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Cast your minds back to 2002 - a time when Pop Idols didn't need to have The X Factor, Fifty Shades of Grey were just colours on a paint sampler chart and David Beckham was a mere international superstar rather than global megastar.

Bend It Like Beckham, with a modest estimated budget of £3.7 million, opened that same year and became a critical and commercial success - breaking box office records and scoring BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations, as well as making household names of many of its stars.

As the cast continues preparing for the West End stage adaptation of Gurinder Chadha's screen hit ahead of previews on May 15, find out what the movie's ensemble cast went on to achieve - including who is coming back for the musical...

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Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Empire Awards on the back of the movie's success, Parminder went...

Chandigarh, Most reality shows, which have gained immense popularity in the recent past, are far from presenting reality to the viewers, the participants of some of these shows say. "Whatever these channels are showing us, it is all false, manipulative and usually fixed weeks before the actual shooting. One cannot rely on their authenticity as it is all based on the irrational choices of a few decision-makers," British-born pop singer Taz aka Tarsame Singh Jarnail told Ians. Taz, of pop band "Stereo Nation", had participated in a singing realty show "Dhoom Macha De" on Ndtv Imagine early this year. He came to the city to participate in Chandigarh Carnival. "I do not want to comment anything on the genuineness of the judges' decision. In future, I have ...