Shaheen Khan (British actress)

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Shaheen Khan
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Moshi, Tanganyika
Alma mater Kingston University [1]
Occupation(s)Actress and playwright
Years active1976–present [1]
Children Sophie Khan Levy

Shaheen Khan (born 1960 in Moshi, Tanganyika) [1] is a British film, television and stage actress and playwright of Indian descent, [2] based in London. [3]

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Career

Film and television

Khan is best known for her role as Mrs Bhamra in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham . [2] Other films in which she has performed include Bhaji on the Beach (1993) [4] and It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010). [5] On television, she has had a recurring role in Casualty [1] and a guest role in the Doctor Who episode Demons of the Punjab . [6]

Theatre

As a playwright, Khan has written several performances for BBC Radio 4 with Sudha Bhuchar, the most successful of which was Girlies (1997). [1] Also with Bhuchar, she wrote the stage play Balti Kings, which debuted in 1999 and was produced by Tamasha Theatre Company. [7] Balti Kings was also rewritten by both for its appearance in Sydney, Australia, where it was renamed to The Curry Kings of Parrammatta. [8] Another production involving Tamasha and Bhuchar was A Tainted Dawn, which covered sketches relaying real accounts of the 1947 Partition of India and its impact on communities, which Khan starred in for two separate sketches. [9] A co-written screenplay with Bhuchar, The House across the Street, was created as a part of a new writer's initiative at the BBC and aired on BBC4. [10] In 2015 she played Lady Macbeth in a contemporary Asian production of Macbeth produced by multicultural theatre production company Tara Arts. [11] [12]

Awards and honours

For her role in Bend It Like Beckham, Khan earned a 2003 nomination for a Satellite Award for best Supporting Actress. [13] As a British Indian, she has been recognized for her contributions to the arts with an Asian Women of Achievement Award. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1986Love MatchRehanaTV film [14]
1987 Boon Dr. HamillEpisode: "Wheels of Fortune" [1]
1987 Partition
1987 Tandoori Nights NeelamEpisode: "Holy Deadlock" [14]
1988 London's Burning SaminaEpisode #1.2 [1]
1988 Screen Two NaseemEpisode: "Love Birds" [14]
1988 Casualty Kiran Joghill10 episodes [1]
1990 Screen Two ZeldaEpisode: "Old Flames" [14]
1990 The Bill Ruth DavdraEpisode: "Interpretations" [14]
1991 Family Pride Shoba Kilmar [14]
1992 Screen Two MaryamEpisode: "My Sister-Wife" [1]
1993 Medics Jaya ChaudryEpisode #3.6 [1]
1993 Bhaji on the Beach Simi [4]
1993 The Bill Veena PatelEpisode: "Behind Closed Doors" [14]
1994 Grange Hill GraceEpisode #17.2 [1]
1994 Captives Estate Agent [15]
1996 Hollow Reed Dr. Razmu [16]
1997FlightMaTV film [1]
2000 Doctors P.C. PennyEpisode: "They Can't Take That Away from Me"
2000 Animated Tales of the World Podni / Kitten / StreamEpisode: "Podna and Podni: A Story from Pakistan"
2001 Holby City Shireen HasaniEpisode: "Rogue Males" [14]
2001Yo Awesome Awesome! DancerEpisode: "Teeth"
2002 Bend It Like Beckham Mrs. Bhamra [2]
2004 Holby City Varsha PersaudEpisode: "Braver Soul Than I"
2004 Pink Ludoos Mrs. Dhaliwal [3]
2005 The Mistress of Spices Jagit's Mother [17]
2006 Provoked Jamila
2006 The Bill Jamila KhanEpisode: "434: A Different Type of Threat - Part 1" [14]
2006 Spooks Ruby MacKenzieEpisode: "Gas and Oil: Part 2"
2007 My Life as a Popat Shoba Popat13 episodes (6 in 2004, 7 in 2007)
2007 Americanizing Shelley Kirat J. Singh
2007 Britz Shahnaz WahidTV film
2008In His ShoesMummyShort film
2010 It's a Wonderful Afterlife Manjit Kaur [5]
2010Small GiftsThe WomanShort film [18]
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Dia's Aunt
2011 Everywhere and Nowhere Rubena Khan
2014 Casualty Elena KalparEpisode: "To Yourself Be True"
2014Honeycomb LodgeJas' Mother
2015A World For HerTotoShort film
2016 The Five Mrs. PalmerEpisode #1.4
2016 In The Club Sumita4 episodes (1 in 2014, 3 in 2016)
2017 Unforgotten GPEpisode #2.2
2017Those Four WallsShobha
2017 The Boy with the Topknot Aunt SharanjitTV film [19]
2018 Doctor Who HasnaEpisode: "Demons of the Punjab" [6]
2018Only the LonelyShelinaShort film
2018 The Reluctant Landlord Jayanthi5 episodes [20]
2019 Apple Tree House Grandma Zainab71 episodes [21]
2020 Mogul Mowgli Aunty Tasneem
2022India 1947: Partition in ColourNarratorTwo-part documentary [22]
2023MaternalSania MasoomUpcoming ITV drama [23]

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