Paul Mayeda Berges

American screenwriter and director

September 11, 1968 (55 years old)

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Blinded by the Light

G.-B. 2019. Biography by Gurinder Chadha with Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams. In 1987, an English teenager, son of a traditional Pakistani immigrant, finds the courage to assert himself and write poetry thanks to the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Runtime: 118 min.

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Viceroy's House

G.-B. 2017. History by Gurinder Chadha with Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal. The story of the last Viceroy of colonial India, his family, and household staff at the dawn of the division that gave birth to the state of Pakistan.

Runtime: 106 min.

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The Mistress of Spices

G.-B. 2005. Sentimental comedy by Paul Mayeda Berges with Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Nitin Chandra Ganatra. In Oakland, the Indian owner of a spice store compromises her magical powers by falling for an architect.

Runtime: 92 min.

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Bend It Like Beckham

G.-B. 2002. Mores comedy by Gurinder Chadha with Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. In London, a teenage girl from a traditional Indian family plays on a women's soccer team without her parents' knowledge.

Runtime: 112 min.