Shobu Kapoor
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.
43 acting credits
Acting · 43
Doctor Who
2005
EastEnders
1985
Bridgerton
2020
Casualty
1986
Shameless
2004
The Bill
1984
A Discovery of Witches
2018
Krypton
2018
Bait
2026
The Cleaner
2021
Whitstable Pearl
2021
Mrs Brown's Boys
2011
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
We Are Lady Parts
2021
Man Like Mobeen
2017
DI Ray
2022
I Hate Suzie
2020
The Other One
2020
Bend It Like Beckham
2002
Citizen Khan
2012
Mr Bigstuff
2024
Polite Society
2023
Christmas Karma
2025
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006
The Infidel
2010
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
2011
Filth and Wisdom
2008
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
The Dark Tower
2020
Mother Teresa & Me
2022
Mischief Night
2006
Boogie Man
2018
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022
Lady Parts
2018
Room to Rent
2001
Chicken Tikka Masala
2005
Tall Dark and Handsome
2023
Banglatown Banquet
2006
Acts of Godfrey
2012
The Last Hurrah
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The Best Man
2025
Some Things
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Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
2015