Shobu Kapoor

Shobu Kapoor

Born 5/28/1961 (65 yrs)
London, England, UK
Acting

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.

Known For(40 works)

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

2005
7.6

Doctor Who

2005

EastEnders poster

EastEnders

1985
4.2

EastEnders

1985

Bridgerton poster

Bridgerton

2020
8.1

Bridgerton

2020

Casualty poster

Casualty

1986
6.2

Casualty

1986

Shameless poster

Shameless

2004
7.6

Shameless

2004

The Bill poster

The Bill

1984
6.8

The Bill

1984

A Discovery of Witches poster

A Discovery of Witches

2018
7.8

A Discovery of Witches

2018

Krypton poster

Krypton

2018
7.1

Krypton

2018

Bait poster

Bait

2026
6.5

Bait

2026

The Cleaner poster

The Cleaner

2021
7.0

The Cleaner

2021

Whitstable Pearl poster

Whitstable Pearl

2021
6.7

Whitstable Pearl

2021

Mrs Brown's Boys poster

Mrs Brown's Boys

2011
7.5

Mrs Brown's Boys

2011

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget poster

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023
6.9

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

Man Like Mobeen poster

Man Like Mobeen

2017
6.7

Man Like Mobeen

2017

We Are Lady Parts poster

We Are Lady Parts

2021
7.6

We Are Lady Parts

2021

DI Ray poster

DI Ray

2022
6.9

DI Ray

2022

Bend It Like Beckham poster

Bend It Like Beckham

2002
6.3

Bend It Like Beckham

2002

The Other One poster

The Other One

2020
6.5

The Other One

2020

Citizen Khan poster

Citizen Khan

2012
7.2

Citizen Khan

2012

I Hate Suzie poster

I Hate Suzie

2020
6.6

I Hate Suzie

2020

Mr Bigstuff poster

Mr Bigstuff

2024
6.8

Mr Bigstuff

2024

Polite Society poster

Polite Society

2023
6.3

Polite Society

2023

Christmas Karma poster

Christmas Karma

2025
5.1

Christmas Karma

2025

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj poster

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

2006
5.1

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

2006

The Infidel poster

The Infidel

2010
6.1

The Infidel

2010

Filth and Wisdom poster

Filth and Wisdom

2008
5.7

Filth and Wisdom

2008

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy poster

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy

2011
6.1

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy

2011

Mischief Night poster

Mischief Night

2006
5.7

Mischief Night

2006

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time poster

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

1993
4.8

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

1993

Mother Teresa & Me poster

Mother Teresa & Me

2022
6.9

Mother Teresa & Me

2022

Boogie Man poster

Boogie Man

2018
9.0

Boogie Man

2018

Room to Rent poster

Room to Rent

2001
6.0

Room to Rent

2001

Banglatown Banquet poster

Banglatown Banquet

2006
0.0

Banglatown Banquet

2006

Lady Parts poster

Lady Parts

2018
8.0

Lady Parts

2018

Chicken Tikka Masala poster

Chicken Tikka Masala

2005
4.1

Chicken Tikka Masala

2005

Tall Dark and Handsome poster

Tall Dark and Handsome

2023
6.4

Tall Dark and Handsome

2023

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again poster

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

2022
5.1

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

2022

Acts of Godfrey poster

Acts of Godfrey

2012
0.0

Acts of Godfrey

2012

The Best Man poster

The Best Man

2025
0.0

The Best Man

2025

Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut! poster

Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!

2015
4.0

Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!

2015