As an Indian-British-American girl, Rajpreet Heir didn’t feel like she fit anywhere. But Bend It Like Beckham spoke to her across continents. The movie helped her embrace an important truth — that she was never defined by a single identity.

Bend It Like Beckham — Rajpreet Heir

As an Indian-British-American girl, Rajpreet Heir didn’t feel like she fit anywhere. But Bend It Like Beckham spoke to her across continents. The movie helped her embrace an important truth — that she was never defined by a single identity. You can find the edited version of this conversation with music and clips in the This Movie Changed Me episode "Bend It Like Beckham — Rajpreet Heir." Find more at onbeing.org/thismoviechangedme.

This Movie Changed Me

[Unedited] Bend It Like Beckham with Rajpreet Heir

Groundbreaking Peabody Award-winning conversation about the big questions of meaning, hosted by Krista Tippett. Every Thursday a new discovery about the immensity of our lives — and frequent special features like poetry, music and Q + A with Krista.

Bend It Like Beckham — Rajpreet Heir

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