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Shobu Kapoor

Cast & creator

Shobu Kapoor

1961-05-28 (age 65) London, England, UK Website IMDb

Best known for EastEnders, Doctor Who, Casualty

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.

Also known as: Shoboo Kapoor

Movies

25

film credits

Series

20

television credits

Career

44

1984–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

EastEnders

EastEnders

Gita Kapoor · 1985

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Scared Woman · 2005

Casualty

Casualty

Mona Nadkarni · 1986

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

Lady Sheffield · 2020

The Bill

The Bill

Acting · 1984

Across film & television

Filmography (45)

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EastEnders

EastEnders

Gita Kapoor

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Scared Woman

Casualty

Casualty

Mona Nadkarni

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

Lady Sheffield

The Bill

The Bill

Shameless

Shameless

Umi

A Discovery of Witches

A Discovery of Witches

Linda Cosby

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind

Krypton

Krypton

Mama Zed

Bait

Bait

Faiza Aunty

Whitstable Pearl

Whitstable Pearl

Hiral

The Cleaner

The Cleaner

Neeta

DI Ray

DI Ray

Debo Ray

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Additional Voices (voice)

Citizen Khan

Citizen Khan

Mrs. Khan

Mrs Brown's Boys

Mrs Brown's Boys

Professor Murphy

Man Like Mobeen

Man Like Mobeen

Saj's Mum

Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

Polly

We Are Lady Parts

We Are Lady Parts

Seema

I Hate Suzie

I Hate Suzie

Dr Wack

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

Taj's Mother

The Other One

The Other One

Mishti

Polite Society

Polite Society

Fatima

Mr Bigstuff

Mr Bigstuff

Sheila

Christmas Karma

Christmas Karma

Mrs Joshi

The Infidel

The Infidel

Kashmina

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy

Arlene Kercher

Mother Teresa & Me

Mother Teresa & Me

Aparna

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Gita Kapoor

Filth and Wisdom

Filth and Wisdom

Sardeep's Wife

Tall Dark and Handsome

Tall Dark and Handsome

Rohini

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

Esha

Room to Rent

Room to Rent

Home Office Official

Boogie Man

Boogie Man

Anandi

Mischief Night

Mischief Night

Mrs Khan

Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!

Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!

Mother

The Dark Tower

Rhea of the Coos

Acts of Godfrey

Acts of Godfrey

Gita

The Best Man

The Best Man

Jasminder

Lady Parts

Lady Parts

Seema

The Last Hurrah

Shelly D'Souza

Afro Punk Girl

Afro Punk Girl

Producer

Banglatown Banquet

Banglatown Banquet

Joolie

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala

Minaxi Patel

Some Things

Miss Stewart