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.
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
- Height
- 2 cm
- Occupation
- model / film actor / actor
2. Background
- High school
- St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Padma Shri in arts
- 1997 National Film Award for Best Actress
- BIG Star Entertainment Awards
- Bollywood Movie Awards
- Filmfare Awards South
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
Frequently asked questions
When was Tabu born?
Born November 4, 1971 (age 54).
Where is Tabu from?
Tabu is from Hyderabad, Hyderabad district, India.
What does Tabu do?
Tabu works as model, film actor, actor.
How tall is Tabu?
Tabu is 2 cm.
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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 or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.