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Mark Jefferies

EastEnders star Nitin Ganatra's family corner shop attacked by racist thugs

Former soap star Nitin Ganatra has said that his family's corner shop was attacked by racist thugs last year.

The actor, 54, - who is best known for having played Masood Ahmed on BBC soap EastEnders for more than a decade - opened up about the incident on a podcast recently.

He stated that the incident was a horrific reminder of the racist abuse that he had faced during the 1980s.

Nitin spoke about their experience with the business on the Made in the Midlands podcast. He said: "Growing up was hard. We had a corner shop that was targeted a lot."

The actor, pictured alongside former co-star Adam Woodyatt, is best known for his role on EastEnders (BBC / Kieron McCarron)

The actor however said that the family "took it in [their] stride," with him stating that they did this because they had thought: "'This is how people behave in this country'."

He however stated that the shop has even been targeted in more recent years, with a relative having been attacked. He said: "The windows were smashed and my brother was attacked last year."

Nitin - who appeared on EastEnders from 2007 until his departure in 2019, said that his family's shop was once attacked by a group of between 25 and 30 "skinheads."

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