Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Biography
Date of Birth: 4 November 1970, Hyderabad, India
Birth Name: Tabassum Hashmi
Height:5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Address: Anukul, 2nd Floor
7 Bungalows
Andheri (W)
Mumbai 400 058
The beautiful refreshing face, unmeasurable talent and 5 feet 6 inches tall babe's real name is Aka Tabassum born on 4th November. Mother and fathers names are "Rizwana " and "Jamal Hashmi".Her Sister "Farha" is a well known bollywood actress. Tabu started her film career as a child artiste for Dev Anand’s Hum Naujawan and since she wasn’t the lead actress, Tabu gained little mileage from it. The first film she signed on as lead actress was 'Prem', but finally, 'Pehla Pehla Pyar' released first and launched her as leading lady.
In the many movies that Tabu has appeared, one of the most noticeable things is that she wears little or no make-up. This particular trait is not visible among many other actresses of Bollywood. With every film Tabu, has been growing as an actress. Apart from doing Hindi films, Tabu has also worked in a Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. She wins National Award for 'Maachis' (1997) Critis Award for 'Virasat' (Filmfare - 1998).
Filmography
1. Chandralekha (2008) (in production) .... Chandra
2. Untitled Zoya Akhtar Project (2008) (in production)
3. Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai (2008) (pre-production)
4. Cheeni Kum (2007) .... Nina 'Tangdi Kabab' Verma
5. Sarhad Paar (2006) .... Pammi
6. The Namesake (2006) .... Ashima A. Ganguli
7. Phir Hera Pheri (2006) .... Anuradha S. Panikar
8. Fanaa (2006) .... Dr. Malini Tyagi
9. Shock (2006) .... Geeta
10. Bhagmati (2005) .... Bhagmati
11. Silsiilay (2005) .... Rehana
12. Andarivaadu (2005) .... Santhi/Shanti G. Raj
13. Main Hoon Na (2004) (uncredited) .... Spectator at ram's dance rehearsal
14. Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities (2004) .... Meenaxi
15. Maqbool (2003) .... Nimmi
16. Jaal: The Trap (2003) .... Neha Pandit
17. Hawa (2003) .... Sanjana
18. Khanjar: The Knife (2003) .... Shilpa
19. Abar Aranye (2003) .... Amrita
20. Saathiya (2002) .... Savitri Rao (Special Appearance)
21. Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai (2002) .... Shalu
22. Filhaal... (2002) .... Rewa Singh
23. Maa Tujhhe Salaam (2002) .... Captain Sonia Khanna
24. Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya (2001) .... Meena
25. Chandni Bar (2001) .... Mumtaz Ali Ansari/Mumtaz Sawant
26. Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001) .... Roshni Batra
27. Ghaath (2000) .... Kavita Chaudhary
28. Astitva (2000) .... Aditi Pandit
29. Shikari (2000) .... Suman
30. Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! (2000) .... Kamya Lal
31. Tarkieb (2000) .... Roshni Choubey
32. Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) .... Sowmya
33. Hera Pheri (2000) .... Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar
34. Biwi No. 2 (2000) .... Archana
35. Cover Story (2000) .... Jasmine Salim Khan
36. Snegithiye (2000) .... ACP Gayatri
37. Thakshak (1999) .... Suman Dev
38. Kohram (1999) .... Insp. Kiran Patekar
39. Biwi No. 1 (1999) .... Lovely
40. Hu Tu Tu (1999) .... Panna
41. Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999) .... Sadhana
42. Hanuman (1998) .... Anja
43. 2001: Do Hazaar Ek (1998) .... Billu
44. Aavida Maa Aavide (1998) .... Archana
45. Chachi 420 (1998) .... Janki Paswan
46. Iruvar (1997) .... Selvam's lover
47. Border (1997) .... Kuldeep's wife
48. Darmiyan (1997) .... Chitra
49. Virasat (1997) .... Gehna
50. Maachis (1996) .... Veerandra 'Veeran'
51. Ninne Pelladatha (1996) .... Mahalaxmi - Pandu
52. Jeet (1996) (as Tabbu) .... Tulsibai
53. Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996) .... Kajal
54. Himmat (1996) .... Anju B. Mohan
55. Adajya (1996) .... Mad Woman
56. Kadhal Desam (1996) .... Divya
57. Kala Pani (1996) .... Parvathi
58. Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) .... Divya Khurana
59. Haqeeqat (1995) (as Tabbu) .... Sudha
60. Sisindri (1995)
61. Saajan Ki Baahon Mein (1995) (as Tabbu) .... Kavita
62. Prem (1995) (as Tabbu) .... Lachi/Sonia Jetley
63. Vijaypath (1994) .... Mohini 'Mona'
64. Pehla Pehla Pyaar (1994) .... Sapna
65. Mashooq (1992) (as Tabbu)
66. Coolie No. 1 (1991)
67. Hum Naujawan (1985) (as Tabbu) .... Priya