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Shaheen Khan Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Shaheen Khan

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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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Bend It Like Beckham
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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Bend It Like Beckham
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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Bend It Like Beckham
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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Bend It Like Beckham
Jess Bhamra Scores a Remarkable Goal
Sportscaster ..and there is Bhamra. It's a fine header, and she's scored! It's a goal by Jess Bhamra! A superb header, beating the defender,and planting the ball beyond the goalkeeper's left hand. Jess Bhamra makes a name for herself at ]!
[[w:Old Trafford|Old Trafford]
Sportscaster And have we discovered a new star here, Gary Lineker?
Gary That's right. John?
John Absolutely.. hehe.
Gary Could Bhamra be the answer to England's prayers? Alan?
Alan Quick thinking, comfortable on the ball, vision and awareness - magnificent. Tell you what, I wish she was playing for Scotland!
Gary John, have England found the player to relive ]?
[[w:1966 FIFA World Cup|their World Cup glory from '66]
John Definitely, and the best thing is, she's not even reached her peak yet.
Anchor We're joined now by Jess's mother. You must be proud of your daughter.
Mrs. Bhamra Not at all! She shouldn't be showing her bare legs to 70,000 people! She's bringing shame on the family. And you three shouldn't be encouraging her! Jesminder, you get back home now! (untranslated Indian language) Jessminder? Are you listening to me? (untranslated Indian language) Jessminder?! Have you gone mad?! Football, shootball! Your sister's getting engaged, and you're sitting here watching this skinhead boy!
[Mrs. Bhamra faces the camera; Scene changes to Jess' bedroom fixated on her television set oblivious to her mother at door; Grabs remote and turns off TV]
Jess Mum, it's Beckham's corner!
Mrs. Bhamra Eh, come downstairs, and your sister's going crazy.
Pinky I've got to go! Mum, where are my keys?
Jess I'm sick of this wedding and it hasn't even started!
Pinky That girl is a first-class bitch!
Mrs. Bhamra Pinky, you've got so many others!
Pinky It was all planned now I gotta get another one! Will you get a flaming move on!
[To Jess wạlkịṇg dowṇ stạịrs]
Jess What the bloody hell's going on?
Pinky Get this yeah? Teet's bloody sister says she's wearing baby pink now. Stupid flipping cow! I had matching accessories and everything!
Jess Oh, Mum, do I have to go shopping again?
Mrs. Bhamra Ah! My mother chose all my 21 dowry suits herself. I never once complained. You girls are too spoilt! And don't forget my ]. And more carrots. I'm making ].
[[w:Coriander|dhania; [w:South Asian pickle|achar]
Both Jess and Pinky simultaneously Oh, Mum, don't do pickle as well!
Mrs. Bhamra Oh, am I asking you to make it?!
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Bend It Like Beckham
A Family's Concern Over Time and Food
Jess Mum, I'm starving. I worked through my lunch hour today.
Mrs. Bhamra Where's Pinky? She was supposed to pick you up so you wouldn't be late for Poli. Pinky, why didn't you pick your sister up from work, huh?
Pinky I went but the manager said I'd just missed her.
Mrs. Bhamra Okay, Poli's on her way. I'll make you girls some tea.
Pinky Who is he, then?
Jess Who?
Pinky You must think I've got shit for brains, lying about a job and that!
Jess Don't tell Mum and Dad. I kept Teet a secret for you.
Pinky He's not ], is he?
[[w:Islam in the United Kingdom|a Muslim]
Jess Ssh! I've been playing football for a women's team.
Pinky Huh? It's worse than I thought!
Jess It's a tournament with real matches!
Pinky What is wrong with you, Jess? At least lie for something good! Don't you want a boyfriend like everyone else? You're quite pretty you know. Do your hair, some make-up, you'd look all right.
Mrs. Bhamra Leave her alone. I never wore make-up until after I was married. Jessie's a good girl now. She helped me wash all the net curtains and she made lovely aloo Gobi last week.
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