Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.

Cast & crew

Gurinder Chadha

Director

Parminder Nagra

Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra

Keira Knightley

Juliette 'Jules' Paxton

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Joe

Anupam Kher

Mr. Bhamra

Shaheen Khan

Mrs. Bhamra

Archie Panjabi

Pinky Bhamra

Frank Harper

Alan Paxton

Juliet Stevenson

Paula Paxton

Shaznay Lewis

Mel

Ameet Chana

Tony

Pooja Shah

Meena

P

Paven Virk

Bubbly

Preeya Kalidas

Monica

T

Trey Farley

Taz

S

Saraj Chaudhry

Sonny

I

Imran Ali

Gary

Kulvinder Ghir

Teetu

Harvey Virdi

Teetu's Mum

A

Ash Varrez

Teetu's Dad

A

Adlyn Ross

Elderly Aunt