i was like, this is me on screen. she s found her people. maybe i can find my people. the film actually gave me a bit of clarity on where i wanted to go with my life. # though you may find. people from marginalised communities can find themselves in it, even if it s not their own culture. so, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, i m going to take a deeper look at the impacts of the film. commentator: and have we discovered a new star here, gary lineker? that s right, john. could jess bhamra be the answer to england s prayers? alan? crikey, i look a lot younger! quick thinking, - comfortable on the ball. i tell you what, i wish - she was playing for scotland! yeah, i think i overacted a little bit. but at the time, i was wondering why i didn t win a bafta. now, i can see it. it is a bit wooden. no, no, no! i am talking about alan hansen, not me. he was wooden. it s one of those scenes that people, when they watch it now, they go oh, yeah iforgot that was in it! it wa
it now, they go oh, yeah iforgot that was in it! it was funny because when we got there and then, they kind of explained it to us, and we all went, what? so, it s a dream? this woman is coming on and, right, 0k. this sounds a bit weird. what have we agreed to here? it s actually a funny scene. yeah. because obviously, you expect her go, oh, she did really well, and this and that and then, she obviously did the exact opposite she s not happy at all that she s playing this ridiculous game called football which i can totally understand. she s bringing shame on the family and you three should not encourage her. jesminder, you get back home now! when you are filming it, did you know it was going to be so big? when i did it, i can t remember why i said yes because i d kind of turned down a lot of things like that normally but, i think i did like the script and thought it was quite cute and funny, but i never imagined it would be the success that it obviously was. it s the highest