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Beckham director films new movie
THE director of the smash hit film Bend It Like Beckham is making a new film in the borough.
Gurinder Chadha's new film, It's A Wonderful Afterlife, is currently in production at Ealing studios and parts of the film will also be shot in Southall.
The film has been described as a cross between 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' and 'Shaun Of The Dead', and is set for release in early 2010.
Chadha's long-time collaborator and husband Paul Mayeda Berges has written the screenplay along with Chadha.
Filming began last weekend and the multi-cultural cast will include the legendary Indian actress, Shabana Azmi, Sendhil Ramamurthy ( star of TV show 'Heroes'), Shaheen Khan ('Bend It Like Beckham'), and British-Indian theatre actress, Goldie Notay.
More international names are being confirmed and will be announced shortly.
Bend It Like Beckham, which was also partly filmed in Southall, was released in 2002 and was a massive box office hit, propelling stars Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra to global fame.
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I am very excited about this film. I love Chadha, Azmi and Ramamurthy.