Bat for Lashes
07/16/2013 – Natasha Khan – “The Wolverine” UK Premiere – Arrivals – Empire Leicester Square – London, UK – Keywords: LMK12-00000-170713 – Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos
Birth Name: Natasha Khan
Place of Birth: Brent, Middlesex, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 25 October, 1979
Ethnicity:
*father – Pakistani Pashtun
*mother – English
Bat for Lashes is a British indie pop singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Her albums are “Fur and Gold,” “Two Suns,” “The Haunted Man,” “The Bride,” and “Lost Girls.”
Her father, professional squash player Rehmat Khan, is Pakistani, and comes from the Khan squash family. Her mother is English. She is a niece of professional squash players Jahangir Khan, who was World No. 1, and Torsam Khan. She was raised partly in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Bat for Lashes has a daughter with her partner, Australian actor and model Samuel Watkins.
Bat for Lashes’ paternal grandfather was squash player Nasrullah Khan (the son of Faizulla Khan). Bat for Lashes’ grandfather Nasrullah was born in Nawan Kalli, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. His maternal grandfather was named Abdul Majeed Khan.
Bat for Lashes’ maternal grandfather’s surname was Butler.
Change “Pakistani” to “Pashtun.”
Her paternal grandfather was squash player Nasrulla Khan. Nasrulla was born in Nawan Kalli, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Nasrulla was the son of Faizulla Khan. Nasrulla’s maternal grandfather was named Abdul Majeed Khan.
Natasha’s paternal side is known as the “Khan squash family”