Gita Kapoor List of EastEnders characters (1993)

gita kapoor, played shobu kapoor, has fierce temper, needed keep troublesome husband in check. success achieve down her. brains behind kapoor s clothes business. gita played shobu kapoor , husband sanjay (deepak verma) introduced in 1993 producer leonard lewis. first characters of asian descent introduced since karim family, departed serial in 1990. kapoors programme s first attempt portray non-muslim asian characters; kapoors practising hindus, descending india. shobu kapoor auditioned role of gita along actress nina wadia. both had been working on play prior auditioning, , neither knew other attending audition until bumped each other @ casting call. kapoor offered part; wadia later go on play character years later, zainab masood.