Coronation Street in 2014 as part of the hit soap’s first Muslim family, playing Zeedan Nazir.Now Manchester-born actor Qasim Akhtar is set to reprise his role after a three-year break to visit his grandmother Yasmeen Nazir (Shelley King) for her birthday.Drama will quickly unfold for the talented star when he miraculously produces £50,000 to help sister Alya, who has fallen victim to a scam and been robbed of the entire contents of Speed Daal’s bank account.The star also ruffles feathers after he becomes embroiled in Alya’s love life.But what do we know about the man behind Zeedan’s character off the cobbles?Ahead of his highly anticipated return to Manchester’s most famous street, let’s take a look at the star’s off-screen antics and how.
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