Birth name Tabassum Hashmi NationalityInde 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.
, 2h12 Directed byMeghna Gulzar GenresDrama, Thriller ActorsIrrfan Khan, Tabu, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi, Avika Gor, Prakash Belawadi Roles Reema Kumar Rating80% 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.
, 2h43 Directed byNishikant Kamat GenresDrama, Thriller, Crime ActorsAjay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta, Prathamesh Parab Roles IG Meera Deshmukh Rating81% 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.
Directed bySohail Khan GenresDrama, Action ActorsSalman Khan, Govinda, Danny Denzongpa, Tabu, Ashish Chowdhry, Lara Dutta Roles Geeta Agnihotri Rating51% 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.
, 2h22 Directed bySohail Khan GenresDrama, Action ActorsSalman Khan, Sana Khan, Daisy Shah, Tabu, Daisy Shah, Ashmit Patel Roles Geeta Agnihotri Rating50% 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.
Directed byPrakash Raj GenresRomance ActorsTabu, Prakash Raj, Sneha, Regina Cassandra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Urvashi Rating67% 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".
, 2h40 Directed byVishal Bhardwaj OriginInde GenresDrama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance ThemesFilms 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 ActorsShahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapooor, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon, Ashish Vidyarthi Roles Ghazala Meer Rating79% 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.
, 2h40 Directed bySantosh Sivan GenresDrama, War, Fantasy, Action ThemesSports films, Martial arts films ActorsPrithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva, Arya, Genelia D'Souza, Nithya Menen, Vidya Balan Roles Dancing woman (cameo) Rating70% 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.
Directed byK.C Bokadia GenresDrama, Action ActorsSunny Deol, Tabu, Farida Jalal, Govind Namdev, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Rishi Roles Neetu Singh Rating33% 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.
, 2h2 Directed byKedar Shinde GenresDrama, Comedy ActorsTabu, Sharman Joshi, Vatsal Sheth, Yuvika Chaudhary, Ayub Khan, Upasana Singh Bharadwaj Roles Rajeshwari Rating52% 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.