Shobu Kapoor
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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
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Polite Society (2023)
as Fatima
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
as Polly
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)
as Taj's Mother
The Infidel (2010)
as Kashmina
Christmas Karma (2025)
as Mrs Joshi
Filth and Wisdom (2008)
as Sardeep's Wife
Room to Rent (2001)
as Home Office Official
Boogie Man (2018)
as Anandi
Mischief Night (2006)
as Mrs Khan
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)
as Arlene Kercher
The Dark Tower (2020)
as Rhea of the Coos
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993)
as Gita Kapoor
Lady Parts (2018)
as Seema
Mother Teresa & Me (2022)
as Aparna
Acts of Godfrey (2012)
as Gita
Tall Dark and Handsome (2023)
as Rohini
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again (2022)
as Esha
Some Things (—)
as Miss Stewart
Banglatown Banquet (2006)
as Joolie
Chicken Tikka Masala (2005)
as Minaxi Patel
Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut! (2015)
as Mother
The Best Man (2025)
as Jasminder
The Last Hurrah (—)
as Shelly D'Souza