Shobu Kapoor
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1961-05-28 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Shobu Kapoor
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.
Known For
Acting
The Last Hurrah
as Shelly D'Souza
(2023)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2023)
Polite Society
as Fatima
(2023)
Tall Dark and Handsome
as Rohini
(2022)
Mother Teresa & Me
as Aparna
(2022)
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
as Esha
(2020)
The Dark Tower
as Rhea of the Coos
(2018)
Lady Parts
as Seema
(2018)
Boogie Man
as Anandi
(2012)
Acts of Godfrey
as Gita
(2011)
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
as Arlene Kercher
(2010)
The Infidel
as Kashmina
(2008)
Filth and Wisdom
as Sardeep's Wife
(2006)
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj's Mother
(2006)
Banglatown Banquet
as Joolie
(2006)
Mischief Night
as Mrs Khan
(2005)
Chicken Tikka Masala
as Minaxi Patel
(2002)
Bend It Like Beckham
as Polly
(1993)
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Gita Kapoor
Crew
(2016)
Afro Punk Girl
Producer