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Tabu is a Actor Indian born on 4 november 1970 at Hyderabad (Inde)

Tabu

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Birth name Tabassum Hashmi
Nationality Inde
Birth 4 november 1970 (53 years) at Hyderabad (Inde)
Awards Padma Shri, Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Awards South

Tabu (born Tabassum Fatima Hashmi on 4 November 1971) is an Indian film actress. She has primarily acted in Hindi films, and has also appeared in English, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali language films. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, and has received seven Filmfare Awards, including a record four Critics Award for Best Actress. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2011.

Tabu is best known for playing protagonists in films that garner more critical appreciation than substantial box office figures. Her most critically acclaimed performances were in the films Maachis (1996), Virasat (1997), Hu Tu Tu (1999), Astitva (2000), Chandni Bar (2001), Maqbool (2003), Cheeni Kum (2007), and Haider (2014). She has also played leading and supporting roles in several commercially successful films, including Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Border (1997), Biwi No.1 (1999), Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), Fanaa (2006), and Jai Ho (2014). Her international projects include a leading role in Mira Nair's drama The Namesake (2007) and a supporting role in Ang Lee's highly successful adventure film Life of Pi (2012).

Tabu is regarded as one of the most accomplished actresses in India. She is reluctant to discuss her personal life in the media, which has led to her being labelled a recluse.

Biography

She is a life member of International Club of Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida.

In 1998, Tabu was charged with poaching two blackbuck in Kankani during the filming of Hum Saath Saath Hain along with co-stars Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Karishma Kapoor, Sonali Bendre and Neelam Kothari.

A lower court charged her with the others under the Wildlife Act and the IPC. She had filed a revision petition before a sessions court which discharged her of Section 51 (causing harm to wildlife) of Wildlife Act and both of 147 (punishment for rioting) and 149 (unlawful assembly of persons) of the Indian Penal Code.

The Rajasthan state government then filed a revision petition before the Rajasthan high court which again added Section 149 against her, which it had dropped. In December 2012, the Jodhpur court summoned her along with all the accused for commencement of the trial with the revised charges on 4 February 2013.

Best films

Life of Pi (2012)
(Actress)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tabu (88 films)

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Actress

Sanju
Sanju (2018)

Directed by Rajkumar Hirani
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Ranbir Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Vicky Kaushal, Anushka Sharma, Diya Mirza, Manisha Koirala
Roles Herself (Cameo) (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.799213.799213.799213.799213.79921
Le film retrace la vie de l'acteur indien Sanjay Dutt, qui fut accusé pour terrorisme puis blanchi.
Fitoor
Fitoor (2016)

Directed by Abhishek Kapoor
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rekha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Tabu, Ajay Devgn
Roles Begum Hazrat Jaan
Rating54% 2.702222.702222.702222.702222.70222
Based on Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, the story revolves around a young boy- Pip- and events that change his life completely.
Talvar
Talvar (2015)
, 2h12
Directed by Meghna Gulzar
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi, Avika Gor, Prakash Belawadi
Roles Reema Kumar
Rating80% 4.0482854.0482854.0482854.0482854.048285
The film starts off with an introduction of Inspector Ashwin Kumar at the annual function of India's premier police investigating agency, the Central Department of Investigation (CDI). At the function (1 April 2008), his senior officers hand him over a double murder case. The film then goes into a flashback of events leading to the murders.
Drishyam
Drishyam (2015)
, 2h43
Directed by Nishikant Kamat
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta, Prathamesh Parab
Roles IG Meera Deshmukh
Rating81% 4.09884.09884.09884.09884.0988
Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) is an orphan who had dropped out of school after his 4th grade. Now he is a contended successful businessman running a cable TV service called Mirage Cable in Goa. He is married to Nandini (Shriya Saran) and they have two daughters, Anju, his adopted daughter (Ishita Dutta), a Plus Two student, and Annu, a student of class sixth. His only interest apart from his family is watching films. He spends most of his time in front of the TV in his small office.
Jai Ho
Jai Ho (2014)

