52 Films by Women Vol 2. 14. VICEROY'S HOUSE (Director: Gurinder Chadha)
Gurinder Chadha (born 10 January 1960) is the most successful British Asian film director working in British cinema today. She shouldn’t just be an inspiration to women, but to men also. Best known for her football (soccer) comedy Bend It Like Beckham (2002), which grossed £11m on initial release in the UK (from a £3.5m budget) and $32.5m on its US release in 2003, she made her feature debut with the domestic abuse themed comedy Bhaji on the Beach (1993) and followed it with the BBC TV movie, Rich Deceiver (1995). Her other films include the American ensemble comedy, What’s Cooking (2000), an Anglo-Indian musical take on Jane Austen, Bride and Prejudice (2004), the teen comedy, Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008) and the black comedy It’s A Wonderful Afterlife (2010) as well as a segment from Paris, I Love You (2006). She frequently collaborates with her husband, Paul Mayeda Berges, as co-writer and producer. She co-created the reality soap, Desi Rascals (2015) whi...