Sunday, November 13, 2011

Tabu Profile Biography Trivia Movies Awards Quotes


· Name:

Tabassum Hashmi(Tabu)

· Born On:

November 4, 1971 in Hyderabad, India

· Father:

Jamal Hashmi

· Mother:

Rizwana Hashmi

· Sister:

Farha


· Star Sign:

Scorpio


· Schooling:

St. Anns high school in Hyderabad

· College:

St. Xavier's College

· Height :

5' 8"


· Hair Color:

Black


· Languages Known:

Hindi, English

· Nationality:

Indian


· Debut Film :

Hum Naujawan

· Favourite Co-Star:

Rishi Kapoor

· Favourite Passtime:

Soft Music

· Hobbies:

Reading, writing poems

· Address :

Anukool, 2nd Floor, Seven Bungalows, Versova, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 058

Trivia

# She made her debut in Dev Anand’s Hum Naujawan when she was 16 years old. She came into her own as a leading artiste only after Vijaypath in 1994.

#Tabu's mother was a school teacher while her maternal grandparents were retired professors who ran a school. Her grandfather was a Mathematics professor while her grandmother was an English Literature professor.

# she has starred mainly in Hindi films as well as in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali language films, and also in one American film.

# she holds the record for the most wins of Filmfare's Critics Award for Best Female Performer, with four.

# She is the recipient of the 2011 Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award.

# She is the niece of Shabana Azmi and the younger sister of 80's actress Farah Naaz.

# She is the life member of International Club of Asian Academy Of Film and Television, Noida.

Personal Quotes

# “I want to explore different dimensions of acting. And I'm very happy doing films like 'Astitva' which many actresses would love to do.”

# “I am not a part of any rat race. I am happy to be myself.”

# “I pay for the mineral water that I use for my face on the sets. So what's all the fuss about?”

# “Wearing spaghetti straps or pouting into the lens isn't my definition of glamour.”

# “Milind is someone I can converse with for hours. I like talking to him.”

# “I hate it when a director asks the heroine to adjust her dates to match the hero's. Heroes are treated like gods.”

Movies


Year

Film

Role



1985

Hum Naujawan

Priya



1991

Coolie No.1




1994

Pehla Pehla Pyaar

Sapna



1994

Vijaypath

Mohini aka Mona



1995

Prem

Lachi/Sonia Jetley



1995

Saajan Ki Baahon Mein

Kavita



1995

Sisindri




1995

Haqeeqat

Sudha



1996

Saajan Chale Sasural

Divya Khurana



1996

Kalapani

Parvathi



1996

Kadhal Desam

Divya



1996

Himmat

Anju



1996

Tu Chor Main Sipahi

Kajal



1996

Jeet

Tulsi



1996

Ninne Pelladatha

Mahalaxmi



1996

Maachis

Veerandra



1997

Virasat

Gehna



1997

Darmiyan

Chitra



1997

Border

Kuldeep's wife



1997

Iruvar

Selvam's lover



1998

Chachi 420

Janki Paswan



1998

Aavida Maa Aavide

Archana



1998

Two Thousand One

Billu



1998

Hanuman

Anja



1999

Kohram: The Explosion

Insp. Kiran Patekar



1999

Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United

Sadhana



1999

Hu Tu Tu

Panna



1999

Biwi No.1

Lovely



1999

Thakshak

Suman



1999

Thaayin Manikodi

Rani



2000

Snegithiye

ACP Gayatri



2000

Cover Story

Jasmine



2000

Hera Pheri

Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar



2000

Kandukondain Kandukondain

Sowmiya



2000

Tarkieb

Roshni Choubey



2000

Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar

Kamya Lal



2000

Shikari

Suman



2000

Astitva

Aditi



2001

Ghaath

Kavita Chaudhary



2001

Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya

Roshni Batra



2001

Chandni Bar

Mumtaz Ali Ansari



2001

Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa

Meena



2002

Maa Tujhhe Salaam

Captain Sonia Khanna



2002

Filhaal..

Rewa Singh



2002

Chennakeshava Reddy

Sita



2002

Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai

Shalu



2002

Saathiya

Savatri Rao



2003

Abar Aranye

Amrita



2003

Khanjar: The Knife

Shilpa



2003

Hawa

Sanjana



2003

Jaal: The Trap

Neha Pandit



2003

Maqbool

Nimmi



2004

Main Hoon Na




2004

Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities

Meenaxi/Maria



2005

Silsiilay

Rehana



2005

Bhagmati

Bhagmati



2005

Andarivaadu

Shanti



2006

Shock

Geetha



2006

Fanaa

Malini Tyagi



2007

Sarhad Paar

Pammi



2007

The Namesake

Ashima Ganguli



2007

Cheeni Kum

Nina Verma



2007

Om Shanti Om

Herself



2008

Idee Sangati

Swarajya Lakshmi



2008

Pandurangadu

Amrutha



2010

Toh Baat Pakki

Rajeshwari



2011

Urumi

Cameo Role



2012

Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai




2012

Life of Pi (film)