It was the success of 'Bend it Like Beckham' which got my name out there. 'A Mighty Heart' also helped.

I am still married, yes - no children. I have Benzo, though; he's my dog, a Lhasa apso.

I don't ever want to be hugely famous because I had a little taste of it after 'East Is East' and 'Bend It.'

I had a dialect coach to get an American accent, and then another dialect coach to come off it a bit. There is something deep and mysterious in the voice when it isn't too high-pitched American.

At the end of the week, it's nice to just hang out in a pair of jeans and let my hair down. I need a break from all that fashion!

The generation that migrated to the West in the 1970s or 1960s has now lived more in the West than India, and India has changed so much. My parents fall into that category.

I think it is vital to fight to do something you want to do despite not gaining your community's or your friends' approval.