Keira had it handed to her on a plate.

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Yeah, I remember thinking after the first time I watched Bend It Like Beckham, that if there was any justice in the world then Parminder would be an A list film star and Keira would be just another struggling actress. Admittedly Keira has slowly become the kind of actress that Parminder always was, but she did get by on her looks for the early part of her career.

Please. That stupid skinny bitch has only got good face.

There are definitely more roles for Keira. I mean she's mostly done period pieces, and unless Parminder goes to Bollywood, the same selection of leading roles or even supporting roles is not there for her.

Honestly, I suspect Parminder didn't become more famous because of her Indian heritage. Can anyone name an actor of South Asian or even West Asian heritage who has actually received a good amount of starring roles in Hollywood? I cannot even name one who has become an A-lister in the western world. Asians in general seem to be severely underrepresented in Hollywood.

Whenever I watch Bend It Like Beckham, I can't help but think Parminder is so much more beautiful than Keira. It shocked me to see that Keira became the more famous one.

minority leads in mainstream films are incredibly rare unless funded by sources OUTSIDE Hollywood. that's just the bitter truth, doubly so for women of color. i don't think Parminder had a snowball chance in hell of becoming a major actress. it's not impossible for blacks, BUT they have too look a certain way.

Exactly! When BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM came out, it seemed like certain critics were more all agog over Keira Knightly and raving about her, and even though she was (and still is) a pretty good damn actress herself, I didn't get why she seemed to be getting more hype than Nagra, who was the actual star of the film, and even more beautiful, too! In fact,it seems like she should have gotten more leads after that, but she never got that push to be the next big thing that KK got, which was a shame. She's still working, though, and to a working actor, that's all that matters.

But her face is to die for. When she smiles in Love Actually she practically stops my heart.