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Paul Mayeda Berges

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Paul Mayeda Berges was born on 11 September 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Blinded by the Light (2019) and What's Cooking? (2000). He is married to Gurinder Chadha. They have two children.
BornSeptember 11, 1968
BornSeptember 11, 1968
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
    Bend It Like Beckham
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2002
    Nell Williams, Aaron Phagura, and Viveik Kalra in Blinded by the Light (2019)
    Blinded by the Light
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2019
    Julianna Margulies, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, and Alfre Woodard in What's Cooking? (2000)
    What's Cooking?
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2000
    Paris, Je T'aime (2006)
    Paris, Je T'aime
    7.2
    • Writer(segment "Quais de Seine")
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Pashmina
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Untitled Musical Project
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Homemade (2020)
      Homemade
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Nell Williams, Aaron Phagura, and Viveik Kalra in Blinded by the Light (2019)
      Blinded by the Light
      6.9
      • screenplay by
      • 2019
    • Lesley Nicol, Roshan Seth, Marc Warren, Dakota Blue Richards, Pallavi Sharda, Tom Bateman, and Shriya Pilgaonkar in Beecham House (2019)
      Beecham House
      6.8
      TV Series
      • created by
      • writer (creator)
      • 2017
    • Gillian Anderson, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, and Huma Qureshi in Viceroy's House (2017)
      Viceroy's House
      6.7
      • screenplay by
      • 2017
    • It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
      It's a Wonderful Afterlife
      5.4
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Georgia Groome in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
      Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • 2008
    • Paris, Je T'aime (2006)
      Paris, Je T'aime
      7.2
      • co-screenplay (segment "Quais de Seine")
      • 2006
    • The Mistress of Spices (2005)
      The Mistress of Spices
      5.5
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • Martin Henderson and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Bride & Prejudice (2004)
      Bride & Prejudice
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
      Bend It Like Beckham
      6.7
      • written by
      • 2002
    • Julianna Margulies, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, and Alfre Woodard in What's Cooking? (2000)
      What's Cooking?
      6.8
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Blue Funnel
      Short
      • written by
      • 1990

    Producer

    • Christmas Karma
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Pashmina
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Chloe
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Nell Williams, Aaron Phagura, and Viveik Kalra in Blinded by the Light (2019)
      Blinded by the Light
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Lesley Nicol, Roshan Seth, Marc Warren, Dakota Blue Richards, Pallavi Sharda, Tom Bateman, and Shriya Pilgaonkar in Beecham House (2019)
      Beecham House
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Gillian Anderson, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, and Huma Qureshi in Viceroy's House (2017)
      Viceroy's House
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2017
    • It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
      It's a Wonderful Afterlife
      5.4
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
      Bend It Like Beckham
      6.7
      • associate producer
      • 2002
    • Julianna Margulies, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, and Alfre Woodard in What's Cooking? (2000)
      What's Cooking?
      6.8
      • associate producer
      • 2000

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
      It's a Wonderful Afterlife
      5.4
      • second unit director
      • 2010
    • Martin Henderson and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Bride & Prejudice (2004)
      Bride & Prejudice
      6.2
      • second unit director
      • 2004
    • Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
      Bend It Like Beckham
      6.7
      • second unit director
      • 2002
    • Julianna Margulies, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, and Alfre Woodard in What's Cooking? (2000)
      What's Cooking?
      6.8
      • second unit director
      • 2000
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Featurette on Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • September 11, 1968
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Gurinder Chadha? - present (2 children)

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      Usually co-writes the scripts with his wife, Gurinder Chadha.

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