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