Want my stories to appeal to all people: Gurinder Chadha

London April 3 (IANS) British filmmaker of Sikh origin Gurinder Chadha best known for movies like Bend It Like Beckham and Viceroys House says she wants to make films with universal appeal.

Chadha s television production company Bend It TV will expand its production globally for which it has collaborated with FremantleMedia reports variety.com.

FremantleMedia will take a 25 per cent stake in Chadha s television production company.

Chadha who intends to tell stories on a big scale for TV says her partnership with FremantleMedia is an opportunity to reach a global audience.

The fact they have so many companies and partners around the world benefits me because that s how I see the world Chadha said.

If I tell a story I want it to appeal to all the people who love my work (around the world)... I have reached those people s hearts and minds with films like ‘Bend It Like Beckham and ‘Bride & Prejudice .

I have an audience out there so for me working on this huge scale with this great partnership with Fremantle allows me to access that audience I have plus a whole new audience through TV she added.

--IANS
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