Shobu Kapoor
Biography
The British actress Shobu Kapoor, born in 1961, trained at Drama Studio London and is best known for playing Gita Kapoor in EastEnders, the BBC soap opera, from 1993 to 1998. After leaving the show she appeared in the film Bend It Like Beckham (2002) and in series including The Bill, Casualty and Doctors, where she played five different characters between 2000 and 2006. Her later film roles include Taj's mother in Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006), Mischief Night (2006), the mother of Meredith Kercher in Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011) and Fatima Khan in Polite Society (2023). She was cast in the West End play Dinner with Saddam, and in 2013 she co-founded Roman Candle Productions, producing short films there until 2016.
65years old
Turns 66 on May 28in 199 days
- Born London
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 17 years2006 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023Polite SocietyIMDb rating 6.6
- 2011Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in ItalyIMDb rating 5.7
- 2006Van Wilder 2: The Rise of TajIMDb rating 4.8
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Behind the camera
Kapoor co-founded Roman Candle Productions, an independent film and television company, with Annetta Laufer in 2013. She produced short films there until she left in 2016.
Shobu Kapoor movies on Netflix
Worked with
Shobu Kapoor made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Mort NathanDirector, 1 film, 2006
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Nida ManzoorDirector, 1 film, 2023
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Robert DornhelmDirector, 1 film, 2011
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