News about Gurinder Chadha

'An Indian Tory who hates refugees' is one of Charles Dickens' most well-known characters.' Ebenezer Scrooge, the central character in the much-loved A Christmas Carol, will take on a new look in the latest example of classical art being rewritten for the woke era. Gurinder Chadha, the film-maker best known for the smashing success of Bend It Like Beckham, told MPs yesterday that her version of the festive tale would be'very different.'

Following the Lionesses' triumph at the Women's World Cup this year, British film director Gurinder Chadha has revealed that she has been working on a sequel to the iconic 2000 film Bend It Like Beckham. Gurinder, 63, told The Mirror she was against making a sequel to the iconic film until this year. "I never wanted to do a sequel for the longest time," Gurinder said. However, I must admit, after the World Cup this year, as well as the EUROs a few years ago, my brain is ticking again, and I have a feeling that I'm thinking through for the first time.'

Gurinder Chadha, the iconic filmmaker who made her film "Bhaji on the Beach" in 1993, long before "Bend It Like Beckham" or "Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging." Meera Syal, who will receive the coveted BAFTA Fellowship award this year, follows a group of British South Asian women from Birmingham as they travel to Blackpool for a day. At the time of its unveiling, it was revolutionary as a multifaceted glimpse into British South Asian women's lives, featuring stories of women of all ages and from various walks of life. It highlights the pressure on young South Asian women to excel academically, as well as elders' judgement when all goes wrong. It examines women in abusive relationships as well as the cultural ambiguity between staying and leaving. It includes both young women who were born here and older women who immigrated. Desi women watching are bound to be someone they recognize from their own life, thanks to its intergenerational approach. And what's more, it strikes a balance between its more serious subjects and a warm, tender approach, eventually achieving a joyful tone.

"Bend It Like Beckham" may be a classic football film, but Keira Knightley claims that no one warned her about it at the start. Host Jimmy Fallon, a "Boston Strangler" actor, said on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Sunday, it's been more than 20 years since the film's debut on "Boston Strangler." "No," Knightley asked if she had always wanted the film, directed by Gurinder Chadha, to be regarded and adored. No, no, I mean, I literally remember telling people that I was doing it and then, 'Bend It Like Beckham,'" and they're going to say, "Oh, that's really sad." "Yes, sure, no, they were all like that," says the narrator. It's fine,'" she continued, "no one will know it." "But it was the thought of it," Knightley explained, "because you know women's football was not as popular back then." "The whole thing was kind of ridiculous, and it's amazing, because it's still the film, and you know it's the one you should talk to about my work." It's so cute, it's amazing."