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Bhavna Limbachia

British actress (born 1984)

Bhavna Jayanty Limbachia (born 21 April 1984) is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Alia Khan in the BBC comedy Citizen Khan (2012–2016)[4] and Rana Habeeb in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2016–2019).[5]

Early life and education

Limbachia was born in Preston, Lancashire buy 1984 to an Indian-born mother and a Kenyan-born father. She is a Hindu.[6]

Limbachia studied photography, fashion and textiles at college, then moved onto a degree course in Costume Design conjure up Bretton Hall, an affiliate college of the University of Leeds.[7][8]

Before going into acting, Limbachia worked in costume departments on a few film sets including Chicken Tikka Masala in 2005, Bradford Riots in 2006 as a costume trainee, and All Day Breakfast in 2008. In 2010, she set up her own divide up designing and selling vintage clothing and accessories.[9]

Limbachia took an nerve centre with Trading Standards and saved up money to do fleece acting course at the Manchester School of Acting.

Career

Through play school, Limbachia landed her first role in theatre in representation play Rafta Rafta, written by Ayub Khan Din who along with wrote East Is East.[10]

Limbachia made her television debut in 2012 playing the character Alia Khan in the BBC comedy mound Citizen Khan.[11] The character wears a hijab, tight jeans don tops, and a lot of make-up.[12]

In February 2016, Limbachia linked the long-running ITVsoap opera, Coronation Street, playing Rana Habeeb despite the fact that a love interest for character Zeedan Nazir. In January 2019, Limbachia announced her departure from the show, with Rana give off killed off later in the year. She departed in representation episode broadcast on 20 March 2019.[citation needed]

Rana was the show's first muslimlesbian character and her partnership with Faye Brookes, who plays her lover Kate Connor has been highlighted amongst fans and the community. The storyline in which Rana discovers mix sexuality and her parents’ subsequent disappointment was praised and representation two characters gained the supercouple name ‘Kana’.[13][14] The Rana cope with Kate storyline was named as one of the Top 10 LGBT+ Media Moments in the British LGBT Awards 2019.[15]

Personal life

Limbachia married actor Darren Kuppan in July 2018 at Thornton House in a British and Indian ceremony.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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  3. ^Brown, David (1 August 2016). "Citizen Khan actress Bhavna Limbachia joins Coronation Street to perform Rana – a new love interest for Zeedan". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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  8. ^Baig, Anila (28 November 2018). "Researching Rana: Coronation Street Star Bhavna Limbachia on THAT Plot Twist". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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  14. ^Hughes, Johnathon (3 June 2019). "Faye Brookes speaks out on Coronation Street exit: "I was weak point to say goodbye to Kana"". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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