Writer, director and producer Gurinder Chadha’s films – including Bend It Like Beckham, Bride and Prejudice and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging – have not only earned over $300 million, they’ve also received critical acclaim and nominations from the Golden Globes, BAFTA and the Writers Guild of America among others. Her most recent film, Blinded By The Light, opened to rapturous reviews and broke sales records at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
In conversation with Mishal Husain, Gurinder discusses the importance of bringing different voices and perspectives to the screen, and the impact her films have had in terms of widening understanding of different communities.