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Shobu Kapoor
AKA: Shoboo Kapoor
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Born: 1961
London, England, UK
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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.
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.
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bait | 2026 | Faiza Aunty |
| Mr Bigstuff | 2024 | Sheila |
| DI Ray | 2022 | Debo Ray |
| The Cleaner | 2021 | Neeta |
| Whitstable Pearl | 2021 | Hiral |
| We Are Lady Parts | 2021 | Seema |
| Bridgerton | 2020 | Lady Sheffield |
| I Hate Suzie | 2020 | Dr Wack |
| The Other One | 2020 | Mishti |
| A Discovery of Witches | 2018 | Linda Cosby |
| Krypton | 2018 | Mama Zed |
| Man Like Mobeen | 2017 | Saj's Mum |
| Citizen Khan | 2012 | Mrs. Khan |
| Mrs Brown's Boys | 2011 | Professor Murphy |
| Shameless | 2004 | Umi |
| Casualty | 1986 | Mona Nadkarni |
| EastEnders | 1985 | Gita Kapoor |
| The Bill | 1984 | Contributor |