Shobu Kapoor

Shobu Kapoor (63)

1961-05-28 | London, England, UK

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.

On Movies

  • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
  • Polite Society
  • Tall Dark and Handsome
  • Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
  • Mother Teresa & Me
  • Lady Parts
  • Boogie Man
  • Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
  • The Infidel
  • Filth and Wisdom
  • Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
  • Mischief Night
  • Banglatown Banquet
  • Chicken Tikka Masala
  • Bend It Like Beckham
  • Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

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