Shehani was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and has lived in London for most of her life.
She has been working for The Guardian since 2007 and is a multimedia producer. She has made over 350 films for them over the years on a wide range of subjects. Her documentary ‘Mohamat at Eton’ was screened on Al Jazeera in December 2011.

She has a BA in History from Cambridge and an MA in photojournalism from the London College of Communication.