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Shobu Kapoor

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Shobu Kapoor
Ria Khan believes that she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists, in the name of independence and sisterhood.
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Polite Society (2023)
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Shobu Kapoor was born and grew up in India. She moved to the UK in 1988 and started her professional career. After training at Drama Studio London, she performed in many theatre productions over the course of a few years. Her first TV appearance was 'Family Pride' for Channel 4, where her initial guest role turned into a series regular due to the popularity, energy, and skill she had shown with her performance.

Shobu's next TV job was 'Eastenders', where she played the highly popular series regular character 'Gita Kapoor'. The character of Gita established Shobu as a household name in the UK and abroad. After leaving Eastenders, her next big show was 'Citizen Khan', where she played the leading role of 'Mrs Khan'. After many years working on multiple high-profile TV and film projects, her latest outing is the role of 'Seema' in the highly anticipated Channel 4 show 'We Are Lady Parts'.

In a career spanning over three decades, Shobu has played a range of characters across theatre, television, film, and radio. She has a memorable voice and has done a variety of voiceover work.
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    Known for

    Lady Parts
    8.4
    Short
    • Seema
    • 2018
    EastEnders (1985)
    EastEnders
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Gita
    Citizen Khan (2012)
    Citizen Khan
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Khan
    The Dark Tower (2020)
    The Dark Tower
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Rhea of the Coos
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Human 2.0
      • Laxshmi Parry
      • In Production
      • Short
    • The Last Hurrah
      • Shelly D'Souza
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Harnaam Kaur in The Best Man (2025)
      The Best Man
      Short
      • Jasminder
      • 2025
    • Guz Khan in Man Like Mobeen (2017)
      Man Like Mobeen
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Shagufta
      • 2025
    • Danny Dyer and Ryan Sampson in Mr. Bigstuff (2024)
      Mr. Bigstuff
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Sheila
      • 2024
    • Parminder Nagra in DI Ray (2022)
      DI Ray
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Debo Ray
      • 2022–2024
    • Juliette Motamed, Anjana Vasan, Faith Omole, Sarah Kameela Impey, and Lucie Shorthouse in We Are Lady Parts (2021)
      We Are Lady Parts
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Seema
      • 2021–2024
    • Yazmin Belo, Saffron Coomber, and Rochelle Neil in Three Little Birds (2023)
      Three Little Birds
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Mrs. Biswas
      • 2023
    • Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, David Bradley, Lynn Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, and Bella Ramsey in Chicken Run : La Menace nuggets (2023)
      Chicken Run : La Menace nuggets
      6.3
      • Additional Voices (voice)
      • 2023
    • Running on Empty
      Short
      • Seema Khan
      • 2023
    • Laura Aikman and Amit Shah in Tall Dark and Handsome (2023)
      Tall Dark and Handsome
      6.8
      Short
      • Rohini
      • 2023
    • Akshay Khanna, Priya Kansara, Shona Babayemi, Nimra Bucha, Ritu Arya, Seraphina Beh, and Ella Bruccoleri in Polite Society (2023)
      Polite Society
      6.6
      • Fatima
      • 2023
    • Amanda Mealing, Sunetra Sarker, and Derek Thompson in Casualty (1986)
      Casualty
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Mona Nadkarni
      • Chanda Perry
      • Hasina Hussein ...
      • 2005–2023
    • Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (2022)
      Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • Esha
      • 2022
    • Whitstable Pearl (2021)
      Whitstable Pearl
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Hiral
      • 2022
    • Mother Teresa & Me (2022)
      Mother Teresa & Me
      5.8
      • Aparna, Kavita's Mother
      • 2022
    • The Warning Signs
      Short
      • Shobu
      • 2022

    Producer



    • The Markfield Monster
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Afro Punk Girl (2016)
      Afro Punk Girl
      6.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Scarlet (2016)
      Scarlet
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016

    Additional Crew



    • In Search of Guru Dutt (1989)
      In Search of Guru Dutt
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • production assistant
      • 1989

    Videos4

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    Demo Reel 4:45
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    Trailer 2:19
    Book Tickets
    Book Tickets
    Trailer 2:19
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Official Trailer
    Polite Society
    Trailer 2:16
    Polite Society

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Shoboo Kapoor
    • Height
      • 1.47 m
    • Spouse
      • Ian A. McAuleyOctober 1988 - 1995 (divorced)

    Did you know

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      Her EastEnders (1985) character Gita Kapoor became the 6th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Gita had a daughter Sharmilla (played by Priya Bilkhu), born on March 18, 1993.

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