Actor
Shobu Kapoor
65 years · London, England, UK · 23 films
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.
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Bend It Like Beckham
2002 · Polly
On TNT
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · Additional Voices (voice)
On Netflix
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006 · Taj's Mother
On Philo
Polite Society
2023 · Fatima
On YouTube TV
The Infidel
2010 · Kashmina
On Plex
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
2011 · Arlene Kercher
On Hulu
Filmography 22
Christmas Karma
2025 · Mrs Joshi
The Best Man
2025 · Jasminder
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · Additional Voices (voice)
On Netflix
Polite Society
2023 · Fatima
On YouTube TV
Tall Dark and Handsome
2023 · Rohini
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022 · Esha
Mother Teresa & Me
2022 · Aparna
On Hoopla
Lady Parts
2018 · Seema
Boogie Man
2018 · Anandi
Afro Punk Girl
2016 · Producer
Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
2015 · Mother
Acts of Godfrey
2012 · Gita
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
2011 · Arlene Kercher
On Hulu
The Infidel
2010 · Kashmina
On Plex
Filth and Wisdom
2008 · Sardeep's Wife
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006 · Taj's Mother
On Philo
Mischief Night
2006 · Mrs Khan
Banglatown Banquet
2006 · Joolie
Chicken Tikka Masala
2005 · Minaxi Patel
Bend It Like Beckham
2002 · Polly
On TNT
Room to Rent
2001 · Home Office Official
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · Gita Kapoor