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British actress (born 1960)

This article is about the British actress. For other people with the same name, see Shaheen Khan.

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]

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 Ki