Shobu Kapoor
Actor
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
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Additional Voices (voice) 2023
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj's Mother 2006
Polite Society
as Fatima 2023
The Infidel
as Kashmina 2010
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
as Arlene Kercher 2011
Filth and Wisdom
as Sardeep's Wife 2008
Chicken Tikka Masala
as Minaxi Patel 2005
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Gita Kapoor 1993
Mischief Night
as Mrs Khan 2006
Mother Teresa & Me
as Aparna 2022
Christmas Karma
as Mrs Joshi 2025
Room to Rent
as Home Office Official 2001
Tall Dark and Handsome
as Rohini 2023
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
as Esha 2022
Lady Parts
as Seema 2018
Boogie Man
as Anandi 2018