Tabu (actress)

Tabu ( Hindi, तब्बू, Tabbū, born 4 November 1970 at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, real name: Tabassum Hashmi ) is an Indian film actress of Hindi film.

Life

From a few exceptions, Tabu is mainly known to represent characters in artistic films with a low budget who are praised by film critics einzuspielen instead a lot of money (such as MF Husain's Meenaxi in: A Tale of Three Cities or Maqbool ).

She is the niece of Shabana Azmi and the younger sister of actress Farha ( Indian actress ).

Awards

Tabu has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice - once for Maachis (1996) and for Chandni Bar ( 2001). She also has three Filmfare Awards for Best Performance for Virasat (1997), Hu Tu Tu ( 1999), and won Astitva (2000) and in 1995 the Filmfare Award for Best Newcomer.

Filmography (selection)

• 2000: Hera Pheri
• 2000: Kandukondain Kandukondain
• 2000: Shikari
• 2000: Snegithiye
• 2000: Tarkieb
• 2001: Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya
• 2001: Chandni Bar
• 2001: Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya
• 2002: Filhaal ...
• 2002: Salaam Maa Tujhhe
• 2002: Saathiya
• 2002: Zindagi Hai Khoobsoorat
• 2003: Abar Aranye
• 2003: Hawa
• 2003: Jaal: The Trap
• 2003: Khanjar: The Knife
• 2004: Main Hoon Na ( cameo )
• 2004: Maqbool
• 2004: Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities
• 2005: Bhaggmati - The Queen Of Fortunes
• 2005: Silsilay
• 2006: Shock
• 2006: Cheeni Kum
• 2006: Fanaa
• 2006: Jeetenge Hum
• 2006: Sarhad pair
• 2006: The Namesake
• 2006: Phir Hera Pheri
• 2007: Om Shanti Om ( cameo )
• 2008: IDHI Sangati
• 2008: Pandurangadu
• 2012: Life of Pi: Life of Pi