---
name: "Shaheen Khan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shaheen-khan"
fi1m_id: "shaheen-khan"
imdb_id: "nm0451319"
tmdb_id: 6218
wikidata_id: "Q106936801"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-03T08:12:24.664958+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Shaheen Khan

## Identity

Shaheen Khan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/shaheen-khan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** shaheen-khan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0451319
- **TMDB ID:** 6218
- **Wikidata ID:** Q106936801
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaheen_Khan_(British_actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106936801, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451319/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6218

Actor. Born 1 January 1960 in Mumbai, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1960, Mumbai, India
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 76 (1), 2020s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 68 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Music 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $77m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaheen_Khan_(British_actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106936801, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451319/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6218

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Bend It Like Beckham*](https://film.one/film/bend-it-like-beckham.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Shaheen Khan is a British actress and playwright of Indian descent, based in London. She trained at Kingston University and has worked in film, television and theatre since the mid-1970s.

She is best known for playing Mrs Bhamra in the 2002 film *Bend It Like Beckham*. Other screen credits include *Bhaji on the Beach* (1993), *The Mistress of Spices* (2005), *You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* (2010) and television appearances in *Casualty*, *Doctor Who* (2005) and *3 Body Problem* (2024). As a writer she has collaborated with Sudha Bhuchar on BBC Radio 4 plays, notably *Girlies* (1997), and the stage play *Balti Kings* (1999).

Khan received a Satellite Award nomination for best supporting actress for *Bend It Like Beckham* and an Asian Women of Achievement Award. Her daughter Sophie Khan Levy is also an actress.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *3 Body Problem* (2024), Fi1m 65, as Priya Varma — [page](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md)
- *Mogul Mowgli* (2020), Fi1m 79, as Aunty Tasneem — [page](https://film.one/film/mogul-mowgli.md)
- *Bend It Like Beckham* (2002), Fi1m 76, as Mrs. Bhamra — [page](https://film.one/film/bend-it-like-beckham.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Kitty Party* (2025), Actor
- *3 Body Problem* (2024), series, as Priya Varma — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md)
- *The Effects of Lying* (2023), Actor
- *Lootin'* (2023), as Farzana Khalil
- *What's Love Got to Do with It?* (2023), as Maymouna's Mother
- *DI Ray* (2022), series, as Mrs. Kapoor
- *Baddua* (2021), series, Actor
- *Mogul Mowgli* (2020), as Aunty Tasneem — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/mogul-mowgli.md)
- *Nene Mukyamantri* (2019), Actor
- *The Boy with the Topknot* (2017), as Aunt Sharanjit
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, as Librarian - Miss Hatch — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *All in Good Time* (2012), as Lata Patel
- *You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* (2010), as Dia's Aunt
- *It's a Wonderful Afterlife* (2010), as Kebab Woman (Manjit Kaur)
- *Britz* (2007), as Shahnaz Wahid
- *Britz* (2007), series, as Shahnaz Wahid
- *Provoked* (2007), as Jamila
- *The Mistress of Spices* (2005), as Jagit's Mother
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Hasna — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Pink Ludoos* (2004), as Mrs. Dhaliwal
- *My Life as a Popat* (2004), series, as Shoba Popat
- *Midnight Feast* (2003), Writer
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Ruby MacKenzie — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Bend It Like Beckham* (2002), as Mrs. Bhamra — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/bend-it-like-beckham.md)
- *Animated World Faiths* (1998), series, as Nanaki (voice)
- *Hollow Reed* (1996), as Dr. Razmu
- *Men of the Month* (1994), as Female Photographer
- *Captives* (1994), as Estate Agent
- *Bhaji on the Beach* (1993), as Simi
- *My Sister-Wife* (1992), as Maryam
- *For Queen & Country* (1988), as Party Girl
- *Love Birds* (1988), as Naseem
- *Love Match* (1986), as Rehana
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Kiran Joghill
- *Sunday Premiere* (1986), series, as Rehana
- *Aunty Ji*, as Kulsoom

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