Shobu Kapoor

Shobu Kapoor

Born 1961-05-28 (age 65) London, England, UK
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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.

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Known For

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

as Additional Voices (voice)

Bend It Like Beckham
Polite Society
Polite Society

2023

as Fatima

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

2006

as Taj's Mother

Christmas Karma
Christmas Karma

2025

as Mrs Joshi

Tall Dark and Handsome
The Infidel
The Infidel

2010

as Kashmina

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The Dark Tower

2020

as Rhea of the Coos

Filth and Wisdom
Filth and Wisdom

2008

as Sardeep's Wife

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
Mischief Night
Mischief Night

2006

as Mrs Khan

Mother Teresa & Me
Mother Teresa & Me

2022

as Aparna

Lady Parts
Lady Parts

2018

as Seema

Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala

2005

as Minaxi Patel

Room to Rent
Room to Rent

2001

as Home Office Official

Acts of Godfrey
Acts of Godfrey

2012

as Gita

Boogie Man
Boogie Man

2018

as Anandi

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
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Some Things

as Miss Stewart