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Tabu

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Tabu

Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam cinema · 94 credits

Born

4 November 1971 (age 54)

Birthplace

Hyderabad, India

Also known as Tabu Hashmi · Tabassum Fatima Hashmi · தபஷ்ஷும் ஃபாதிமா ஹஷ்மி · Табасум Хашми

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.

Known for

Filmography

Slumdog - 33 Temple Road poster

Slumdog - 33 Temple Road

TamilNot rated

as Gauri Hegde

Golmaal 5 poster

Golmaal 5

Hindi · 2027Not rated

as Anna Mathew

Bhooth Bangla poster

Bhooth Bangla

Hindi · 20265.6

as Yashoda

Drishyam: The Conclusion poster

Drishyam: The Conclusion

Hindi · 20267.6

as Meera Deshmukh

King 100 poster

King 100

Telugu · 2026Not rated

Actor

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha poster

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha

Hindi · 20245.3

as Vasudha

Crew poster

Crew

Hindi · 20246.7

as Geeta Sethi

Khufiya poster

Khufiya

Hindi · 20236.3

as Krishna "KM" Mehra

Bholaa poster

Bholaa

Hindi · 20235.9

as IPS Diana Joseph

Kuttey poster

Kuttey

Hindi · 20235.9

as Pammi/Poonam Sandhu

Drishyam 2 poster

Drishyam 2

Hindi · 20228.0

as Meera Deshmukh

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 poster

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Hindi · 20226.0

as Manjulika/Anjulika

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo poster

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

Telugu · 20206.6

as Yasu

Jawaani Jaaneman poster

Jawaani Jaaneman

Hindi · 20206.0

as Ananya

De De Pyaar De poster

De De Pyaar De

Hindi · 20196.1

as Manjana "Manju" Rao

Bharat poster

Bharat

Hindi · 20196.0

as Meher

Missing poster

Missing

Hindi · 20186.1

as Aparna Dubey a.k.a. Mrs. Dubey

Andhadhun poster

Andhadhun

Hindi · 20187.6

as Simi Sinha

Sanju poster

Sanju

Hindi · 20187.2

as Herself (Cameo) (uncredited)

Golmaal Again poster

Golmaal Again

Hindi · 20175.4

as Anna Mathew

Fitoor poster

Fitoor

Hindi · 20165.5

as Begum Hazrat Jaan

Drishyam poster

Drishyam

Hindi · 20157.5

as IG Meera Deshmukh

Talvar poster

Talvar

Hindi · 20157.5

as Reema Kumar

Jai Ho poster

Jai Ho

Hindi · 20145.0

as Geeta Agnihotri

Haider poster

Haider

Hindi · 20147.2

as Ghazala Meer

David poster

David

Hindi · 20137.3

as Frenny

Urumi poster

Urumi

Malayalam · 20117.0

as Special appearance in the song "Aaranne Aarane"

Toh Baat Pakki! poster

Toh Baat Pakki!

Hindi · 20104.9

as Rajeshwari

Khuda Kasam poster

Khuda Kasam

Hindi · 2010Not rated

as Neetu Singh

Raja Leelai poster

Raja Leelai

Tamil · 2010Not rated

Actor

Idhi Sangathi poster

Idhi Sangathi

Telugu · 2008Not rated

as Swarajyalakshmi

Pandurangadu poster

Pandurangadu

Telugu · 20083.0

as Amrita

Cheeni Kum poster

Cheeni Kum

Hindi · 20076.1

as Nina Verma

Om Shanti Om poster

Om Shanti Om

Hindi · 20077.1

as Self

Fanaa poster

Fanaa

Hindi · 20066.7

as Dr. Malini Tyagi

Shock poster

Shock

Telugu · 20065.6

as Geeta

Phir Hera Pheri poster

Phir Hera Pheri

Hindi · 20066.9

as Anuradaha (archive footage)

Sarhad Paar poster

Sarhad Paar

Hindi · 20069.0

as Pammi

Andarivaadu poster

Andarivaadu

Telugu · 20055.2

as Shanthi

Silsiilay poster

Silsiilay

Hindi · 20055.2

as Rehana

Bhagmati – The Queen of Fortunes poster

Bhagmati – The Queen of Fortunes

Hindi · 2005Not rated

as Shivaranjani/Bhagmati

Main Hoon Na poster

Main Hoon Na

Hindi · 20046.6

as Special Appearance

Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities poster

Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities

Hindi · 20047.3

as Meenaxi / Tanu / Maria Zarkova

Khanjar (The Knife) poster

Khanjar (The Knife)

Hindi · 20037.3

as Shilpa

Maqbool poster

Maqbool

Hindi · 20037.1

as Nimmi

Hawa poster

Hawa

Hindi · 20034.0

as Sanjana

In the Forest... Again poster

In the Forest... Again

Bengali · 20038.0

Actor

Jaal: The Trap poster

Jaal: The Trap

Hindi · 20035.9

as Neha Pandit/Nusrat Rabbani

Saathiya poster

Saathiya

Hindi · 20026.2

as Savitri Rao

Filhaal... poster

Filhaal...

