
Shobu Kapoor
Actress
Born: May 28, 1961 (64 years old)
Place of birth: London, England, UK
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.
Filmography (31)
- Mother Teresa & Me (2022, ★ 6.9)
- Doctor Who (2005, ★ 7.6)
- We Are Lady Parts (2021, ★ 7.6)
- Citizen Khan (2012, ★ 7.2)
- Bridgerton (2020, ★ 8.1)
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023, ★ 6.9)
- The Cleaner (2021, ★ 7)
- Krypton (2018, ★ 7.1)
- A Discovery of Witches (2018, ★ 7.8)
- Mrs Brown's Boys (2011, ★ 7.5)
- Shameless (2004, ★ 7.6)
- Polite Society (2023, ★ 6.3)
- Tall Dark and Handsome (2023, ★ 6.4)
- Mischief Night (2006, ★ 5.5)
- Filth and Wisdom (2008, ★ 5.7)
- The Infidel (2010, ★ 6.2)
- Bend It Like Beckham (2002, ★ 6.3)
- Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011, ★ 6.1)
- The Bill (1984, ★ 6.7)
- Mr. Bigstuff (2024, ★ 6.8)
- I Hate Suzie (2020, ★ 6.5)
- Whitstable Pearl (2021, ★ 6.7)
- The Other One (2020, ★ 6.5)
- DI Ray (2022, ★ 6.9)
- Man Like Mobeen (2017, ★ 6.7)
- Room to Rent (2001, ★ 5.5)
- Bait (2026, ★ 6.2)
- Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006, ★ 5.1)
- Chicken Tikka Masala (2005, ★ 3.9)
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993, ★ 4.6)