Acting · London, England, UK · Born May 28, 1961
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.
TVBait
2026
as Faiza Aunty
MovieChristmas Karma
2025
as Mrs Joshi
MovieThe Best Man
2025
as Jasminder
TVMr Bigstuff
2024
as Sheila
MovieChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
as Additional Voices (voice)
MoviePolite Society
2023
as Fatima
MovieTall Dark and Handsome
2023
as Rohini
MovieGangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022
as Esha
MovieMother Teresa & Me
2022
as Aparna
TVDI Ray
2022
as Debo Ray
TVThe Cleaner
2021
as Neeta
TVWhitstable Pearl
2021
as Hiral
TVWe Are Lady Parts
2021
as Seema
TVBridgerton
2020
as Lady Sheffield
TVI Hate Suzie
2020
as Dr Wack
TVThe Other One
2020
as Mishti
The Dark Tower
2020
as Rhea of the Coos
MovieLady Parts
2018
as Seema
TVA Discovery of Witches
2018
as Linda Cosby
MovieBoogie Man
2018
as Anandi
TVKrypton
2018
as Mama Zed
TVMan Like Mobeen
2017
as Saj's Mum
MovieShoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
2015
as Mother
TVCitizen Khan
2012
as Mrs. Khan
MovieActs of Godfrey
2012
as Gita
MovieAmanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
2011
as Arlene Kercher
TVMrs Brown's Boys
2011
as Professor Murphy
MovieThe Infidel
2010
as Kashmina
MovieFilth and Wisdom
2008
as Sardeep's Wife
MovieVan Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006
as Taj's Mother
MovieMischief Night
2006
as Mrs Khan
MovieBanglatown Banquet
2006
as Joolie
MovieChicken Tikka Masala
2005
as Minaxi Patel
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Scared Woman
TVShameless
2004
as Umi
TVCelebrity Mastermind
2003
MovieBend It Like Beckham
2002
as Polly
MovieRoom to Rent
2001
as Home Office Official
MovieDoctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Gita Kapoor
TVCasualty
1986
as Mona Nadkarni
TVEastEnders
1985
as Gita Kapoor
TVThe Bill
1984
The Last Hurrah
as Shelly D'Souza
Some Things
as Miss Stewart
