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Bend It Like Beckham

Family Concerns About Jess's Soccer Aspirations

Joe I'm sorry to barge in on you like this, but I wanted to talk to you in person. I only found out today that you didn't know Jess was playing for our team.

Mrs. Bhamra No, we didn't.

Joe I apologise. If I'd known, I would have encouraged Jess to tell you because I believe she's got tremendous potential.

Mr. Bhamra I think we know better of our daughter's potential. Jess has no time for games. She'll be starting university soon.

Jess But playing for the team is an honour!

Mrs. Bhamra What bigger honour is there than respecting your elders?

Jess Mom!

Mr. Bhamra Young man, when I was a teenager in Nairobi, I was the best fast bowler in our school. Our team even won the East African Cup. But when I came to this country, nothing. I was not allowed to play in any of the teams, and the bloody goras in their clubhouses made fun of my turban and sent me off packing!

Joe I'm sorry, Mr. Bhamra, but now it's...

Mr. Bhamra Now what? Our boys aren't in the football leagues. You think they will let our girls? I don't want you to build up Jesminder's hopes. She will only end up disappointed, like me.

Jess It's all changing now. ] is captain of the English cricket team and he's Asian.

[[w:Nasser Hussein|Ṇạsser Ḥusseịṇ]

Mrs. Bhamra Hussein is a Muslim name, their families are different.

Jess Oh, Mum!

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Cultural Conflicts and Parental Expectations

Teetu's father We're not trying to cause trouble. We felt it our duty to tell you.

Mr. Bhamra You know how hard it is for our children here. Sometimes they misjudge and start behaving like the kids here.

Teetu's mother All I know is that children are a map of their parents.

Pinky You stupid flippin cow!

Mrs. Bhamra You've ruined your sister's life! Happy now?

Pinky The wedding's off cause of you!

Jess Me? Why?

Mrs. Bhamra They saw you being filthy with an English boy!

Jess I wasn't with any English boy!

Pinky They saw you at a bus stop kissing him! Why couldn't you do it in secret like everyone else?

Jess Kissing? Me? A boy?! You're all bloody mad!

Mr. Bhamra Jesminder, don't you use those swearing words!

Jess I was at the 120 bus stop today but with Juliet. My friend. She's a girl, and we weren't kissing or anything for God's sake!

Mr. Bhamra Do you swear on ]?

[Points to painting on living room wall; [w:Guru Nanak|Babaji's name]

Jess I swear on Babaji's name.

Mrs. Bhamra Sometimes these English girls have such short hair... You just can't tell.

Mr. Bhamra They must have made a mistake.

Mrs. Bhamra His parents are just making an excuse. We were never good enough for them.

Pinky No, I bet she was with some dykey girl from her football team! She's still been playing you know! She ain't got no job! She's been lying!

Mrs. Bhamra Why have I two deceiving daughters? What did I do wrong in my past life?

Pinky But she's ruined my life!

Mrs. Bhamra Don't think I didn't knew you were sneaking out with that good-for-nothing Teetu as well!

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Generational Expectations and Cultural Pressure

Mrs. Bhamra Chi, chi, chi! He was touching you all over! Putting his hands on your bare legs! YOU'RE NOT A YOUNG GIRL ANYMORE! And showing the world your scar, ay yi yi...

Mr. Bhamra Jessie, now that your sister's engaged... it's different. You know how people talk.

Jess She's getting married, not me!

Mrs. Bhamra I was married at your age! YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO LEARN ]!

[[w:Dhal|HOW TO COOK DHAL]

Jess Anyway I'm not playing with boys any more.

Mrs. Bhamra Good! (unknown Indian language) End of matter!

Jess I'm joining a girls team.

Mrs. Bhamra Ah?!

Jess They're proper matches. The coach said I could go far.

Mrs. Bhamra Go far? Go far to where? Jessie, we let you play all you wanted when you were young, huh? You've played enough.

Jess That's not fair! He selected me!

Mrs. Bhamra He'?! She said it was girls!

Jess The coach, Joe.

Mrs. Bhamra See how she lies? I don't want you running around half naked in front of men, huh? Look how dark you've become, playing in the sun!

Jess But I'm really good!

Mrs. Bhamra Who will want a daughter-in-law who can kick a football all day but can't make round ]? Now exams are over, you'll learn full Punjabi dinner! Meat and vegetarian!

[[w:Chapati|chapattis]

Jess But, Dad...

Mrs. Bhamra No! This is where you spoil her! This is how it started with your niece, the way that girl would answer back and she ran off to become a model wearing small, small skirts!

