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Tabu at an event for De De Pyaar De in 2019. Indian actress Tabu appears primarily in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil films. Her first credited role came as a teenager in Dev Anand's Hum Naujawan (1985), and her first major role was in the Telugu film Coolie No. 1 (1991).
- Tabu as A Child Artist
- Tabu's Bollywood Debut Film Took Eight Years to Complete
- Tabu's Ticket to Fame with The Film, Vijaypath
- Tabu's Parents' Divorce
- Tabu Is A Pure Vegetarian
- Tabu and Her Hundreds of Nicknames
- Tabu Never Experiments with Her Hair
- Tabu's Filmy Roots
- Tabu and Her National Awards
- Tabu as Philanthropist
Tabu was only 10 years old when she had made her first appearance as a child artist. She had a small role in the film, Bazaar. Later, when she had turned 14, she had acted again in Dev Anand’s film, Hum Naujawan and had played the role of his daughter. Her first big break as an actress was in a Telugu movie, Coolie No. 1,opposite the South actor, V...
In 1987, producer, Boney Kapoor had signed Tabu opposite his younger brother, Sanjay Kapoor in the film, Prem. The film took eight years to complete but did not do well at the box office. This was the time when Tabu had started dating Sanjay Kapoorand it was her first serious affair. Nobody knows what went wrong but the two actors were not on talki...
In 1994, Tabu and Ajay Devgn’s film, Vijaypath went on to become the biggest hit of that year. For the film, Tabu had also won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. In 1996, Tabu had given a series of hit films like Jeet, Sajan Chale Sasural etc. According to Tabu, one of the most difficult scenes she had worked on is from Virasatwhere she had to s...
Tabu was born to Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana on November 4, 1971, in Kolkata. She was just a child when her parents got divorced. Her mother was a school teacher. Tabu did her schooling at St. Anns High School in Hyderabad. In 1983, she had moved to Mumbai and studied at St. Xavier’s College for two years. After that, she had joined Bollywood to pursu...
While in the film, Cheeni Kum, Tabu was a hardcore non-veg lover, who loved Chicken Biryani a lot, however, in real life, she is a pure vegetarian. However, Tabu’s mother cooks flawless Biryani, but she prefers to stay vegetarian, no matter what.
From ‘Tabs’, ‘Tubs’ to ‘Tubby’ and many more, Tabu has more than a hundred nicknames in the film industry. However, the most popular nickname of Tabu remains to be ‘Tobler’ and ‘Toblerone’ and even her email id has one of her nicknames. On the other hand, Tabu’s real name is Tabassum.
While Tabu and experimental roles sound synonymous, she hates experimenting with her hair. She can be seen performing some unconventional roles and characters, but one can never see her experimenting with her hairstyle in any of her films. She considers them as her biggest asset and continues to keep them long.
Tabu belongs to the Hashmi-Azmi family of Bollywood. She is the niece of veteran actress, Shabana Azmi. Her elder sister, Farah Naaz has worked in films like Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri, Begunaahetc. Cinematographer, Baba Azmi is Tabu’s uncle, who is married to actress, Tanvi Azmi. Apart from Hindi and English, Tabu can fluently speak Urdu and Telu...
Tabu has won two National Film Awards for Best Actress, one for the film, Maachis and another for the film, Chandni Bar. She was also awarded the Padma Shriby the Government of India in 2011 for her contribution to Indian cinema. She also holds the maximum number of Best Actress (critics) wins at Filmfare with four awards in her kitty.
Tabu has been a philanthropist, helping her friends, well-wishers and everyone in need around her. She is also associated with Relief Projects India, which is a charitable trust, rescuing abandoned baby girls and working to prevent female infanticide. She has been working with various organisations and trusts, and hands over the earnings she gets b...
May 14, 2024 · Tabu, one of the most versatile and celebrated actors in Indian cinema, is all set to make her comeback in Hollywood. According to a report in Variety, the actor will be seen in the upcoming series Dune: Prophecy, a prequel to Dune that released three years ago.
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On her birthday today, let’s take a trip down memory lane and look back at the time when Tabu revealed the reason behind never getting married, and blamed Ajay Devgn for the same. In an interview to Mumbai Mirror in 2017, before the release of her film Golmaal Again, Tabu had talked about the reason why she never got married. She had said ...
Apr 9, 2024 · “My grandmother’s dream was for me to become a ballerina. She always spoke of Anna Pavlova, imitating those hand gestures to demonstrate how the Russian artiste would become a swan during the performance,” Tabu recollects.
Apr 8, 2023 · Back in the 1990s, after his wife’s demise, Tabu and Sajid’s friendship grew, until Tabu left and reportedly started seeing the married South Indian superstar, Akkineni Nagarjuna.
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May 22, 2022 · Tabassum Fatima Hashmi, known by her screen-name Tabu, is a legendary actor who has given us some really memorable characters. No matter what the role, Tabu has always proven her mettle by bringing her best game to the movie. Even her choice of roles is proof of her cinematic brilliance.
