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'''Bindya Solanki''' (born 24 May 1974) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actress]]. Solanki comes from [[Southend on Sea]], the seaside town in [[Essex]]. Her parents are of [[Gujarat]]i descent and emigrated to [[England]] in the 1960s. She attended [[Brunel University]] and graduated in 1995 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] (hons) degree in drama.<br />
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She made her television debut in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] children's programme ''[[My Parents Are Aliens]]'' in 1999, playing a teacher. She went on to have roles in the [[BBC]] drama ''[[Sweet Revenge (2001 TV film)|Sweet Revenge]]'' and she also played Nima Shah in [[Sky One]]'s ''[[Dream Team (TV series)|Dream Team]]'' in 2001. She is best known for playing the role of [[Nita Mistry (EastEnders)|Nita Mistry]] in the popular BBC [[soap opera]] ''[[EastEnders]]'' (2001–2003, 2019). Solanki's character was introduced as a love interest to [[Dean Gaffney]]'s character, [[Robbie Jackson]]. She remained in the role for two years, but was axed along with Gaffney in 2003. In a press report executive-producer [[Louise Berridge]] commented "Dean and Bindya have contributed an enormous amount to the programme..However, we feel that the characters have reached the end of their natural course in the show, and they will both be leaving in Spring 2003...It is always sad to be saying goodbye to a good double act, so we will be leaving the door open for both characters".<ref>"[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds9652.html Dean Gaffney to leave 'EastEnders'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050309050410/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds9652.html |date=2005-03-09 }}", ''[[Digital Spy]]''. URL last accessed on 2006-09-25.</ref> Nita made a return for one episode in 2019.<br />
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Solanki has also appeared in many stage productions including playing Juliet in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the English Shakespeare Company. In 2004 she played Pramila in [[RIFCO Arts]] ''The Deranged Marriage'' and in 2006 she played Frehia in ''Mercy Fine''.<br />
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In 2005, she guest starred in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Sixth Doctor]] audio drama ''[[The Juggernauts]]'', returning to Doctor Who audios again in 2009 in the [[Seventh Doctor]] audio drama ''[[Enemy of the Daleks]]''.<br />
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Bindya currently appearing in BBC Asian Networks's Silver Street, playing the character Mindy.<br />
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