Shobu Kapoor
Acting
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
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tvBait
2026
Faiza Aunty
movieChristmas Karma
2025
Mrs Joshi
movieThe Best Man
2025
Jasminder
tvMr Bigstuff
2024
Sheila
movieChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
Additional Voices (voice)
moviePolite Society
2023
Fatima
tvDI Ray
2022
Debo Ray
tvThe Cleaner
2021
Neeta
tvBridgerton
2020
Lady Sheffield
tvI Hate Suzie
2020
Dr Wack
tvThe Other One
2020
Mishti
The Dark Tower
2020
Rhea of the Coos
movieLady Parts
2018
Seema
tvA Discovery of Witches
2018
Linda Cosby
movieBoogie Man
2018
Anandi
tvKrypton
2018
Mama Zed
tvMan Like Mobeen
2017
Saj's Mum
tvCitizen Khan
2012
Mrs. Khan
movieAmanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
2011
Arlene Kercher
tvMrs Brown's Boys
2011
Professor Murphy
movieThe Infidel
2010
Kashmina
movieFilth and Wisdom
2008
Sardeep's Wife
movieVan Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006
Taj's Mother
movieMischief Night
2006
Mrs Khan
movieChicken Tikka Masala
2005
Minaxi Patel
tvDoctor Who
2005
Scared Woman
movieRoom to Rent
2001
Home Office Official
movieDoctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
Gita Kapoor
tvCasualty
1986
Mona Nadkarni
tvEastEnders
1985
Gita Kapoor
The Last Hurrah
Shelly D'Souza
Some Things
Miss Stewart
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movieAfro Punk Girl
2016
Producer