Shobu Kapoor
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Shobu Kapoor

May 28, 1961 - London, England, UK

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.

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Movie2006Van Wilder 2: The Rise of TajTaj's Mother
Movie2022Mother Teresa & MeAparna
Movie2005Chicken Tikka MasalaMinaxi Patel
Movie1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeGita Kapoor
Movie2023Polite SocietyFatima
Movie2018Boogie ManAnandi
Movie2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetAdditional Voices (voice)
Movie2023Tall Dark and HandsomeRohini
Movie2006Mischief NightMrs Khan
Movie2022Gangsta Granny Strikes AgainEsha
Movie2008Filth and WisdomSardeep's Wife
Movie2010The InfidelKashmina
Movie2002Bend It Like BeckhamPolly
Movie2006Banglatown BanquetJoolie
Movie2018Lady PartsSeema
MovieN/AThe Last HurrahShelly D'Souza
Movie2012Acts of GodfreyGita
Movie2011Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in ItalyArlene Kercher
Movie2020The Dark TowerRhea of the Coos
Movie2025The Best ManJasminder
Movie2001Room to RentHome Office Official
TV Show1985EastEndersGita Kapoor757
TV Show1984The Bill1
TV Show1986CasualtyMona Nadkarni1
TV Show2005Doctor WhoScared Woman1
TV Show2021The CleanerNeeta1
TV Show2021We Are Lady PartsSeema9
TV Show2012Citizen KhanMrs. Khan34
TV Show2020BridgertonLady Sheffield1
TV Show2018KryptonMama Zed2
TV Show2024Mr. BigstuffSheila1
TV Show2020I Hate SuzieDr Wack1
TV Show2021Whitstable PearlHiral1
TV Show2020The Other OneMishti1
TV Show2018A Discovery of WitchesLinda Cosby3
TV Show2022DI RayDebo Ray4
TV Show2017Man Like MobeenSaj's Mum3
TV Show2011Mrs Brown's BoysProfessor Murphy1

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Movie2016Afro Punk GirlProducerProduction