
Shobu Kapoor
Known for: Acting
Born: May 28, 1961
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

Banglatown Banquet
2006
The Last Hurrah

The Best Man
2025

Polite Society
2023

Tall Dark and Handsome
2023

Acts of Godfrey
2012

Chicken Tikka Masala
2005

Boogie Man
2018

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022

Lady Parts
2018
Some Things

Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
2015

Mother Teresa & Me
2022

Filth and Wisdom
2008
The Dark Tower
2020

Mischief Night
2006

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006

Room to Rent
2001

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
2011

Bend It Like Beckham
2002

EastEnders
1985

The Bill
1984

Christmas Karma
2025

Casualty
1986

Doctor Who
2005

The Infidel
2010

The Cleaner
2021

We Are Lady Parts
2021

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993

Citizen Khan
2012

Bridgerton
2020

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023

Krypton
2018

Mr Bigstuff
2024

I Hate Suzie
2020

Whitstable Pearl
2021

The Other One
2020

A Discovery of Witches
2018

DI Ray
2022

Man Like Mobeen
2017

Mrs Brown's Boys
2011

Shameless
2004

Bait
2026

Celebrity Mastermind
2003