Shobu Kapoor
Acting·May 28, 1961 — 65 years old·London, England, UK
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
Filmography · 45
—The Last HurrahShelly D'Souza—Some ThingsMiss Stewart2026BaitTVFaiza Aunty2025Christmas KarmaMrs Joshi2025The Best ManJasminder2024Mr BigstuffTVSheila2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetAdditional Voices (voice)2023Polite SocietyFatima2023Tall Dark and HandsomeRohini2022Gangsta Granny Strikes AgainEsha2022Mother Teresa & MeAparna2022DI RayTVDebo Ray2021The CleanerTVNeeta2021Whitstable PearlTVHiral2021We Are Lady PartsTVSeema2020BridgertonTVLady Sheffield2020I Hate SuzieTVDr Wack2020The Other OneTVMishti2020The Dark TowerRhea of the Coos2018Lady PartsSeema2018A Discovery of WitchesTVLinda Cosby2018Boogie ManAnandi2018KryptonTVMama Zed2017Man Like MobeenTVSaj's Mum2016Afro Punk GirlProducer2015Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!Mother2012Citizen KhanTVMrs. Khan2012Acts of GodfreyGita2011Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in ItalyArlene Kercher2011Mrs Brown's BoysTVProfessor Murphy2010The InfidelKashmina2008Filth and WisdomSardeep's Wife2006Van Wilder 2: The Rise of TajTaj's Mother2006Mischief NightMrs Khan2006Banglatown BanquetJoolie2005Chicken Tikka MasalaMinaxi Patel2005Doctor WhoTVScared Woman2004ShamelessTVUmi2003Celebrity MastermindTV2002Bend It Like BeckhamPolly2001Room to RentHome Office Official1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeGita Kapoor1986CasualtyTVMona Nadkarni1985EastEndersTVGita Kapoor1984The BillTV