Shobu Kapoor
25 movies · 20 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 28, 1961 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Shoboo 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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Shobu Kapoor: movies and TV shows
Acting (44)
- Upcoming The Last Hurrah
as Shelly D'Souza
- Upcoming Some Things
as Miss Stewart
- 2026
- 2025 Christmas Karma
as Mrs Joshi
- 2025 The Best Man
as Jasminder
- 2024
- 2023 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2023 Polite Society
as Fatima
- 2023 Tall Dark and Handsome
as Rohini
- 2022 Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
as Esha
- 2022 Mother Teresa & Me
as Aparna
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020 The Dark Tower
as Rhea of the Coos
- 2018 Lady Parts
as Seema
- 2018
- 2018 Boogie Man
as Anandi
- 2018
- 2017
- 2015 Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
as Mother
- 2012
- 2012 Acts of Godfrey
as Gita
- 2011 Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
as Arlene Kercher
- 2011
- 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 Mischief Night
as Mrs Khan
- 2006 Banglatown Banquet
as Joolie
- 2005 Chicken Tikka Masala
as Minaxi Patel
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002 Bend It Like Beckham
as Polly
- 2001 Room to Rent
as Home Office Official
- 1993 Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Gita Kapoor
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
Behind the camera (1)
- 2016 Afro Punk Girl
Producer