Name Shabana Bakhsh | Role Actress | |
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Movies Ae Fond Kiss..., Perfect Sense, Honeycomb Lodge Similar People Atta Yaqub, Jessica Baglow, Ellie Paskell, Christine Tremarco, Elaine Symons | ||
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.
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Biography
Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh made her acting debut in River City as Zara Malik, who moved to Aberdeen. Her parents are of Pakistani origin. She went on to appear in Ken Loach's Ae Fond Kiss. 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. She has also campaigned for women's rights in the Asian community.
Filmography
Actress
2018
Super November as
Mona
2017
The Replacement (TV Mini Series) as
Interview Panel
- Episode #1.3 (2017) - Interview Panel (as Shabana Bakhsh)
2016
Chasing Fame (Short) as
Jaz
2014
Honeycomb Lodge as
Azra
2011
Perfect Sense as
Nurse (as Shabana Bakhsh)
2007
Waterloo Road (TV Series) as
Jasmine Koreshi
2005
Taggart (TV Series) as
Layla
- Cause to Kill (2005) - Layla (as Shabana Bakhsh)
2004
Doctors (TV Series) as
Tasha Verma
- Careful What You Wish For (2005) - Tasha Verma (uncredited)
- Lucky for Some (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Doctor's Orders (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Skylarks (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Your Very Good Health (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Birthing Pains (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Stags at Bay (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Wino (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Feeling the Heat (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Boundaries (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Cause for Concern (2005) - Tasha Verma
- A Night to Remember (2005) - Tasha Verma
- A Rose for Delilah (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Brothers (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Lack of Conviction (2005) - Tasha Verma
- The Road to Enlightenment (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Death of a Mouse (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Flesh and Blood (2005) - Tasha Verma
- For Love (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Harsh Words (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Sleepless Nights (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Sleight of Hand (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Real Gone Kid (2005) - Tasha Verma
- No Place Like Home (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Old Habits (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Intervention (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Sky Burial (2005) - Tasha Verma
- The Happiest Day (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Coming to Terms (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Past Imperfect (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Dream Lover (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Home Front (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Crowded House (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Beneath the Surface (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Leap in the Dark (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Little Lies (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Conflicts of Interest (2005) - Tasha Verma
- True Romance (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Dim Tresbasu (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Swansong (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Bringing Up Baby (2005) - Tasha Verma
- Golden Girl (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Old Wounds (2004) - Tasha Verma
- The Merry Widow (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Missing (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Spotless (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Cuckoo in the Nest (2004) - Tasha Verma
- A Season in Hell (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Risky Business (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Sharp Seedlings (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Passing By (2004) - Tasha Verma
- A Walk in the Park (2004) - Tasha Verma
- The Daughter I Never Had (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Ambulance Chasers (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Hemmed In (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Medicine Without Frontiers (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Heart Strings (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Doctor at Large (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Listen to Me (2004) - Tasha Verma
- A Day to Remember (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Always in My Heart (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Behind You (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Lest We Forget (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Perfect (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Uncertain Justice (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Practice Run (2004) - Tasha Verma (credit only)
- The Way to a Man's Heart (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Colour Blind (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Rabbit in the Headlights (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Party Games (2004) - Tasha Verma
- One for Sorrow (2004) - Tasha Verma
- An Inspector Called (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Life Skills (2004) - Tasha Verma
- What If (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Out of Control (2004) - Tasha Verma
- Love Lies Bleeding (2004) - Tasha Verma
- In the House of the Dead (2004) - Tasha Verma
2004
A Fond Kiss as
Tahara Khan (as Shabana Bakhsh)
2004
The Afternoon Play (TV Series) as
Yasmeela Khan
- Glasgow Dreams (2004) - Yasmeela Khan (as Shabana Bakhsh)
2002
River City (TV Series) as
Zara Malik
- Episode dated 12 August 2003 (2003) - Zara Malik
- 02 (Pre-Series One) (2002) - Zara Malik
- New Face (2002) - Zara Malik
References
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