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DI Ray viewers ‘can’t believe’ Bend It Like Beckham star's transformation decades after film

Parminder Nagra is back on our screens as DI Rachita Ray in new ITV drama DI Ray, two decades after she first shot to fame after starring in Bend It Like Beckham alongside Keira Knightley

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

Bend It Like Beckham star Parminder Nagra plays main character in new series DI Ray

Parminder Nagra played the central character of Jess Bhamra in Bend It Like Beckham. Her role inspired a generation of young British south Asian women to aim high and follow their dreams

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

Bend It Like Beckham cast now as football film celebrates 20th anniversary

Bend It Like Beckham was released in April 2002, with the sports comedy film having starred the likes of Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers among other actors

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022