
Shobu Kapoor
Acting
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.
TV Shows(19)

Bait
Faiza Aunty
2026

Mr. Bigstuff
Sheila
2024

DI Ray
Debo Ray
2022

The Cleaner
Neeta
2021

Whitstable Pearl
Hiral
2021

We Are Lady Parts
Seema
2021

Bridgerton
Lady Sheffield
2020

I Hate Suzie
Dr Wack
2020

The Other One
Mishti
2020

A Discovery of Witches
Linda Cosby
2018

Krypton
Mama Zed
2018

Man Like Mobeen
Saj's Mum
2017

Citizen Khan
Mrs. Khan
2012

Mrs Brown's Boys
Professor Murphy
2011

Doctor Who
Scared Woman
2005

Shameless
Umi
2004

Casualty
Mona Nadkarni
1986

EastEnders
Gita Kapoor
1985

The Bill
1984
Movies(24)

Christmas Karma
Mrs Joshi
2025

The Best Man
Jasminder
2025

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Additional Voices (voice)
2023

Polite Society
Fatima
2023

Tall Dark and Handsome
Rohini
2023

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
Esha
2022

Mother Teresa & Me
Aparna
2022
The Dark Tower
Rhea of the Coos
2020

Lady Parts
Seema
2018

Boogie Man
Anandi
2018

Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
Mother
2015

Acts of Godfrey
Gita
2012

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
Arlene Kercher
2011

The Infidel
Kashmina
2010

Filth and Wisdom
Sardeep's Wife
2008

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Taj's Mother
2006

Mischief Night
Mrs Khan
2006

Banglatown Banquet
Joolie
2006

Chicken Tikka Masala
Minaxi Patel
2005

Bend It Like Beckham
Polly
2002

Room to Rent
Home Office Official
2001

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Gita Kapoor
1993
The Last Hurrah
Shelly D'Souza
Some Things
Miss Stewart