Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti (born in Watford in 1968 or 1969[1]) is a British Sikh writer who has written extensively for stage, screen and radio.
[3] Bhatti's first play, Behsharam (Shameless), received criticism from the Sikh community when it opened in 2001.
In 2005, Behzti won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for the best English language play written by a woman.
[4] In 2010, her follow-up to Behzti titled Behud (Beyond Belief)[5] was co-produced by Soho Theatre and Coventry Belgrade and was shortlisted for the John Whiting Award.
In 2014, Khandan (Family) opened to sell-out audiences at the Birmingham Rep and the Royal Court Theatre.