Sizzling Tabu
Tabu Profile -
Name : Tabu
Birth Name : Tabassum Hashmi
Birth Date : November 4, 1970
Birth Place : Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height : 5′ 6″
Nationality : Indian
Profession : Actress
Father : Jamal Hashmi
Mother : Rizwana
Sister : Farha (Actress)
Aunt : Shabana Azmi
Favourite Dish : Pineapple ice-cream
Tabu Awards and Achievements -
Awards of the International Indian Film Academy
2002: Won Popular Award for Actress in a Leading Role for: Chandni Bar (2001)
Zee Cine Awards
2002: Won Popular Award for
Best Actress for: Chandni Bar (2001)
National Film Awards, India
2002: Won Silver Lotus Award for
Best Actress for: Chandni Bar (2001)
1997 Won Silver Lotus Award for
Best Actress for: Maachis (1996)
Screen Weekly Awards
2001: Won Screen Award for
Best Actress for: Astitva (2000)
Filmfare Awards
2001: Won Filmfare Award for
Best Actress – Critics for: Astitva (2000)
2000: Won Filmfare Award for
Best Actress – Critics for: Hu Tu Tu (1999)
1998: Won Filmfare Award for
Best Actress – Critics for: Virasat (1997)
1995: Won Filmfare Award for Best Newcomer
Filmography -
Debut Film: Hum Naujawan
Famous Movies: Bhagmati, Silsiilay, Andarivaadu, Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities, Maqbool, Jaal: The Trap, Hawa, Khanjar: The Knife, Abar Aranye, Saathiya, Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai, Filhaal, Maa Tujhhe Salaam, Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya, Chandni Bar, Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya, Ghaath, Astitva, Shikari, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar, Tarkieb, Kandukondain Kandukondain, Hera Pheri, Biwi No. 2, Cover Story, Snegithiye, Thakshak, Biwi No. 1, Hu Tu Tu, Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United, Kohram: The Explosion, Hanuman, 2001, Aavida Maa Aavide, Chachi 420, Iruvar, Border, Darmiyan, Virasat, Maachis, Ninne Pelladatha, Jeet, Tu Chor Main Sipahi, Himmat, Kadhal Desam, Kala Pani, Saajan Chale Sasural, Haqeeqat, Sisindri, Saajan Ki Baahon Mein, Prem, Vijaypath, Pehla Pehla Pyaar, Coolie No. 1, Hum Naujawan, Luck by Chance, Fanaa, Sarhad Paar, The Namesake.
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 Meenaxi: 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 latest film, Fanaa. She is the life member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television,Noida.
