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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 28, 1961
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Shoboo Kapoor
Shobu Kapoor
0.4 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Jasminder
The Best Man
2025
6.8
Sheila
Mr. Bigstuff
2024
7.0
Additional Voices (voice)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
6.4
Fatima
Polite Society
2023
6.0
Rohini
Tall Dark and Handsome
2023
5.1
Esha
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022
6.9
Aparna
Mother Teresa & Me
2022
7.1
Debo Ray
DI Ray
2022
7.0
Neeta
The Cleaner
2021
6.6
Hiral
Whitstable Pearl
2021
Credits
The Best Man
as Jasminder
2025
0.0
Mr. Bigstuff
as Sheila
2024
6.8
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Additional Voices (voice)
2023
7.0
Polite Society
as Fatima
2023
6.4
Tall Dark and Handsome
as Rohini
2023
6.0
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
as Esha
2022
5.1
Mother Teresa & Me
as Aparna
2022
6.9
DI Ray
as Debo Ray
2022
7.1
The Cleaner
as Neeta
2021
7.0
Whitstable Pearl
as Hiral
2021
6.6
We Are Lady Parts
as Seema
2021
7.6
Bridgerton
as Lady Sheffield
2020
8.1
I Hate Suzie
as Dr Wack
2020
6.5
The Other One
as Mishti
2020
6.4
🎬
The Dark Tower
as Rhea of the Coos
2020
0.0
Lady Parts
as Seema
2018
8.0
A Discovery of Witches
as Linda Cosby
2018
7.8
Boogie Man
as Anandi
2018
9.0
Krypton
as Mama Zed
2018
7.1
Man Like Mobeen
as Saj's Mum
2017
6.7
Citizen Khan
as Mrs. Khan
2012
7.1
Acts of Godfrey
as Gita
2012
0.0
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
as Arlene Kercher
2011
6.0
The Infidel
as Kashmina
2010
6.1
Filth and Wisdom
as Sardeep's Wife
2008
5.8
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj's Mother
2006
5.1
Mischief Night
as Mrs Khan
2006
5.4
Banglatown Banquet
as Joolie
2006
0.0
Chicken Tikka Masala
as Minaxi Patel
2005
4.1
Doctor Who
as Scared Woman
2005
7.5
Bend It Like Beckham
as Polly
2002
6.3
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Gita Kapoor
1993
4.4
Casualty
as Mona Nadkarni
1986
6.1
EastEnders
as Gita Kapoor
1985
4.1
The Bill
1984
6.7
🎬
The Last Hurrah
as Shelly D'Souza
N/A
0.0