Shobu Kapoor
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Scared Woman
2005
Series
EastEnders
Gita Kapoor
1985
Series
Casualty
Mona Nadkarni
1986
Series
Bridgerton
Lady Sheffield
2020
Series
Shameless
Umi
2004
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
Krypton
Mama Zed
2018
Series
A Discovery of Witches
Linda Cosby
2018
Series
Bait
Faiza Aunty
2026
Series
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Series
The Cleaner
Neeta
2021
Series
Whitstable Pearl
Hiral
2021
Series
Man Like Mobeen
Saj's Mum
2017
Film
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Additional Voices (voice)
2023
Series
DI Ray
Debo Ray
2022
Series
Mrs Brown's Boys
Professor Murphy
2011
Film
Bend It Like Beckham
Polly
2002
Series
We Are Lady Parts
Seema
2021
Series
Citizen Khan
Mrs. Khan
2012
Series
I Hate Suzie
Dr Wack
2020
Series
The Other One
Mishti
2020
Film
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Taj's Mother
2006
Film
Polite Society
Fatima
2023
Film
Christmas Karma
Mrs Joshi
2025
Series
Mr Bigstuff
Sheila
2024
Film
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
Arlene Kercher
2011
Film
Filth and Wisdom
Sardeep's Wife
2008
Film
The Infidel
Kashmina
2010
Film
Mother Teresa & Me
Aparna
2022
Film
The Best Man
Jasminder
2025
Film
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Gita Kapoor
1993
The Dark Tower
Rhea of the Coos
2020
Film
Room to Rent
Home Office Official
2001
Film
Mischief Night
Mrs Khan
2006
Film
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
Esha
2022
Film
Acts of Godfrey
Gita
2012
Film
Tall Dark and Handsome
Rohini
2023
Film
Lady Parts
Seema
2018
Film
Boogie Man
Anandi
2018
Film
Banglatown Banquet
Joolie
2006
Film
Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
Mother
2015
Film
Chicken Tikka Masala
Minaxi Patel
2005
Some Things
Miss Stewart
The Last Hurrah
Shelly D'Souza