Directed by Sohail Khan
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Salman Khan, Govinda, Danny Denzongpa, Tabu, Ashish Chowdhry, Lara Dutta
Roles Geeta Agnihotri
Rating50% 2.51592.51592.51592.51592.5159
Jai Ho est un remake du film telugu Stalin lui-même fortement inspiré du film américain Un monde meilleur.Jai (Salman Khan) est un mécanicien qui vient en aide à tous ceux qui en ont besoin. Frappé par l’égoïsme des gens, il souhaite mettre en place une chaîne d’entraide. Parallèlement, en aidant les plus faibles, il se met à dos des gens de plus en plus puissants, jusque dans les hautes sphères de l’état.
Jai Ho
Jai Ho (2014)
, 2h22
Directed by Sohail Khan
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Salman Khan, Sana Khan, Daisy Shah, Tabu, Daisy Shah, Ashmit Patel
Roles Geeta Agnihotri
Rating50% 2.5004052.5004052.5004052.5004052.500405
Jai Agnihotri (Salman Khan), an ex-army officer, is passionate about helping people and overcomes criminals single-handedly. He was a major in the Indian Army, but was suspended because of a disciplinary action after he ignored the orders of the high command and went ahead to rescue a bunch of children from terrorists. He now lives with his mother (Nadira Babbar) as well as his sister Geeta (Tabu), both of who are not on speaking terms with each other since Geeta married a Muslim man against her mother's wish.
Un Samayal Arayil
Directed by Prakash Raj
Genres Romance
Actors Tabu, Prakash Raj, Sneha, Regina Cassandra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Urvashi
Rating67% 3.389853.389853.389853.389853.38985
Kalidasa (Prakash Rai) works in the state archaeological department and is a food lover, he is 45 years old and remains unmarried. His only companion is his cook, Krishna (Thambi Ramaiah). Naveen (Tejus) is Kalidasa's nephew who comes to stay with him, while looking for a job. Kalidasan has a normal life until he gets a mis-dialled phone call from Gowri (Sneha), a dubbing artiste living with her friend Meghana (Samyukta Hornad). Gowri rings to order a Dosa from a restaurant, but gets Kalidasan instead. Their conversations do not go well at first, but a long-distance romance develops due to their common interest—cooking and food. Kalidasan is a born gourmet while Gowri is indulging in culinary activities in memory of her dead mother. Kalidasa starts to let Gowri into the secrets of baking with a multi-layered cake called "Joan's Rainbow".
Haider
Haider (2014)
, 2h40
Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about terrorism, Théâtre, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Actors Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapooor, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon, Ashish Vidyarthi
Roles Ghazala Meer
Rating79% 3.9982653.9982653.9982653.9982653.998265
In 1995, during the Kashmir conflict, Hilaal Meer, a doctor, agrees to perform an appendectomy on the leader of a pro-separatist group. To avoid detection, he performs the surgery at his house, much to the chagrin of his wife Ghazala, who questions his allegiance. The following day, during a military raid, Hilaal is accused of harbouring terrorists. A shootout ensues at his home, during which the leader of the separatist group is killed and Hilaal is taken away for questioning. The doctor's house is bombed subsequently to kill any other militant hiding inside. Several days later, Hilaal and Ghazala's son, Haider, returns from his university to seek answers about his father's disappearance. Upon arrival, he is shocked to find his mother singing and laughing along with her brother-in-law, Khurram. Unable to understand his mother's behaviour, he begins searching for his father in various police stations and detention camps with the help of his fiancee Arshia, a journalist.
David
David (2013)
, 2h40
Directed by Bejoy Nambiar
Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Vikram, Jiiva, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tabu, Lara Dutta, Vinay Virmani
Roles Frenny
Rating61% 3.098753.098753.098753.098753.09875
The story revolves around the lives of three Davids in three different parts of the world in three different eras.
