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Shobu Kapoor

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Shobu Kapoor

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

May 28, 1961 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

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.

Known For

Acting
2026BaitFaiza Aunty
2025The Best ManJasminder
2025Christmas KarmaMrs Joshi
2024Mr. BigstuffSheila
2023Polite SocietyFatima
2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetAdditional Voices (voice)
2023Tall Dark and HandsomeRohini
2022Mother Teresa & MeAparna
2022Gangsta Granny Strikes AgainEsha
2022DI RayDebo Ray
2021The CleanerNeeta
2021We Are Lady PartsSeema
2021Whitstable PearlHiral
2020The Dark TowerRhea of the Coos
2020BridgertonLady Sheffield
2020I Hate SuzieDr Wack
2020The Other OneMishti
2018Boogie ManAnandi
2018Lady PartsSeema
2018KryptonMama Zed
2018A Discovery of WitchesLinda Cosby
2017Man Like MobeenSaj's Mum
2015Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!Mother
2012Acts of GodfreyGita
2012Citizen KhanMrs. Khan
2011Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in ItalyArlene Kercher
2011Mrs Brown's BoysProfessor Murphy
2010The InfidelKashmina
2008Filth and WisdomSardeep's Wife
2006Van Wilder 2: The Rise of TajTaj's Mother
2006Mischief NightMrs Khan
2006Banglatown BanquetJoolie
2005Chicken Tikka MasalaMinaxi Patel
2005Doctor WhoScared Woman
2004ShamelessUmi
2002Bend It Like BeckhamPolly
2001Room to RentHome Office Official
1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeGita Kapoor
1986CasualtyMona Nadkarni
1985EastEndersGita Kapoor
1984The Bill
-The Last HurrahShelly D'Souza
-Some ThingsMiss Stewart
Production
2016Afro Punk GirlProducer