Shabana Bakhsh
Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh (born 1981) is a Scottish actress of Pakistani descent who has appeared in soaps such as River City and Doctors. Her most recent and best-known role is in Waterloo Road starring as Jasmine Koreshi.
Biography
Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh made her acting debut in River City as Zara Malik, who moved to Aberdeen.[1] Her parents are of Pakistani origin. She went on to appear in Ken Loach's Ae Fond Kiss.[2][3] She became a regular in Doctors as Tasha Verma, who is also a past character. She appeared in Waterloo Road as newly qualified English teacher Jasmine Koreshi. She currently lives in Glasgow. In 2009 travelled around Scottish schools with TAG theatre company in the production "Yellow Moon", a play by David Greig, where she plays the character Silent Leila.
She has been an outspoken critic of the BBC, saying that they are afraid to write for ethnic minorities.[1] She has also campaigned for women's rights in the Asian community.[4][5]
Filmography
- Waterloo Road - Jasmine Koreshi (2007–2009)
- Taggart - Layla
- Doctors - Tasha Verma
- Ae Fond Kiss - Tahara Khan
- The Afternoon Play - Yasmeela Khan
- River City - Zara Malik
References
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External links
- Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh at the Internet Movie Database
- Article about Shabana on the Daily Record website
- Small extract on Ae Fond Kiss article
- Waterloo Road article about her and her character
- Article on Scotsman's website about Shabana
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