She can do American, Cockney, Birmingham, and Indian accents.
She can speak basic Hindi, Spanish, and French.
Graduated from Brunel University, England, with a degree in Management Studies (1996)
Archie Panjabi Detailed Biography
Her real name is Archana; she chose the short version to avoid confusion... and ran straight into confusion, when casting directors assumed she was a man. She has played Om Puri's daughter in East is East, and then his wife in the BBC's White Teeth. Mixing plentiful TV work with a growing film career, she recently played the older sister in Bend It Like Beckham.
