Photo: Verghese TK / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tabu is, to my mind, the gold standard for what an actress can be when she trusts silence. Hindi cinema often demands spectacle, yet she carved out a career playing complicated, wounded, morally ambiguous women — and made audiences lean in rather than look away. Her National Film Award was no fluke; she has moved between mainstream hits and uncompromising independent cinema for three decades without diluting either. What fascinates me is her economy: a single glance from her carries more narrative weight than pages of dialogue. If you want to understand the depth Indian cinema is capable of, start with her filmography.
Overview
Tabassum Fatima Hashmi (born 4 November 1971), professionally known as Tabu, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Widely regarded as one of Hindi cinema's most accomplished actresses, she is known for portraying complex, often troubled women, in both mainstream and independent films.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tabu
- Name (Japanese)
- タッブー
- Reading
- たっぶー
- Born
- November 4, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Hyderabad, Hyderabad district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Padma Shri in arts
- 1997 National Film Award for Best Actress
- BIG Star Entertainment Awards
- Bollywood Movie Awards
- Filmfare Awards South
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tabutiful/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%83%E3%83%96%E3%83%BC
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.