Shobu Kapoor

Acting

Shobu Kapoor

Born May 28, 1961London, England, UK43 credits

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

Bait
2026Bait
as Faiza AuntyTV
Christmas Karma
2025Christmas Karma
as Mrs JoshiMovie
The Best Man
2025The Best Man
as JasminderMovie
Mr. Bigstuff
2024Mr. Bigstuff
as SheilaTV
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Additional Voices (voice)Movie
Polite Society
2023Polite Society
as FatimaMovie
DI Ray
2022DI Ray
as Debo RayTV
The Cleaner
2021The Cleaner
as NeetaTV
Bridgerton
2020Bridgerton
as Lady SheffieldTV
I Hate Suzie
2020I Hate Suzie
as Dr WackTV
T
2020The Dark Tower
as Rhea of the CoosMovie
Lady Parts
2018Lady Parts
as SeemaMovie
Boogie Man
2018Boogie Man
as AnandiMovie
Krypton
2018Krypton
as Mama ZedTV
Man Like Mobeen
2017Man Like Mobeen
as Saj's MumTV
Citizen Khan
2012Citizen Khan
as Mrs. KhanTV
Mrs Brown's Boys
2011Mrs Brown's Boys
as Professor MurphyTV
The Infidel
2010The Infidel
as KashminaMovie
Filth and Wisdom
2008Filth and Wisdom
as Sardeep's WifeMovie
Mischief Night
2006Mischief Night
as Mrs KhanMovie
Chicken Tikka Masala
2005Chicken Tikka Masala
as Minaxi PatelMovie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
as Scared WomanTV
Room to Rent
2001Room to Rent
as Home Office OfficialMovie
Casualty
1986Casualty
as Mona NadkarniTV
EastEnders
1985EastEnders
as Gita KapoorTV
T
The Last Hurrah
as Shelly D'SouzaMovie
S
Some Things
as Miss StewartMovie