Shobu Kapoor
Actor
- Born
- May 28, 1961 (age 65) · London, England, UK
Shobu Kapoor (born 28 May 1961) is a British actress of Indian descent.
She is most notable for playing the role of Gita Kapoor, the long-suffering wife of market trader Sanjay (Deepak Verma), in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1998.
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After leaving EastEnders, Kapoor appeared in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham and the TV series The Bill (2004). She has also been in Chicken TikkaMasala (2005), Casualty (2005) and Doctors, where she appeared as five characters between 2000 and 2016.
Known for
Bend It Like Beckham
April 11, 2002
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
December 8, 2023
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
December 1, 2006
Polite Society
April 27, 2023
The Infidel
February 18, 2010
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
February 21, 2011
Filth and Wisdom
September 17, 2008
Chicken Tikka Masala
April 22, 2005
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
November 27, 1993
Mischief Night
November 3, 2006
Mother Teresa & Me
September 5, 2022
Christmas Karma
November 14, 2025
Acting24
- 2025Christmas Karma as Mrs Joshi
- 2025The Best Man as Jasminder
- 2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2023Polite Society as Fatima
- 2023Tall Dark and Handsome as Rohini
- 2022Gangsta Granny Strikes Again as Esha
- 2022Mother Teresa & Me as Aparna
- 2020The Dark Tower as Rhea of the Coos
- 2018Lady Parts as Seema
- 2018Boogie Man