Dev Alahan | |||||||||||||||||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Jimmi Harkishin | ||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 4714 10 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Jane MacNaught | ||||||||||||||||||
Spin-off appearances | East Street (2010) Coronation Street: Text Santa special (2013, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dev Alahan is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Portrayed by Jimmi Harkishin, the character's first appearance was broadcast on 10 November 1999. He is the widower of Sunita (Shobna Gulati) and father to Amber Kalirai (Nikki Patel), Aadi Alahan (Zennon Ditchett/Adam Hussain) and Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey). Dev departed on 13 February 2015, after Harkishin asked for an extended break from the show, and returned on 1 June 2015.[1] On 6 April 2019, it was announced that Harkishin would take a two-month break.[2]