Archie Panjabi

Archana "Archie" Panjabi is a British film and television actress, best known for her roles in the movies "East Is East", "Bend It Like Beckham", and "A Mighty Heart", as well as for her portrayal of Kalinda Sharma in the CBS television series "The Good Wife". She graduated from Brunel University, England, with a degree in Management Studies (BSc).

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Code 46 (2003)

In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Tim Robbins  •  Togo Igawa  •  Nabil Elouahabi  •  Samantha Morton

In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Tim Robbins  •  Togo Igawa  •  Nabil Elouahabi  •  Samantha Morton

A Good Year (2006)

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Failed London banker Max Skinner inherits his uncle's vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Freddie Highmore  •  Albert Finney  •  Marion Cotillard

Failed London banker Max Skinner inherits his uncle's vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Freddie Highmore  •  Albert Finney  •  Marion Cotillard

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

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Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gurinder Chadha
CAST:  Parminder Nagra  •  Keira Knightley  •  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  •  Anupam Kher

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gurinder Chadha
CAST:  Parminder Nagra  •  Keira Knightley  •  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  •  Anupam Kher

Chromophobia (2006)

Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martha Fiennes
CAST:  Ben Chaplin  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Ian Holm

Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martha Fiennes
CAST:  Ben Chaplin  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Ian Holm

I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)

Rosie, an ageing single mother, is helped by Mother Nature in experiencing love again through Adam, a charming young man. But matters complicate when her young daughter falls in love with a local boy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amy Heckerling
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Paul Rudd  •  Saoirse Ronan  •  Stacey Dash

Rosie, an ageing single mother, is helped by Mother Nature in experiencing love again through Adam, a charming young man. But matters complicate when her young daughter falls in love with a local boy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amy Heckerling
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Paul Rudd  •  Saoirse Ronan  •  Stacey Dash

The Constant Gardener (2005)

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Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Meirelles
CAST:  Ralph Fiennes  •  Rachel Weisz  •  Danny Huston  •  Bill Nighy

Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Meirelles
CAST:  Ralph Fiennes  •  Rachel Weisz  •  Danny Huston  •  Bill Nighy

East Is East (1999)

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damien O'Donnell
CAST:  Om Puri  •  Linda Bassett  •  Ian Aspinall  •  Jimi Mistry

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damien O'Donnell
CAST:  Om Puri  •  Linda Bassett  •  Ian Aspinall  •  Jimi Mistry

Spy(ies) (2009)

In London, an airport baggage handler is forced by French and British intelligence agents to seduce the wife of a businessman with ties to Syrian terrorists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Saada
CAST:  Guillaume Canet  •  Géraldine Pailhas  •  Stephen Rea  •  Hippolyte Girardot

In London, an airport baggage handler is forced by French and British intelligence agents to seduce the wife of a businessman with ties to Syrian terrorists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Saada
CAST:  Guillaume Canet  •  Géraldine Pailhas  •  Stephen Rea  •  Hippolyte Girardot

I Origins (2014)

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A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Cahill
CAST:  Michael Pitt  •  Brit Marling  •  Astrid Bergès-Frisbey  •  Steven Yeun

A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Cahill
CAST:  Michael Pitt  •  Brit Marling  •  Astrid Bergès-Frisbey  •  Steven Yeun

Yasmin (2004)

In England, the Pakistanis Yasmin lives two lives in two different worlds: in her community, she wears Muslin clothes, cooks for her father and brother and has the traditional behavior of a Muslin woman. Further, she has a non-consumed marriage with the illegal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Glenaan
CAST:  Renu Setna  •  Steve Jackson  •  Archie Panjabi  •  Syed Ahmed

In England, the Pakistanis Yasmin lives two lives in two different worlds: in her community, she wears Muslin clothes, cooks for her father and brother and has the traditional behavior of a Muslin woman. Further, she has a non-consumed marriage with the illegal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Glenaan
CAST:  Renu Setna  •  Steve Jackson  •  Archie Panjabi  •  Syed Ahmed

The Happiness Salesman (2010)

Karen is resigned to a life of suburban ennui, the dreams of her youth a distant memory. On an autumn afternoon as she struggles to get her baby to sleep she is disturbed by a door-to-door Salesman. Desperate for adult companionship she engages with the enigmatic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krishnendu Majumdar
CAST:  Christopher Eccleston  •  Archie Panjabi  •  Aaryan Pandit

