Biography
Tabu (Hindi: तब्बू) (born Tabassum Hashmi on 4 November 1971) is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali language films, as well as one American film. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, and she holds the record for the most wins of Filmfare's Critics Award for Best Female Performer, with four.
Despite a few exceptions, Tabu is best known for acting in artistic, low-budget films that go on to garner more critical appreciation than substantial box office figures. Her appearances in commercially successful films were few, and her parts in these films were small, such as Border (1997), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Biwi No.1 and Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999). Her most notable performances include Maachis (1996), Virasat (1997), Hu Tu Tu (1999), Astitva (2000), Chandni Bar (2001), Maqbool (2003) and Cheeni Kum (2007). Her leading role in Mira Nair's American film The Namesake also drew major praise.[1]
Regarded as one of the most talented Indian female actors of her generation, Tabu is known to be selective about her film roles and has once said, "I do films which move me and most of all, the unit and the director should appeal to me."[2][3] She is the recipient of the 2011 Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Hum Naujawan | Priya | as a child artiste and Devanand's daughter |
| 1991 | Coolie No.1 | Telugu film | |
| 1994 | Pehla Pehla Pyaar | Sapna | |
| Vijaypath | Mohini aka Mona | Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award | |
| 1995 | Prem | Lachi/Sonia Jetley | |
| Saajan Ki Baahon Mein | Kavita | ||
| Sisindri | Telugu film | ||
| Haqeeqat | Sudha | ||
| 1996 | Saajan Chale Sasural | Divya Khurana | |
| Kalapani | Parvathi | Malayalam film | |
| Kadhal Desam | Divya | Tamil film Winner Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) | |
| Himmat | Anju | ||
| Tu Chor Main Sipahi | Kajal | ||
| Jeet | Tulsi | Special appearance Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award | |
| Ninne Pelladatha | Mahalaxmi | Telugu film Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) | |
| Maachis | Veerandra | Winner, National Film Award for Best Actress Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
| 1997 | Virasat | Gehna | Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| Darmiyan | Chitra | ||
| Border | Kuldeep's wife | ||
| Iruvar | Selvam's lover | Tamil film | |
| 1998 | Chachi 420 | Janki Paswan | |
| Aavida Maa Aavide | Archana | Telugu film | |
| Two Thousand One | Billu | ||
| Hanuman | Anja | ||
| 1999 | Kohram: The Explosion | Insp. Kiran Patekar | |
| Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United | Sadhana | ||
| Hu Tu Tu | Panna | Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
| Biwi No.1 | Lovely | ||
| Thakshak | Suman | ||
| Thaayin Manikodi | Rani | Tamil film | |
| 2000 | Snegithiye | ACP Gayatri | Tamil film |
| Cover Story | Jasmine | Malayalam film | |
| Hera Pheri | Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar | ||
| Kandukondain Kandukondain | Sowmiya | Tamil film | |
| Tarkieb | Roshni Choubey | ||
| Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar | Kamya Lal | ||
| Shikari | Suman | ||
| Astitva | Aditi | Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Marathi film | |
| 2001 | Ghaath | Kavita Chaudhary | |
| Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya | Roshni Batra | ||
| Chandni Bar | Mumtaz Ali Ansari | Winner, National Film Award for Best Actress Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
| Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa | Meena | ||
| 2002 | Maa Tujhhe Salaam | Captain Sonia Khanna | |
| Filhaal... | Rewa Singh | ||
| Chennakeshava Reddy | Sita | Telugu film | |
| Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai | Shalu | ||
| Saathiya | Savatri Rao | Cameo | |
| 2003 | Abar Aranye | Amrita | Bengali film |
| Khanjar: The Knife | Shilpa | ||
| Hawa | Sanjana | ||
| Jaal: The Trap | Neha Pandit | ||
| Maqbool | Nimmi | ||
| 2004 | Main Hoon Na | Special appearance | |
| Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities | Meenaxi/Maria | ||
| 2005 | Silsiilay | Rehana | |
| Bhagmati | Bhagmati | ||
| Andarivaadu | Shanti | Telugu film | |
| 2006 | Shock | Geetha | Telugu film |
| Fanaa | Malini Tyagi | ||
| 2007 | Sarhad Paar | Pammi | |
| The Namesake | Ashima Ganguli | ||
| Cheeni Kum | Nina Verma | Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance | |
| Om Shanti Om | Herself | Special appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi | |
| 2008 | Idee Sangati | Swarajya Lakshmi | Telugu film |
| Pandurangadu | Amrutha | Telugu film | |
| 2010 | Toh Baat Pakki | Rajeshwari | |
| Season's Greetings | Filming | ||
| Urumi | Cameo Role | ||
| The Legend Of Kunal | Tishyarakshita | Filming | |
| 2011 | Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai | Post-production | |
| Rana | Tamil film Filming |
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