| Name | Tabu (I) |
| Sex | Female |
| Date Of Birth | Wednesday, November 4, 1970 |
| Biography | Tabu is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali language films, as well as one American film. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, and she holds the record for the most wins of Filmfare's Critics Award for Best Female Performer, with four. Despite a few exceptions, Tabu is best known for acting in artistic, low-budget films that go on to garner more critical appreciation than substantial box office figures. Her appearances in commercially successful films were few, and her parts in these films were small, such as Border (1997), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) (1996), Biwi No. 1 (1999) and Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999) (1999). Her most notable performances include Maachis (1996) (1996), Virasat (1997) (1997), Hu Tu Tu (1999) (1999), Astitva (2000) (2000), Chandni Bar (2001) (2001), Maqbool (2003) (2003) and Cheeni Kum (2007) (2007). Her leading role in Mira Nair's American film The Namesake (2006) also drew major praise.Regarded as one of the most talented Indian female actors of her generation, Tabu is known to be selective about her film roles. She was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2011 by the Government of India for her contributions towards the arts. |
| Original Name | Tabassum Hashmi |
| Birth Place | Hyderabad, India |
| Height | 5' 8'' (1.74 m) |
| Parent | Daughter of Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana |
Movies of Tabu (I)
 Om Shanti Om as Herself |
 Cheeni Kum as Nina Verma |
 Sarhad Paar as Pammi |
Phir Hera Pheri as Anuradha S. Panikar |
 Fanaa as Dr. Malini Tyagi |
Bhagmati as Bhagmati |
Silsiilay as Rehana |
Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities as Meenaxi |
Jaal: The Trap as Neha Pandit |
Hawa as Sanjana |
Khanjar as Shilpa |
Saathiya as Savitri |
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai as Shalu |
 Filhaal... as Rewa Singh |
 Maa Tujhhe Salaam as Captain Sonia Khanna |
 Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya as Meena |
 Chandni Bar as Mumtaz P. Sawant |
Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya as Roshni Batra |
 Ghaath as playback singer |
Ghaath as Kavita Chaudhary |
Shikari as Suman |
 Astitva as Aditi Pandit |
 Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! as Kamya Lal |
Tarkieb as Roshni Choubey |
 Hera Pheri as Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar |
