Tabu
Birthday
1971/11/04 (54 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Hyderabad, India
Also know as
Tabu Hashmi, Tabassum Hashmi, Tabassum Fatima Hashmi, Tabbu, தபஷ்ஷும் ஃபாதிமா ஹஷ்மி, தபு, Табасум Хашми
Biography
Tabassum Fatima Hashmi (born November 4, 1971), known professionally as Tabu, is an Indian actress known for playing troubled women in both mainstream and independent films of Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, and English languages, although she primarily works in the former. Renowned as one of Hindi cinema's most accomplished actresses, her accolades include two National Film Awards, seven Filmfare Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, and the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.
Acting
(2003) Khanjar (The Knife)
as Shilpa
(2023) Khufiya
as Krishna "KM" Mehra
(2002) Saathiya
as Savitri Rao
(2003) Maqbool
as Nimmi
(2001) Chandni Bar
as Mumtaz P. Sawant
(2000) Hera Pheri
as Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar
(2024) Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha
as Vasudha
(2006) Fanaa
as Nafisa Ali Begum
(1996) Kadhal Desam
as Divya
(1997) Border
as Kuldip Singh's wife
(2004) Main Hoon Na
as Special Appearance
(1999) Hum Saath Saath Hain
as Sadhna Sharma Chaturvedi
(2007) Cheeni Kum
as Nina Verma
(2006) The Namesake
as Ashima Ganguli
(2000) Kandukondain Kandukondain
as Sowmya
(2010) Toh Baat Pakki!
as Rajeshwari
(1999) Thakshak
as Suman Dev
(1998) Hanuman
as Anja
(2012) Life of Pi
as Gita Patel
(2000) Astitva
as Aditi Pandit
(1994) Vijaypath
as Mohini "Mona"
(1996) Jeet
as Tulsibai
(1998) Aavida Maa Aavide
as Actress
(2005) Andarivaadu
as Shanthi
(2011) Urumi
as Special appearance in the song "Aaranne Aarane"
(1997) Chachi 420
as Janki Paswan
(2023) Bholaa
as IPS Diana Joseph
(1996) Ninne Pelladatha
as Mahalakshmi/Pandu
(2013) David
as Frenny
(1999) Biwi No.1
as Lovely Khuranna
(1997) Virasat
as Gehna
(1996) Saajan Chale Sasural
as Divya
(2005) Silsiilay
as Rehana
(2004) Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities
as ---
(2014) Jai Ho
as Geeta Agnihotri
(1996) Kaalapani
as Parvathi
(1991) Coolie No. 1
as Ranjani
(2006) Shock
as Geeta
(2008) Idhi Sangathi
as Swarajyalakshmi
(2008) Pandurangadu
as Amrita
(2014) Haider
as Ghazala Meer
(2006) Phir Hera Pheri
as Anuradaha (archive footage)
(1995) Haqeeqat
as Sudha Ravi Malhotra
(2000) Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!
as Kamya Lal
(2022) Drishyam 2
as IG Meera Deshmukh
(1998) Thaayin Manikodi
as ---
(1996) Maachis
as Virender Kaur a.k.a. Veeran
(1999) Hu Tu Tu
as Panna Barve
(2024) Crew
as Geeta Sethi
(2010) Khuda Kasam
as Neetu Singh
Rally Raja
as ---
(2001) Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya
as Meena
(2015) Drishyam
as IG Meera Deshmukh
(2003) Hawa
as Sanjana
(2001) Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya
as Roshni Batra
(2003) In the Forest... Again
as ---
(2003) Jaal: The Trap
as Neha Pandit/Nusrat Rabbani
(2015) Talvar
as Reema Kumar
(1995) Sisindri
as Tabu
(2016) Fitoor
as Begum Hazrat Jaan
(1997) Iruvar
as Senthamarai
(2002) Filhaal...
as ---
(2000) Shikari
as ---
(1999) Kohram
as Insp. Kiran Patekar
(2000) Ghaath
as Kavita Chaudhary
(2000) Snegithiye
as ACP Gayathri
(1996) Tu Chor Main Sipahi
as Kajal Singh
(1994) Pehla Pehla Pyar
as Sapna
(2017) Golmaal Again
as Anna Mathew
(2018) Missing
as Aparna Dubey a.k.a. Mrs. Dubey
(2002) Maa Tujhhe Salaam
as Captain Sonia Khanna
(2006) Sarhad Paar
as Pammi
(2018) Andhadhun
as Simi Sinha
(2018) Sanju
as Herself (Cameo) (uncredited)
(1995) Saajan Ki Baahon Mein
as Kavita
(2019) De De Pyaar De
as Manjana "Manju" Rao
(2019) Bharat
as Meher
(2001) Cover Story
as Jasmine Khan
(2000) Tarkieb
as ---
(2020) Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
as Yasu
(1996) Himmat
as ---
(1998) 2001: Do Hazaar Ek
as Billu
(1997) Darmiyaan: In Between
as Chitra
(2020) Jawaani Jaaneman
as Ananya
(1998) Meri Zindagi Ek Agneepath
as Special Appearance
(2022) Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
as Manjulika/Anjulika
(2002) Chennakesava Reddy
as Seeta
(1982) Bazaar
as ---
(1985) Hum Naujawan
as Priya
(2007) Om Shanti Om
as Self
(2002) Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
as Shalu
(2023) Kuttey
as Pammi/Poonam Sandhu
(2026) Bhooth Bangla
as ---
(1995) Prem
as Lachi / Sonya Jaitley
(2026) O'Romeo
as ---
Slum Dog
as ---
(2026) Drishyam 3
as IG Meera Deshmukh
Lottery King
as ---
(2026) Naagzilla: Naag Lok Ka Pehla Kaand
as ---
(2008) Khatron Ke Khiladi
as Herself
(2016) The Kapil Sharma Show
as Herself
(2004) Koffee with Karan
as Self
(2014) The Anupam Kher Show
as Herself
(2013) Comedy Nights with Kapil
as Self
(2017) The Drama Company
as Self
(2016) Comedy Nights Live
as Herself
(2016) The Kapil Sharma Show
as Self
(2004) Indian Idol
as Self
(2020) A Suitable Boy
as Saeeda Bai
(2017) Rising Star
as Self
(2024) Dune: Prophecy
as Sister Francesca