She has popularized India in the awareness of western audiences through movies like ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ and ‘Bride And Prejudice’ but Gurinder Chadha ironically admits she cannot speak Hindi.

Chadha, who is in Goa to attend a retrospective of her movies at the 40th edition of the International Film festival of India (IFFI), said that she could speak Punjabi, but had not mastered Hindi yet.

‘That’s a candid confession,’ the British-Indian director told.

Chadha further said she was working on yet another movie set in the Asian-dominated Southall in London.

‘Shabana Azmi plays the lead role as a typical Punjabi mother in it,’ she told adding that the film was named ‘It’s a Wonderful Afterlife’.

Gurinder’s movies like ‘Bhaji On The Beach”, ‘Bend it like Beckham’ and ‘Bride and Prejudice’ will be featured in a special retrospective segment to be screened at IFFI, which began Monday and goes on till Dec 3.

Chadha told that she was looking forward to the IFFI Goa.

‘Yeah, it’s a lovely venue here in Goa, and it feels nice. But I am more interested in how Indian audiences view what I do and how I do it… so yes, it’s something I always look forward to,’ she told.