Shaheen Khan | |
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Born | 1960 (age 64–65) |
Alma mater | Kingston University [1] |
Occupation(s) | Actress and playwright |
Years active | 1976–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]
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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1986 | Love Match | Rehana | TV film | [14] |
1987 | Boon | Dr. Hamill | Episode: "Wheels of Fortune" | [1] |
1987 | Partition | |||
1987 | Tandoori Nights | Neelam | Episode: "Holy Deadlock" | [14] |
1988 | London's Burning | Samina | Episode #1.2 | [1] |
1988 | Screen Two | Naseem | Episode: "Love Birds" | [14] |
1988 | Casualty | Kiran Joghill | 10 episodes | [1] |
1990 | Screen Two | Zelda | Episode: "Old Flames" | [14] |
1990 | The Bill | Ruth Davdra | Episode: "Interpretations" | [14] |
1991 | Family Pride | Shoba Kilmar | [14] | |
1992 | Screen Two | Maryam | Episode: "My Sister-Wife" | [1] |
1993 | Medics | Jaya Chaudry | Episode #3.6 | [1] |
1993 | Bhaji on the Beach | Simi | [4] | |
1993 | The Bill | Veena Patel | Episode: "Behind Closed Doors" | [14] |
1994 | Grange Hill | Grace | Episode #17.2 | [1] |
1994 | Captives | Estate Agent | [15] | |
1996 | Hollow Reed | Dr. Razmu | [16] | |
1997 | Flight | Ma | TV film | [1] |
2000 | Doctors | P.C. Penny | Episode: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" | |
2000 | Animated Tales of the World | Podni / Kitten / Stream | Episode: "Podna and Podni: A Story from Pakistan" | |
2001 | Holby City | Shireen Hasani | Episode: "Rogue Males" | [14] |
2001 | Yo Awesome Awesome! | Dancer | Episode: "Teeth" | |
2002 | Bend It Like Beckham | Mrs. Bhamra | [2] | |
2004 | Holby City | Varsha Persaud | Episode: "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 Khan | Episode: "434: A Different Type of Threat - Part 1" | [14] |
2006 | Spooks | Ruby MacKenzie | Episode: "Gas and Oil: Part 2" | |
2007 | My Life as a Popat | Shoba Popat | 13 episodes (6 in 2004, 7 in 2007) | |
2007 | Americanizing Shelley | Kirat J. Singh | ||
2007 | Britz | Shahnaz Wahid | TV film | |
2008 | In His Shoes | Mummy | Short film | |
2010 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Manjit Kaur | [5] | |
2010 | Small Gifts | The Woman | Short film | [18] |
2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Dia's Aunt | ||
2011 | Everywhere and Nowhere | Rubena Khan | ||
2014 | Casualty | Elena Kalpar | Episode: "To Yourself Be True" | |
2014 | Honeycomb Lodge | Jas' Mother | ||
2015 | A World For Her | Toto | Short film | |
2016 | The Five | Mrs. Palmer | Episode #1.4 | |
2016 | In the Club | Sumita | 4 episodes (1 in 2014, 3 in 2016) | |
2017 | Unforgotten | GP | Episode #2.2 | |
2017 | Those Four Walls | Shobha | ||
2017 | The Boy with the Topknot | Aunt Sharanjit | TV film | [19] |
2018 | Doctor Who | Hasna | Episode: "Demons of the Punjab" | [6] |
2018 | Only the Lonely | Shelina | Short film | |
2018 | The Reluctant Landlord | Jayanthi | 5 episodes | [20] |
2019 | Apple Tree House | Grandma Zainab | 71 episodes | [21] |
2020 | Mogul Mowgli | Aunty Tasneem | ||
2022 | India 1947: Partition in Colour | Narrator | Two-part documentary | [22] |
2023 | Maternal | Sania Masoom | ITV drama | [23] |