Question: who directed the film bend it like beckham
Answer: Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 British - German romantic comedy - drama sports film produced , written , and directed by Gurinder Chadha , and starring Parminder Nagra , Keira Knightley , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Anupam Kher , Shaznay Lewis , and Archie Panjabi .