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Archie Panjabi
Birth at
31 May 1972
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Archie Panjabi was born on 31 May 1972 in London, England. The family of the actress has Pakistani roots and professes Sikhism. After the partition of India, the family of the actress left Pakistan and moved to India, and later emigrated to the UK. She spent her childhood with her relatives in Mumbai. After graduation, she entered Brunel University in London, and in 1996 received a degree in management.
Archie first appeared on television in 1995, the actress participated in the filming of the
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Archie Panjabi was born on 31 May 1972 in London, England. The family of the actress has Pakistani roots and professes Sikhism. After the partition of India, the family of the actress left Pakistan and moved to India, and later emigrated to the UK.
She spent her childhood with her relatives in Mumbai. After graduation, she entered Brunel University in London, and in 1996 received a degree in management.
Archie first appeared on television in 1995, the actress participated in the filming of the films “Bideshi” and “Under the Moon”. However, she was noticed only after the role in the comedy “East is East”, where she played the role of a rebellious child.
In 2002, Archie Punjabi starred in the comedy film Play Like Beckham as Pinky Bharma. The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award.
In 2005, the actress was invited to the role of Jita Pearson in the film “Devoted Gardener”. Later, the picture was awarded the award – the Oscar. Then she starred in the title role in the conolent “Yasmin”. The story centers on a Muslim woman whose life has changed for the worse since September 11. After the release of the film, Archie received an award for Best Actress and an award for Outstanding Actress of the UK.
In 2005, she appeared in an episode of the film.
Good year" Ridley Scott. In 2007, she collaborated with Angelina Jolie on Strong Heart, a film about a journalist captured in Pakistan during an investigation and an undeserved execution. Archie won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress of the Year.
In 2009, the actress became a member of the permanent cast in the series “The Right Wife”, where she was given the role of Kalinda Sharma – an investigator from a law firm with a dark past. Now she continues to appear on television in various projects.