Jess Mum, she's a fashion designer!

Mrs. Bhamra She's divorced, that's what she is! Cast off after three years of being married to a white boy with blue hair! Her poor mother hasn't been able to set foot in that temple since. I don't want the shame on my family. That's it! No more football!

Mr. Bhamra Jessie, your mother is right. It's not nice. You must start behaving like a proper woman. Okay?

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Engagement Proposal with a College Condition

Jess How am I going to tell em, Tony? I'll have to now or I'll end up a solicitor, bored out of my mind.

Tony Come with me. Mum, Uncle, Auntie... We've got something we want to tell you.

Mr. Bhamra Why is he holding her hand?

Tony We've been good friends for a long time now. We'd like to ask for your blessings. We'd like to get engaged. But there's one condition, Jesminder goes to college first, anywhere that she wants.

Mrs. Bhamra Of course, putar! Well, we have relatives all the way in ], in ]...

[[w:Glasgow|Glasgow; [w:Portsmouth|Portsmouth]

Jess Mum, Dad... Tony's lying. We're not getting married. Tony only said that to help me, but I'm not lying any more. I played in the final today, and we won!

Mrs. Bhamra When?

Jess I wasn't going to go but Dad let me. And it was brilliant. I played the best ever! And I was happy because I wasn't sneaking off and lying to you! I didn't ask to be good at football. Guru Nanak must have blessed me. There was a scout from America there today, and he's offered me a place at a top university with a free scholarship and a chance to play football professionally, and I really want to go, and if I can't tell you what I want now, then I'll never be happy, whatever I do.

Mrs. Bhamra You let her leave her sister's wedding to go to a football match?!

Mr. Bhamra Maybe you could handle her long face, I could not. I didn't have the heart to stop her. And that's why she's ready to go all the way to America now!

Mrs. Bhamra She's dead, man!

Jess It's all right, Mum, just leave it.

Mr. Bhamra When those bloody English cricket players threw me out of their club like a dog... I never complained. On the contrary, I vowed that I will never play again. Who suffered? Me. But I don't want Jessie to suffer. I don't want her to make the same mistakes that her father made of accepting life, accepting situations. I want her to fight. And I want her to win... because I've seen her play. She is brilliant! I don't think anybody has the right of stopping her. Two daughters made happy in one day. What else can a father ask for?

Mrs. Bhamra At least I've taught her full Indian dinner. The rest is up to God.

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Balancing Dreams and Family Expectations

Jess I nearly scored from 20 yards today. Bent it and everything. I could have played all night. It's not fair that boys never have to come home and help. If I had an arranged marriage, would he let me play football whenever I wanted to?

[Mr. Bhamra bursts into room]

Mr. Bhamra Who are you talking to?

Jess No one, Dad.

[Mr. Bhamra sits on Jess' bed]

Mr. Bhamra Okay, Biji and her grandson are staying in here for the wedding. Why don't you put up nice picture of beautiful sceneries instead of this bald man?

Jess Dad!

Mr. Bhamra I'm going to change. Come and help me out, okay?

The Big Sick

Family Dynamics and Cultural Identity in Conversation

Azmat Nanjiani (to Kumail) You should be stylish like your father. It's not very difficult. Just observe me.

Sharmeen Nanjiani Since when are you someone to stand up? You know who I think should stand up is ]. She has something to say, she has something to say!

[[w:Malala|Malala]

Naveed Nanjiani Listen to yourself. You hardly sound Pakistani. "Cookies"? You sound like ]. You're such a burger.

[[w:Julia Louis-Dreyfus|Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

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Family Expectations vs. Personal Choices

Jess What are you doing?!

Tony We can make the second half if we go now.

Jess My mum and dad will go spare! I wouldn't ruin it for them.

Tony They won't even notice.

Jess I can't! Look how happy they are. I wouldn't want to ruin it for them.

Mr. Bhamra What are you going to ruin?

Jess Nothing Dad.

Tony It's the final of the football tournament. I can drive there. Pick up her kit along the way. It won't take long.

Jess Stop it, Tony. It doesn't matter. I don't want to spoil the day for you and Mum.

Mr. Bhamra Pinky is so happy and you look as if you're at my funeral.

[Grabs Jess and pulls her aside]

Jess I'm sorry, Dad.

Mr. Bhamra If this means I'll see you smiling on your sister's wedding day, then go now, but when you come back, I want to see you happy on the video. Play well and make us proud.

[Jess hugs her fạther appreciatingly]

Jess Joe! What's happening?

[Shows up at stadium]

Joe Start warming up, Bhamra. We're one-nil down, half an hour to go.