David
David (2013)
, 1h58
Directed by Bejoy Nambiar
Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Vikram, Jiiva, Tabu, Lara Dutta, Isha Sharvani, Nishan
Roles Frenny
Rating65% 3.299883.299883.299883.299883.29988
The story is about two Davids living in different parts of India whose lives eventually come together in a twist of events.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi (2012)
, 2h5
Directed by Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Mise en scène d'un tigre, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Suricate, Films about school violence, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Tandon, Tabu, Adil Hussain, Rafe Spall
Roles Gita Patel
Rating78% 3.9452653.9452653.9452653.9452653.945265
In Canada, novelist Yann Martel meets Pi Patel, an Indian immigrant with some knowledge from Pi's late father's friend, known to Pi as "Mamaji", for a good book. Pi tells Yann his life story.
Urumi
Urumi (2011)
, 2h40
Directed by Santosh Sivan
Genres Drama, War, Fantasy, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva, Arya, Genelia D'Souza, Nithya Menen, Vidya Balan
Roles Dancing woman (cameo)
Rating70% 3.545613.545613.545613.545613.54561
From the executives of Nirvana Group, Krishna Das (Prithviraj Sukumaran) learns that his ancestral property in Kerala, leased out to a non-governmental organisation (NGO) by his late-grandfather, is rich in minerals and is free to be sold as the lease period has expired. The multinational mining company [Nirvana Group] offers him a large sum of money as advance. The NGO currently runs a tribal school in the land property, which is situated inside the Kannadi Forest Range. When Krishna Das and his friend Thanseer (Prabhu Deva) reach the plot, they are kidnapped by the local tribal men to a cave deep in the forest. Krishna Das meets their chief Thangachan (Arya) in the cave. Thangachan explains to him that he is the descendant of certain Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar.
Khuda Kasam
Directed by K.C Bokadia
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Sunny Deol, Tabu, Farida Jalal, Govind Namdev, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Rishi
Roles Neetu Singh
Rating33% 1.698161.698161.698161.698161.69816
Sunny Deol plays Hussain, an honest Muslim truck driver who is forced to take on the system when he is falsely implicated in a crime. Neetu Singh (Tabu) is a police officer who is investigating the murder of the Chief Minister. While investigating the murder she falls prey to some criminal who play mind games with her. What happens next is revealed at the climax. The movie has political and social theme as its backdrop.
Toh Baat Pakki!, 2h2
Directed by Kedar Shinde
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Tabu, Sharman Joshi, Vatsal Sheth, Yuvika Chaudhary, Ayub Khan, Upasana Singh Bharadwaj
Roles Rajeshwari
Rating52% 2.614952.614952.614952.614952.61495
The film is focused on Rajeshwari Saxena (Tabu), a clever middle-class woman who is married to Surinder Saxena (Ayub Khan). She is currently looking for a groom for her sister Nisha (Yuvika Chaudhary), who she wants to get married to a rich, successful boy. She happens to meet Rahul (Sharman Joshi) while grocery shopping. He is studying to be an engineer and is also a Saxena. Grabbing the opportunity, she offers him a room in her house. There, Rahul chances to meet Nisha, Rajeshwari's sister. They fall in love,(pushed by Rajeshwari) and Rahul agrees to marry Nisha.
Dil Bole Hadippa!, 2h28
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Cricket films, Musical films, Bollywood, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Shahid Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee, Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Rakhi Sawant, Sherlyn Chopra
Roles Parimal's Wife
Rating47% 2.3556952.3556952.3556952.3556952.355695
Veera (Rani Mukerji) is a young woman who lives in a small village but dreams of playing cricket in the big league, being extremely talented in the game. Veera works in a nautanki and dances with the star performer, Shanno (Rakhi Sawant), an arrogant and conceited woman.