Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra

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Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra is a British-Indian teenager passionate about football who challenges cultural and familial expectations to pursue her dream of playing the sport professionally.

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
admires David Beckham NERFINISHED
age teenager
appearsIn Bend It Like Beckham NERFINISHED
closeFriend Juliette "Jules" Paxton NERFINISHED
coach Joe NERFINISHED
conflict cultural expectations about gender roles
parental opposition to playing football
countryOfResidence United Kingdom
createdBy Gurinder Chadha NERFINISHED
culturalBackground Punjabi Sikh family
education secondary school student
ethnicity British Indian
familyName Bhamra NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 2002
fullName Jesminder Bhamra NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Jesminder NERFINISHED
goal to play football professionally
hasFather Mr. Bhamra NERFINISHED
hasMother Mrs. Bhamra NERFINISHED
hasSister Pinkie Bhamra NERFINISHED
hasSkill dribbling
passing
shooting
hasTalent football skills
inspiredBy David Beckham NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
Punjabi
nationality British
nickname Jess NERFINISHED
notableScene airport farewell for U.S. scholarship
confrontation with parents about football
playing football in the park
occupation aspiring professional footballer
playsFor Hounslow Harriers NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Parminder Nagra NERFINISHED
receivesOfferFrom American university
religion Sikhism
residence Hounslow NERFINISHED
romanticInterest Joe NERFINISHED
settingOfStory London NERFINISHED
sport football
themeInStory cultural identity
family expectations
gender and sports

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Bend It Like Beckham mainCharacter Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra