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You can tell that the creators of this film were not outside of the community. yet it's intended for you but so many other people love it. they do, and i think that's one of the things i didn't realise. what i love about this, and that's very special, is that people from marginalised communities can see that even if it's not their own culture. it's notjust about the south asian community, its interracial relationships, socioeconomics, integration into community, racial abuse, exclusion. and it's about intergenerational trauma of those experiences was that there are so many ways in which people...

Humour, and educated. it's the best day of your life? i want more than this. you don't have to just be one thing, you can be multiple things and that's what the film really explores. for so many women across society, it is, you are there has to be a label for it. i think what bend it like beckham does is showcase that intersectionality. jess is british asian but loves football. she respects, loves and is proud of her culture, she is all those things, she doesn't fit in one box. we have so many elements to who we are as people and bend it like beckham celebrates all that. but it wasn't just a s...

This is me on the screen. and she's found her people. maybe i can find my people. i didn't know it at the time when i watched the film but it is such an important and quite emotional part of my football story. i love it. there are still so few films with british south asian people in them, let alone about football. what did it mean to you when you first watched it? i remember seeing women in shorts and tops and i thought it was - so cool, it was possible. as a kid your imagination takes you. it made me feel ok that i played in the| park, i didn't have a professional team and i played with the ...

That's one of my favourite scenes. that particular photo is really interesting because it's almost like, not an aerial view, but a top view in the dressing room and it says, that belongs there. thatjuxtaposition of the sari and what we perceive as a juxtaposition, belongs there. she is an integral part of the team. and her team—mates have questions for her. what to say love match mean? so can you marry a white boy? white, no. black, definitely not. it bridges gaps, which sport is wonderfulfor. for a lot of us, jess is a hero because we didn't see ourselves on the big screen like we do now. t...