while also using beautifully captured visuals and music and joy. and that, at that time, when it came out in 2002, was really important. it was one of the first times i had feltjoy in able to revel in this, because, you know, of what had happened of 9/11, and because you were part of a certain community, you were obviously considered to be complicit or associated. it s almost like we were always apologising for 20 years. well, this film gave us a moment to stop apologising and just be who we were. # do yourthing! rosie kmita, the first south asian woman to play in the wsl. you re kind of like a real lifejess, aren t you? i might put that in my bio! tell me about the first time you saw bend it like beckham and where you were and how it made you feel. yeah, do you know what, i always remember exactly
i think more of the same, in terms of women s football in general, i think we re going on the right direction. euros coming up, it s an exciting time for everyone. and i think the stigma around women s football in general has changed massively, and i m so relieved about that. i feel like i ve lived through that whole process, it s just been great. and then if i think about it from an asian perspective, i want us to be able to talk about ourselves in the landscape of women s football without mentioning the fact that we re asian, and just that we re football players. i think i d love that. music: nessum dorma. cheering
ten thousand soldiers are being deployed to the region as part of the relief effort. rainstorms and mudslides have killed more than 400 people. at least sixty people are believed to be still missing. now on bbc news, 20 years on from its release, bbc sport s miriam walker khan looks at the impact the film bend it like beckham had on audiences. it s not fair, the boys never have to come home and help. i wonder if i had an arranged marriage, would i get someone who d let me play football whenever i wanted? who are you talking to? music: move on up by curtis mayfield. bend it like beckham was a huge success and it made history as the highest grossing film about football. # hush now, child. my mum probably hates the film because we ve watched it that many times. there are so many elements of it
about a family, and it used sport as a connector to do that while also using beautifully captured visuals and music and joy. and that, at that time, when it came out in 2002, was really important. it was one of the first times i had feltjoy in able to revel in this, because, you know, of what had happened of 9/11, and because you were part of a certain community, you were obviously considered to be complicit or associated. it s almost like we were always apologising for 20 years. well, this film gave us a moment to stop apologising and just be who we were. # do yourthing! rosie kmita, the first south asian woman to play in the wsl. you re kind of like a real lifejess, aren t you? i might put that in my bio! tell me about the first time you saw bend it like beckham