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Shobu Kapoor
Acting
Born: May 28, 1961
London, England, UK
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
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Additional Voices (voice)
Bend It Like Beckham
as Polly
Polite Society
as Fatima
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj's Mother
The Infidel
as Kashmina
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
as Arlene Kercher
Acts of Godfrey
as Gita
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Gita Kapoor
Filth and Wisdom
as Sardeep's Wife
Mischief Night
as Mrs Khan
