Shobna Kumari | |||||||||
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Shortland Street character | |||||||||
Portrayed by | Leela Patel | ||||||||
Introduced by | Jason Daniel (2008) Steven Zanoski (2009, 2011) |
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Duration | 2008, 2009, 2011 | ||||||||
First appearance | 7 July 2008 | ||||||||
Last appearance | 11 February 2011 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||
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Shobna Kumari was the troublesome mother of Shanti Kumari (Nisha Madhan). She arrived in 2008 to attend Shanti's marriage to Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) and revealed troubles in her marriage to Naveen (Ajay Vasisht). Following the wedding Shobna was led astray by Yvonne Jeffries (Alison Quigan) and decided to stay in New Zealand. However she and Naveen reconciled and the family returned to India. She returned in 2009 to visit Shanti and Scotty but the couple were shocked when Shobna renovated their house and announced her intention for plastic surgery. The plastic surgery clinic went broke and Shobna lost thousands of dollars before she departed again. She returned later in the year when Shanti suddenly died from illness. She helped Scotty through the ordeal and left shortly afterwards. In 2011 Shobna returned and offered Yvonne a job in Sydney. She helped reconcile Scotty with his fiance Tracey (Sarah Thomson) and departed again with Yvonne following shortly after.
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