Shobna Gulati is an English actress, writer and dancer of Indian origin. She was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, on August 7, 1966. Her father was a doctor. She has two older sisters and a younger brother. She has one son. She attended the Hulme Grammar School in earlier life. August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Oldham is a large town in the north-west of England. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Oldham is a large town in the north-west of England. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

She is best known for appearing in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street in the role of Sunita Alahan a shop assistant, joining the cast in 2001.She played the part of Anita in the TV comedy series dinnerladies. She has also appeared in Rani Moorthy's play Dancing Within Walls and Nona Shepphard's Crazy Lady In 2000 she played Ameena Badawi in EastEnders. She has also appeared in BAFTA award winning 2001, Shadowscan directed by Tinge Krishnan Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, and its consistently highest-rating programme, first broadcast on Friday December 9, 1960, in the Granada region of ITV. It was created by Tony Warren and is produced by Granada Television (now branded ITV Productions), holder of the ITV franchise... Sunita Alahan, née Parekh, is a fictional character in the British soap opera Coronation Street. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... dinnerladies was a British sitcom written and co-produced by and starring Victoria Wood. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Ameena Badawi was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[2] and continuing to date. ...

Gulati has also appeared on the TV quiz shows Call My Bluff and Have I Got News for You and as Diana Ross in Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes. In early 2006 she took part in musical reality show Soapstar Superstar. Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross on March 26, 1944) is a Grammy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning, Oscar- nominated and Tony Awards-winning American singer, performer and actress, who first gained prominence in the 1960s girl group, The Supremes before leaving the group in 1970 to establish a... Stars In Their Eyes is a British television talent show in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars. ... Soapstar Superstar is a reality singing competition which first aired on British television station ITV1 in 2006. ...

At the end of 2005, it was announced that Gulati would be leaving Coronation Street. Her last appearance was in the episode broadcast on February 1st 2006. At the end of February it was revealed that she would be joining the cast of ITV drama as new district nurse Nisha Clayton. Where the Heart Is, and she made her first appearance in the show in August 2006. She has also appeared in New Street Law, as the accused wife of a child murderer, a new series for BBC 1 (Red Productions) and in Magnolia by Dave Spikey for Comedy Playhouse (BBC 1) also for Red Productions to be screened in September 2006. In 2007 she is joining as a story tellers for the new launch of Jackanory for the BBC. Where the Heart Is is a British television drama series set in the fictional town Skelthwaite. ... New Street Law is a British television series, made for BBC One by the Red Production Company. ...

Shobna also appeared at the Royal Albert Hall as part of a comedy skit featured in The Secret Policeman's Ball. In the skit, Shobna and co-star Nitin Ganatra play a holidaying couple who are under the mistaken belief Guantanamo Bay is a holiday resort. The skit also starred US actors Chevy Chase and Seth Green. Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... The Secret Policemans Ball was the title of the show staged as a benefit for human rights organization Amnesty International at Londons Royal Albert Hall in October 2006. ... Nitin Ganatra (born 1967 in Kenya) is a British actor. ... Detainees upon arrival at Camp X-Ray, January 2002 Guantánamo Bay detainment camp serves as a joint military prison and interrogation center under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO), has occupied a portion of the United States Navys base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since 2002. ... Chevy Chase (born Cornelius Crane Chase on October 8, 1943) is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, writer, and television and film actor. ... For the pioneer of fish farming, see Seth Green. ...

Gulati has recently been seen in the UK tour of the hit play Girls night by Louise Roche.

External links

• Shobna Gulati at the Internet Movie Database
• Shobna Gulati at TV.com