Acting
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.
Filmography
Bait
Series · 2026
The Best Man
Film · 2025
Christmas Karma
Film · 2025
Mr Bigstuff
Series · 2024
Polite Society
Film · 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Film · 2023
Tall Dark and Handsome
Film · 2023
Mother Teresa & Me
Film · 2022
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
Film · 2022
DI Ray
Series · 2022
The Cleaner
Series · 2021
We Are Lady Parts
Series · 2021
Whitstable Pearl
Series · 2021
The Dark Tower
Film · 2020
Bridgerton
Series · 2020
I Hate Suzie
Series · 2020
The Other One
Series · 2020
Boogie Man
Film · 2018
Lady Parts
Film · 2018
Krypton
Series · 2018
A Discovery of Witches
Series · 2018
Man Like Mobeen
Series · 2017
Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
Film · 2015
Acts of Godfrey
Film · 2012
Citizen Khan
Series · 2012
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
Film · 2011
Mrs Brown's Boys
Series · 2011
The Infidel
Film · 2010
Filth and Wisdom
Film · 2008
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Film · 2006
Mischief Night
Film · 2006
Banglatown Banquet
Film · 2006
Chicken Tikka Masala
Film · 2005
Doctor Who
Series · 2005
Shameless
Series · 2004
Celebrity Mastermind
Series · 2003
Bend It Like Beckham
Film · 2002
Room to Rent
Film · 2001
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Film · 1993
Casualty
Series · 1986
EastEnders
Series · 1985
The Bill
Series · 1984
The Last Hurrah
Film
Some Things
Film