Acting
Shobu Kapoor
EN cinema · 26 credits
Born
28 May 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as Shoboo 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.
Known for
Filmography
The Last Hurrah
as Shelly D'Souza
Some Things
Some Things
as Miss Stewart
Wicker
as The Shoemaker’s Wife
The Best Man
as Jasminder
Christmas Karma
as Mrs Joshi
Polite Society
as Fatima
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Additional Voices (voice)
Tall Dark and Handsome
as Rohini
Mother Teresa & Me
as Aparna
The Dark Tower
2020
The Dark Tower
as Rhea of the Coos
Boogie Man
as Anandi
Lady Parts
as Seema
Afro Punk Girl
Producer
Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
as Mother
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
as Arlene Kercher
The Infidel
as Kashmina
Filth and Wisdom
as Sardeep's Wife
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj's Mother
Mischief Night
as Mrs Khan
Banglatown Banquet
as Joolie
Chicken Tikka Masala
as Minaxi Patel
Bend It Like Beckham
as Polly
Room to Rent
as Home Office Official
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Gita Kapoor