Sunita Alahan
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Shobna Gulati as Sunita Alahan (2012)
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Shobna Gulati | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2001–2006, 2009–2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 5007 23 March 2001 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 8096 3 April 2013 |
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| Introduced by | Jane Macnaught (2001) Kim Crowther (2009) |
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| Spin-off appearances |
"East Street" (2010) | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Shop assistant (2001–2006, 2010–2013) Barmaid (2012) |
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| Father | Suresh Parekh |
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| Mother | Mena Parekh |
| Brothers | Jayesh Parekh |
| Husband | Dev Alahan (2004–2006) |
| Sons | Aadi Alahan |
| Daughters | Asha Alahan |
| Aunts |
Grishma Parekh Upma Parekh |
| Nieces | Jaya Parekh |
Sunita Alahan (also Parekh) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Shobna Gulati. She made her first screen appearance on 23 March 2001 and remained in the show until 2006, when the character was axed from the serial by producer Tony Wood. In 2009, Sunita returned to Coronation Street as a full-time character, reintroduced by producer Kim Crowther. In November 2012, Gulati announced that she had quit the soap once more, this time permanently. Sunita died on 3 April 2013 as she succumbs to the injuries she sustained during the Rovers Return fire, caused by her ex-illicit lover Karl Munro (John Michie). Sunita's funeral took place on 12 April 2013.
Sunita's storylines have seen her escape an arranged marriage, diagnosed with an aneurysm and a brain tumour, falsely imprisoned, held hostage, falling pregnant with twins, becoming a single parent after divorcing her husband, surviving a tram crash, embarking on an affair with Karl, becoming trapped in a fire at The Rovers Return and later dying in hospital of a cardiac arrest after her breathing tube was removed by Karl.
Sunita calls her boss Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin), asking for help as she does not want to go ahead with an arranged marriage. She arrives in Weatherfield on 23 March 2001, days before she is due to go to India. Sunita tells Dev that she does not want to marry her fiance, a man called Deepak and Dev agrees she can stay in the corner shop flat until her flight has left. Her parents, Mena (Leena Dhingra) and Suresh (Kaleem Janjua) dismiss her fears as pre-wedding nerves and warn her if she doesn't marry Deepak they will disown her. Sunita stands by her decision accepting a job in Dev's shop in Coronation Street and residency in the flat above. Sunita later leaves the shop and gets a job working at The Rovers Return pub as a barmaid. She begins dating Ciaran McCarthy (Keith Duffy), causing problems in her friendship with Shelley Unwin (Sally Lindsay) as he had tried to cause trouble between her and his friend Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne). Ciaran is then arrested as he was absent from the Navy without leave. When Sunita starts to develop feelings for Dev, Ciaran returns and they resume their relationship. Ciaran proposes and she accepts but he changes his mind about getting married and can't bring himself to tell her. Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) finds out and tells Sunita, and she confronts him. Despite Ciaran denying Tracy's claims, Sunita calls off the wedding and ends their relationship. She briefly dates Danny Baldwin (Bradley Walsh) but ends it after discovering he is married.
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