Shobu Kapoor

Acting

Shobu Kapoor

Born May 28, 1961 · London, England, UK (age 65)

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 TikkaMasa…

Known For

Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget · 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
6.92023
MovieFamilyAnimation
A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.
Bend It Like BeckhamBend It Like Beckham · 2002
Bend It Like Beckham
6.32002
MovieComedyDrama
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of TajVan Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj · 2006
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
5.12006
MovieComedyRomance
Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.
Polite SocietyPolite Society · 2023
Polite Society
6.32023
MovieComedyAction
Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
Christmas KarmaChristmas Karma · 2025
Christmas Karma
5.32025
MovieFantasyComedy
In contemporary London, miserly British-Indian businessman Eshan Sood is compelled by three ghosts to reflect on his life and to consider the needs of those around him.
The InfidelThe Infidel · 2010
The Infidel
6.12010
MovieComedyDrama
Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who is not exactly a devout Muslim, he drinks alcohol, and does not pray five times, but does agree that he will appease Arshad, without whose approval the marriage cannot take place. Shortly thereafter Mahmud, while going over his recently deceased mother's documents, will find out that he was adopted, his birth parents were Jewish, and his name is actually Solly Shimshillewitz.
Filth and WisdomFilth and Wisdom · 2008
Filth and Wisdom
5.62008
MovieComedy
Filth & Wisdom is a poignant view of the lives of three not quite ordinary friends settled into meaningless jobs that barely keep them afloat while helping to finance their dreams of bigger and brighter futures. Their unique yet universal stories capture their struggles that are at turns funny and tragic but always brutally honest. Their intertwined lives explore the inevitable: a path paved with filth will often end in wisdom and one paved with wisdom will often end in filth.
Tall Dark and HandsomeTall Dark and Handsome · 2023
Tall Dark and Handsome
6.52023
MovieComedyDrama
Varun discovers his girlfriend has a history of dating Indian men and can't shake it off.

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Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in ItalyAmanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy · 2011
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
6.12011
MovieCrimeDrama
Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy based on the international headline-grabbing story of the now infamous American exchange student accused by Italian authorities of brutally killing her roommate. Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy poses the question of whether Knox (Panettiere), the Seattle honors student accused of murdering her college roommate Meredith Kercher (Amanda Fernando Stevens) in 2007 with her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito (Paolo Romio) and acquaintance Rudy Guede (Djirbi Kebe), actually committed the crime or was herself a victim.

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