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Tabu is an Indian film actor and model who began her work period in 1980. Born in Hyderabad, India, she is a female human who speaks Hindi, Bangla, and Malayalam. Her name in her native language is তাবু. She practices Islam and has black hair.
Tabu has received several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actress, Bollywood Movie Awards, and Filmfare Awards South. She has a sibling named Farah. Her professional field of work is acting, and her filmography is documented separately.
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Film & TV
Hyderabad, India
Tabassum Fatima Hashmi (born November 4, 1971), known professionally as Tabu, is an Indian actress known for playing troubled women in both mainstream and independent films of Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, and English languages, although she primarily works in the former. Renowned as one of Hindi cinema's most accomplished actresses, her accolades include two National Film…
Known for
- Bhooth Bangla — Yashoda2026
- Drishyam 3 — Meera Deshmukh2026
- Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha — Vasudha2024
- Crew — Geeta Sethi2024
- Dune: Prophecy — Sister Francesca2024
- Khufiya — Krishna "KM" Mehra2023
- Bholaa — IPS Diana Joseph2023
- Kuttey — Pammi/Poonam Sandhu2023
- Drishyam 2 — Meera Deshmukh2022
- Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 — Manjulika/Anjulika2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Tabassum Fatima Hashmi , ( 1971-11-04 ) 4 November 1971 (age 54) , Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh, India
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Works
- Full list
- Relatives
- Azmi family
- Awards
- Full list
- Honours
- Padma Shri (2011)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Hyderabad
- Sibling
- Farah
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Malayalam
- Religion
- Islam
- Field of work
- acting
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Mass
- 65
- Image
- Tabu in 2024.jpg
- Height
- 1.69
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- Tabu
- date of birth
- 1970-11-04
- name in native language
- তাবু
- filmography
- Tabu filmography
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- name
- Tabu
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Encyclopedic overview
Tabassum Fatima Hashmi (born 4 November 1971), professionally known as Tabu, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Widely regarded as one of Hindi cinema's most accomplished actresses, she is known for portraying complex, often troubled women, in both mainstream and independent films. She has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards, seven Filmfare Awards (including a record five Critics Awards for Best Actress), and two Filmfare Awards South. In 2011, she was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award.
Tabu made her first credited appearance as a teenager in Dev Anand's Hum Naujawan (1985) and had her first leading role in the Telugu film Coolie No. 1 (1991). In 1994, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance in the Hindi action drama Vijaypath. She received the National Film Award for Best Actress for portraying a young woman affected by the Punjab insurgency in the political thriller Maachis (1996). That same year, she enjoyed commercial success with Ninne Pelladata, Kadhal Desam, Saajan Chale Sasural, and Jeet. Further box-office hits included the dramas Iruvar and Border (both 1997), Biwi No.1 and Hum Saath-Saath Hain (both 1999), as well as Kandukondain Kandukondain and Hera Pheri (both 2000).
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