Dev Alahan
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]
Dev Alahan
1999–present
Episode 4714
10 November 1999
Jane MacNaught
East Street (2010)
Coronation Street:
Text Santa special (2013, 2015)
Businessperson
Businessperson
Urmila Alahan
Sunita Alahan (2004–2006)
- Shareen
- Amber Kalirai
- Asha Alahan
- Ravi Desai
- Raj Desai
- Sanjeet Desai
- Umed Alahan
- Vikram Desai
- Nita Desai
- Naveem Alahan
Reception[edit]
In 2021, Harkishin was longlisted for "Funniest Performance" for the Inside Soap Awards for his role as Dev.[8]