Hindi · 200210.0

Actor

Maa Tujhhe Salaam poster

Maa Tujhhe Salaam

Hindi · 20023.7

as Captain Sonia Khanna

Chennakesava Reddy poster

Chennakesava Reddy

Telugu · 20025.5

as Seeta

Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai poster

Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai

Hindi · 200210.0

as Shalu

Chandni Bar poster

Chandni Bar

Hindi · 20016.6

as Mumtaz P. Sawant

Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya poster

Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya

Hindi · 20014.8

as Meena

Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya poster

Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya

Hindi · 20016.2

as Roshni Batra

Cover Story poster

Cover Story

Hindi · 20017.0

as Jasmine Khan

Hera Pheri poster

Hera Pheri

Hindi · 20007.2

as Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar

Kandukondain Kandukondain poster

Kandukondain Kandukondain

Tamil · 20007.1

as Sowmya

Astitva poster

Astitva

Hindi · 20005.9

as Aditi Pandit

Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! poster

Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!

Hindi · 200010.0

as Kamya Lal

Shikari poster

Shikari

Hindi · 20005.2

Actor

Ghaath poster

Ghaath

Hindi · 20009.0

as Kavita Chaudhary

Snegithiye poster

Snegithiye

Tamil · 20008.0

as ACP Gayathri

Tarkieb poster

Tarkieb

Hindi · 20005.5

Actor

Hum Saath Saath Hain poster

Hum Saath Saath Hain

Hindi · 19996.1

as Sadhna Sharma Chaturvedi

Thakshak poster

Thakshak

Hindi · 19996.4

as Suman Dev

Biwi No.1 poster

Biwi No.1

Hindi · 19995.8

as Lovely Khuranna

Hu Tu Tu poster

Hu Tu Tu

Hindi · 19995.4

as Panna Barve

Kohram poster

Kohram

Hindi · 19996.8

as Insp. Kiran Patekar

Aavida Maa Aavide poster

Aavida Maa Aavide

Telugu · 19985.2

as S. I. Archana

Thaayin Manikodi poster

Thaayin Manikodi

Tamil · 19984.8

Actor

2001: Do Hazaar Ek poster

2001: Do Hazaar Ek

Hindi · 19984.7

as Billu

Meri Zindagi Ek Agneepath

1998

Meri Zindagi Ek Agneepath

Hindi · 1998Not rated

as Special Appearance

Border poster

Border

Hindi · 19976.5

as Surinder "Preeti" Kaur Chandpuri

Chachi 420 poster

Chachi 420

Hindi · 19977.0

as Janki Paswan

Virasat poster

Virasat

Hindi · 19977.4

as Gehna

Iruvar poster

Iruvar

Tamil · 19977.6

as Senthamarai

Darmiyaan: In Between poster

Darmiyaan: In Between

Hindi · 19979.0

as Chitra

Kadhal Desam poster

Kadhal Desam

Tamil · 19967.2

as Divya

Jeet poster

Jeet

Hindi · 19966.4

as Tulsibai

Ninne Pelladatha poster

Ninne Pelladatha

Telugu · 19967.2

as Mahalakshmi/Pandu

Saajan Chale Sasural poster

Saajan Chale Sasural

Hindi · 19966.3

as Divya

Kaalapani poster

Kaalapani

Malayalam · 19967.9

as Parvathi

Maachis poster

Maachis

Hindi · 19967.5

as Virender Kaur a.k.a. Veeran

Tu Chor Main Sipahi poster

Tu Chor Main Sipahi

Hindi · 19965.4

as Kajal Singh

Himmat poster

Himmat

Hindi · 19964.3

Actor

Haqeeqat poster

Haqeeqat

Hindi · 19955.1

as Sudha Ravi Malhotra

Sisindri poster

Sisindri

Telugu · 19957.1

as Tabu

Saajan Ki Baahon Mein poster

Saajan Ki Baahon Mein

Hindi · 19954.0

as Kavita

Prem poster

Prem

Hindi · 19954.5

as Lachi / Sonya Jaitley

Vijaypath poster

Vijaypath

Hindi · 19945.7

as Mohini "Mona"

Pehla Pehla Pyar poster

Pehla Pehla Pyar

Hindi · 19946.9

as Sapna

Coolie No. 1 poster

Coolie No. 1

Telugu · 19916.6

as Ranjani