom.

Which footballer inspired Bend It Like Beckham?

Gary Lineker. Rewatching his cameo, he reckons he might have “overacted a bit”. He had no idea (nor did I) that Chadha was originally inspired not by Beckham but by Ian Wright. Apparently she saw him in a union jack flag and caught a glimpse of an evolving concept of Britishness in football.

Is Jess from Bend It Like Beckham Sikh?

The protagonist, Jesminder Bhamra, or “Jess” (played by Parminder Nagra), isn’t just a young woman trying to balance her British Indian identity while trying to stay true to herself—she’s also a Punjabi Sikh who loves football, like me, though I played the American kind (Spiral It Like Manning?).

Who is Keira Knightley married to?

Keira Knightley