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Shobu Kapoor

Shobu Kapoor

Actor · Born May 28, 1961 · London, England, UK

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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.

Acted in 43

2000s

  1. 2008

    Filth and Wisdom

    Sardeep's Wife

  2. 2006

    Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

    Taj's Mother

    34

  3. Mischief Night

    Mrs Khan

  4. Banglatown Banquet

    Joolie

  5. 2005

    Chicken Tikka Masala

    Minaxi Patel

  6. Doctor Who

    Scared Woman · 1 episode

    82
  7. 2004

    Shameless

    Umi · 1 episode

    79
  8. 2003

    Celebrity Mastermind

    TV · 24 Seasons

  9. 2002

    Bend It Like Beckham

    Polly

    70
  10. 2001

    Room to Rent

    Home Office Official

1990s

  1. 1993

    Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

    Gita Kapoor

No release date

  1. The Last Hurrah

    Shelly D'Souza

Produced 1

2010s

  1. 2016

    Afro Punk Girl

    Producer