EntertainmentThe representation of Indians in interracial relationships on screen largely remains stuck in ethnic stereotypes. Nikhita VenugopalYoutube/FacebookEighteen years ago, the popular romantic-comedy Bend It Like Beckham released, and with it came this loaded question from British-Indian teen Jess Bhamra to her older sister, Pinky: “Pinks, do you think mum and dad would still speak to me if I ever brought home a gora?” Jess (played by Parminder Nagra) is an 18-year-old living with her Sikh family in a suburb of London, surrounded by a lively Indian community, alongside a revolving cast of aunties, uncles, cousins and of course, would-be suitors. To the dismay of her sister Pinky, however, Jess is falling for Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyer), her white football coach. “Look Jess, you can marry anyone you want. It's fine at first when you're in love and all that. But do you really want to be the one that...
- 3/24/2021
- by Nikhita Venugopal
- The News Minute
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