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Tabu was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh as Tabassum Hashmi on November 4, 1972.
Film Career
Largely considered one of the Indian film industry's best actresses working today, Tabu "Tabassum Hashmi" has won the coveted National Film Award for Best Actress two times - once for Maachis (1996) and most recently for Chandni Bar (2001). She has also won three statuettes in the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance category for Virasat (1997), Hu Tu Tu (1999), and Astitva (2000) respectively and in 1995 she was awarded with the Filmfare Best Debut Award
Despite a few exceptions, Tabu is known best for her willingness to play characters in artistic, low-budget films that go on to garner more critical appreciation than they do substantial box office figures (such as in A Tale of Three Cities or Maqbool).
She has acted in a number of Telugu movies, many of them very successful, such as Coolie No. 1, Ninne Pelladatha etc.
She is the niece of Shabana Azmi and the younger sister of actress Farha.
In 2006 she starred alongside Kajol and Aamir Khan in Kunal Kohli's newest film, Fanaa.
Filmography
- Fanaa (2006)
- Luck by Chance (2005) (announced)
- The Namesake (2006) (filming) ... Ashima Ganguli
- Andarivaadu (2005) (filming)
- Bhagmati (2005) (post-production) ... Bhagmati
- Silsiilay (2005) (completed) ... Rehana
- Tale of 3 Cities (2004) ... Meenaxi/Maria
- Main Hoon Na (2004) ... Special Appearance (uncredited) (song Main Hoon Na (Remix))
- Maqbool (2003) ... Nimmi
- The Trap (2003) .... Neha Pandit
- Hawa (2003) ... Sanjana
- The Knife (2003) ... Shilpa
- Abar Aranye (2003) ... Amrita
- Saathiya (2002) ... Savitri Rao
- Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai (2002) ... Shalu
- Filhaal... (2002) ... Rewa Singh
- Maa Tujhhe Salaam (2002) ... Captain Sonia Khanna
- Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya (2001) ... Meena
- Chandni Bar (2001) ... Mumtaz Ali Ansari (Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award)
- Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001) ... Roshni Batra
- Ghaath (2000) ... Kavita Chaudhary
- Astitva (2000) ... Aditi (Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance ) & (Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award)
- Shikari (2000) ... Suman
- Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000) ... Kamya Lal
- Tarkieb (2000) ... Roshni Choubey
- Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) ... Sowmya
- Hera Pheri (2000) ... Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar
- Biwi No. 2 (2000) ... Archana
- Cover Story (2000) ... Jasmine
- Snegithiye (2000) ... ACP Gayatri
- Thakshak (1999) ... Suman Dev
- Biwi No. 1 (1999) ... Lovely
- Hu Tu Tu (1999) ... Panna (Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance)
- We Stand United (1999) ... Sadhana
- The Explosion (1999) ... Insp. Kiran Patekar
- Hanuman (1998) ... Anja
- 2001 (1998) ... Billu
- Aavida Maa Aavide (1998) ... Archana
- Chachi 420 (1998) ... Janki Paswan
- Iruvar (1997) ... Selvam's lover
- Border (1997) ... Kuldeep's wife
- Darmiyan (1997) ... Chitra
- Virasat (1997) ... Gehna (Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance)
- Maachis (1996) ... Veerandra (Veeran)
- Ninne Pelladatha (1996) .... Mahalaxmi (Chiku)
- Jeet (1996) ... Tulsi (Special Appearance)
- Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996) ... Kajal
- Himmat (1996) ... Anju
- Kadhal Desam (1996) ... Divya
- Kala Pani (1996) ... Parvathi
- Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) ... Divya Khurana
- Haqeeqat (1995) ... Sudha
- Sisindri (1995)
- Saajan Ki Baahon Mein (1995) ... Kavita
- Prem (1995) ... Lachi/Sonia Jetley
- Vijaypath (1994) (Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award)
- Pehla Pehla Pyaar (1994) ... Sapna
- Coolie No. 1 (1991)
- Hum Naujawan (1985) ... Priya
Awards
- 1995, Filmfare Best Debut Award, Vijaypath.
- 1997, National Film Award for Best Actress, Maachis.
- 1997, Bengal Film Journalists Award, Maachis.
- 1998, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Virasat.
- 1999, Bollywood Awards, Best Supporting Actress, Biwi No.1.
- 2000, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Hu Tu Tu.
- 2001, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Astitva.
- 2001, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Astitva.
- 2001, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Astitva
- 2002, IIFA Best Actress Award, Chandni bar.
- 2002, National Film Award for Best Actress, Chandni Bar.
- 2002, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Chandni Bar
See also
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