Shobu Kapoor
Birthday
1961/05/28 (64 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also know as
Shoboo Kapoor
Biography
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. 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.
Acting
(2006) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj's Mother
(2022) Mother Teresa & Me
as Aparna
(2005) Chicken Tikka Masala
as Minaxi Patel
(1993) Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Gita Kapoor
(2023) Polite Society
as Fatima
(2018) Boogie Man
as Anandi
(2023) Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2023) Tall Dark and Handsome
as Rohini
(2006) Mischief Night
as Mrs Khan
(2022) Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
as Esha
(2008) Filth and Wisdom
as Sardeep's Wife
(2010) The Infidel
as Kashmina
(2002) Bend It Like Beckham
as Polly
(2006) Banglatown Banquet
as Joolie
(2018) Lady Parts
as Seema
The Last Hurrah
as Shelly D'Souza
(2012) Acts of Godfrey
as Gita
(2011) Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
as Arlene Kercher
(2020) The Dark Tower
as Rhea of the Coos
(2025) The Best Man
as Jasminder
(2001) Room to Rent
as Home Office Official
Some Things
as Miss Stewart
(2015) Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
as Mother
(2025) Christmas Karma
as Mrs Joshi
(1985) EastEnders
as Gita Kapoor
(1984) The Bill
as ---
(1986) Casualty
as Mona Nadkarni
(2005) Doctor Who
as Scared Woman
(2021) The Cleaner
as Neeta
(2021) We Are Lady Parts
as Seema
(2012) Citizen Khan
as Mrs. Khan
(2020) Bridgerton
as Lady Sheffield
(2018) Krypton
as Mama Zed
(2024) Mr. Bigstuff
as Sheila
(2020) I Hate Suzie
as Dr Wack
(2021) Whitstable Pearl
as Hiral
(2020) The Other One
as Mishti
(2018) A Discovery of Witches
as Linda Cosby
(2022) DI Ray
as Debo Ray
(2017) Man Like Mobeen
as Saj's Mum
(2011) Mrs Brown's Boys
as Professor Murphy
(2004) Shameless
as Umi