Karen is resigned to a life of suburban ennui, the dreams of her youth a distant memory. On an autumn afternoon as she struggles to get her baby to sleep she is disturbed by a door-to-door Salesman. Desperate for adult companionship she engages with the enigmatic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krishnendu Majumdar
CAST:  Christopher Eccleston  •  Archie Panjabi  •  Aaryan Pandit

The Secret (2002)

A woman is held for ransom by a bitter past acquaintance who threatens to disclose a secret that could destroy her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alrick Riley
CAST:  Haydn Gwynne  •  Stella Gonet  •  Robert Bathurst  •  John Woodvine

A woman is held for ransom by a bitter past acquaintance who threatens to disclose a secret that could destroy her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alrick Riley
CAST:  Haydn Gwynne  •  Stella Gonet  •  Robert Bathurst  •  John Woodvine

Lezioni di volo (2007)

A pair of teen friends – known as "Chicken & Curry" because they are virtually inseparable – fail their high school finals and try to cover it by claiming that Curry is in the midst of an identity crisis that can only be solved by a visit to his ancestral homeland, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesca Archibugi
CAST:  Giovanna Mezzogiorno  •  Andrea Miglio Risi  •  Tom Angel Kharumaty  •  Flavio Bucci

A pair of teen friends – known as "Chicken & Curry" because they are virtually inseparable – fail their high school finals and try to cover it by claiming that Curry is in the midst of an identity crisis that can only be solved by a visit to his ancestral homeland, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesca Archibugi
CAST:  Giovanna Mezzogiorno  •  Andrea Miglio Risi  •  Tom Angel Kharumaty  •  Flavio Bucci

The Infidel (2010)

Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who is not exactly a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Appignanesi
CAST:  Archie Panjabi  •  Omid Djalili  •  Matt Lucas  •  Richard Schiff

Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who is not exactly a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Appignanesi
CAST:  Archie Panjabi  •  Omid Djalili  •  Matt Lucas  •  Richard Schiff

A Very Social Secretary (2005)

Bernard Hill and Victoria Hamilton star in Alistair Beaton's wickedly funny feature-length drama inspired by David Blunkett's private affair held up for very public scrutiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Jones
CAST:  Bernard Hill  •  Victoria Hamilton  •  Robert Lindsay  •  Doon Mackichan

Bernard Hill and Victoria Hamilton star in Alistair Beaton's wickedly funny feature-length drama inspired by David Blunkett's private affair held up for very public scrutiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Jones
CAST:  Bernard Hill  •  Victoria Hamilton  •  Robert Lindsay  •  Doon Mackichan

A Mighty Heart (2007)

Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Angelina Jolie  •  Dan Futterman  •  Harvesp Viraf Chiniwala  •  Azfar Ali

Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Angelina Jolie  •  Dan Futterman  •  Harvesp Viraf Chiniwala  •  Azfar Ali

San Andreas (2015)

In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Peyton
CAST:  Alexandra Daddario  •  Dwayne Johnson  •  Carla Gugino  •  Archie Panjabi

In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Peyton
CAST:  Alexandra Daddario  •  Dwayne Johnson  •  Carla Gugino  •  Archie Panjabi

Traitor (2008)

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Nachmanoff
CAST:  Don Cheadle  •  Guy Pearce  •  Neal McDonough  •  Saïd Taghmaoui

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Nachmanoff
CAST:  Don Cheadle  •  Guy Pearce  •  Neal McDonough  •  Saïd Taghmaoui

White Teeth (2002)

An adaptation of Zadie Smith's bestseller concerning the lives of two families from as far back as the 1800s and India to late 1990s Willesden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Jarrold
CAST:  Phil Davis  •  Om Puri  •  Naomie Harris  •  Archie Panjabi

An adaptation of Zadie Smith's bestseller concerning the lives of two families from as far back as the 1800s and India to late 1990s Willesden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Jarrold
CAST:  Phil Davis  •  Om Puri  •  Naomie Harris  •  Archie Panjabi

Ivor the Invisible (2001)

Written by Raymond Briggs, this beautifully animated film tells the story of ten-year-old John. After being woken up early one morning. John finds a big invisible something sitting on his bed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hilary Audus
CAST:  Albey Brookes  •  Jane Horrocks  •  Timothy Spall  •  Alison Steadman

Written by Raymond Briggs, this beautifully animated film tells the story of ten-year-old John. After being woken up early one morning. John finds a big invisible something sitting on his bed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hilary Audus
CAST:  Albey Brookes  •  Jane Horrocks  •  Timothy Spall  •  Alison Steadman
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