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"Former Coronation Street actress Shobna Gulati could make a return to Weatherfield, it has been claimed.  The 42-year-old played the role of Dev Alahan&amp;#039;s (Jimmy Harkishin) wife Sunita between 2001 and 2006, before being written out in a storyline which saw her pregnant self find that her husband had children with several different women.  Since the character&amp;#039;s departure, she has been mentioned in several scripts, while Dev has made a number of return visits to see his children - twin boy, Aadi, and girl, Asha. Last week, Corrie producer Kim Crowther teased to DS: &amp;quot;We have a great new direction for Dev after Tara&amp;#039;s exit. Further down the line, we build more family around Dev again and it might signal the return of some old faces...&amp;quot; Meanwhile, a source today told The Mirror: &amp;quot;Talks have been going on for some time to finalise a deal acceptable to all those who are involved.&amp;quot; They added: &amp;quot;Sunita was a great character, so to have her back is exciting.&amp;quot; A show spokesperson said: &amp;quot;Talks have been going on, but nothing has been signed and sealed.&amp;quot; Monday&amp;#039;s episode signalled the departure of Dev&amp;#039;s now ex-girlfriend Tara Mandal (Ayesha Dharker) after she publically humiliated him by unveiling a 30-foot naked photo of him following the discovery that he&amp;#039;d had a one-night stand with her family accountant Lisa (Ruth Alexander-Rubin).  Since leaving Corrie, Gulati has appeared in various shows including Where the Heart Is and New Street Law. Before her stint at the Manchester-based soap, she starred in BBC drama Dinnerladies. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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