Shobu Kapoor
Birthdate
May 28, 1961 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
May 28, 1961 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England
Known For
Acting
Biography
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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 Tikka Masala (2005), Casualty (2005) and Doctors, where she appeared as five characters between 2000 and 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shobu Kapoor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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 Tikka Masala (2005), Casualty (2005) and Doctors, where she appeared as five characters between 2000 and 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shobu Kapoor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Shobu Kapoor's LGBTQ+ Titles
Chicken Tikka Masala
Minaxi Patel
Acting (25)
2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Additional Voices (voice)
2023
Polite Society as Fatima
2023
Tall Dark and Handsome as Rohini
2022
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again as Esha
2022
Mother Teresa & Me as Aparna
2021
The Cleaner as Neeta (1 episode)
2021
We Are Lady Parts as Seema (5 episodes)
2020
Bridgerton as Lady Sheffield (1 episode)
2020
I Hate Suzie as Dr Wack (1 episode)
2018
Lady Parts as Seema
2018
Boogie Man as Anandi
2018
Krypton as Mama Zed (2 episodes)
2012
Citizen Khan as Mrs. Khan (34 episodes)
2010
The Infidel as Kashmina
2008
Filth and Wisdom as Sardeep's Wife
2006
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj as Taj's Mother
2006
Mischief Night as Mrs Khan
2006
Banglatown Banquet as Joolie
2005
Chicken Tikka Masala as Minaxi Patel
2005
Doctor Who as Scared Woman (1 episode)
2002
Bend It Like Beckham as Polly
1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time as Gita Kapoor
1986
Casualty as Mona Nadkarni (1 episode)
1985
EastEnders as Gita Kapoor (757 episodes)
1984
The Bill (1 episode)
Production (1)
2016
Afro Punk Girl
• Producer