(The film has sterling performances from almost all the ca...)
The film has sterling performances from almost all the cast and is akin to some other movies in the 1980s which highlighted oppression by the rich and powerful. Bazaar is a realistic portrayal and highlights a system which is difficult to change.
(Professor Hans joins as new principal of Oceanic College....)
Professor Hans joins as new principal of Oceanic College. His teenaged daughter Priya is raped and killed. He finds clues pointing towards a college student, Shammi, who is the son of the Home Minister, Desai. The Police Commissioner Khan is informed but he is unable to take any action against the minister's son. Rashmi and Sanjay, students in the college, help Prof Hans as together they trick Shammi into confessing to his crime.
(The family of Justice Saxena is extremely happy until his...)
The family of Justice Saxena is extremely happy until his younger brother Inspector Rajesh Saxena (Suresh Oberoi) arrests a notorious gangster, Bhawani Singh (Anant Jog). Justice Saxena sentences Bhawani Singh to death. Bhawani Singh's brother, Dilawar Singh (Danny Denzongpa), avenges his brother's death, and he kills the judge as well as his driver Shanker. Dilawar Singh also tries to kill their sons. Driver Shanker's son, Karan (Ajay Devgn) loses his eyesight while saving Justice Saxena's son Babloo.
(Two Indian Secret Service Agents, Ajay Saxena and Abdul, ...)
Two Indian Secret Service Agents, Ajay Saxena and Abdul, are not only co-workers, but also live like brothers and family. Their Chief asks Abdul to take charge of Project M, dealing with India's nuclear capability for defense, while Ajay proceeds on a vacation to Switzerland. Once there, he meets with beautiful Anju and both fall in love with each other. When he returns to India, he is told that Abdul has been killed, the file pertaining to Project M is missing, and he is assigned the task of not only recovering the file but also apprehending the culprits. Ajay sets out to Bangalore and finds that Anju also lives there with her wealthy businessman dad, Brij Mohan, alias BM. Ajay will soon find out that his romance with Anju is short-lived as her dad may be connected with the masterminds who had the secret file stolen, and are now determined to do away with Ajay as they had with Abdul.
(Kadhal Desam is a 1996 Tamil language action romance film...)
Kadhal Desam is a 1996 Tamil language action romance film written and directed by Kathir and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film starred Abbas, Vineeth and Tabu in the lead roles, while S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu, Chinni Jayanth and Srividya played other pivotal characters. K. V. Anand was the cinematographer for the project and A. R. Rahman composed the film's soundtrack and score.
(This is a 1997 Indian film starring Arif Zakaria, Tabu an...)
This is a 1997 Indian film starring Arif Zakaria, Tabu and Kiron Kher. The film is set in Bollywood of the 1940s and tells the story of an actress who discovers that her son is a eunuch. Watch this iconic movie only here.
(Hu Tu Tu is a 1999 Hindi drama directed by Gulzar. Tabu r...)
Hu Tu Tu is a 1999 Hindi drama directed by Gulzar. Tabu received a 2000 Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress for this movie. Suhasini Mulay won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for this movie.
(Hum Saath Saath Hain is a 1999 Indian drama film written ...)
Hum Saath Saath Hain is a 1999 Indian drama film written and directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya. The film was produced and distributed by the home production of Sooraj Barjatya, Rajshri Productions. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan, Mohnish Behl, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Karisma Kapoor, while Alok Nath, Reema Lagoo, Neelam Kothari, and Mahesh Thakur play pivotal supporting roles.
(Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! is a 2000 Indian drama film directed...)
Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! is a 2000 Indian drama film directed by Hansal Mehta, written by Saurabh Shukla and produced by Ajay Tuli, Anish and Hansal Mehta. It stars Manoj Bajpayee, Tabu, Saurabh Shukla and Aditya Srivastava in pivotal roles. The film met with positive critical response and was an average grosser at the box office.
(Jyothika, her best friend Sharbani and their friends are ...)
Jyothika, her best friend Sharbani and their friends are pranksters in a ladies' college. Lakshmi, Sharbani's aunt wants her niece to get married. To escape, Jyothika and Sharbani fake a boyfriend whose name is Ramesh. However, this fantasy takes on a whole new meaning when a person named Ramesh calls and sends Sharbani letters claiming to be her boyfriend.
(Chandni Bar is a 2001 Indian Hindi crime film directed by...)
Chandni Bar is a 2001 Indian Hindi crime film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. It depicts the gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime. The film stars Tabu and Atul Kulkarni in lead roles. It also stars Ananya Khare, Rajpal Yadav, Minakshi Sahani and Vishal Thakkar. The film was a critically acclaimed hit and it won four National Film Awards.
(Jaal: the trap is a 2003 Indian Hindi action-thriller fil...)
Jaal: the trap is a 2003 Indian Hindi action-thriller film directed by Guddu Dhanoa. It stars Sunny Deol, Tabu, Reema Sen and Anupam Kher. It released on July 18, 2003.
(Zia (Bhumika Chawla) is an actress who is disillusioned w...)
Zia (Bhumika Chawla) is an actress who is disillusioned with her lover and mentor, Neel (Rahul Bose). Anushka (Riya Sen) is engaged to a wealthy man, but longs for tenderness. And Rehana (Tabu) has to deal with the reality of an unfaithful husband.
(The Namesake is a 2006 drama film directed by Mira Nair a...)
The Namesake is a 2006 drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sooni Taraporevala based on the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. It stars Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Kal Penn and Sahira Nair. The film was produced by Indian, American and Japanese studios.
(Cheeni Kum (called May-December Romance in the US) is a 2...)
Cheeni Kum (called May-December Romance in the US) is a 2007 Bollywood romance film directed by R. Balki and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Zohra Sehgal and Swini Khara.
(Rajeshwari is on a mission to find the perfect match for ...)
Rajeshwari is on a mission to find the perfect match for her sister, Nisha. She finds a good match in her tenant, Rahul, but just as Nisha and Rahul fall in love, Rajeshwari believes that she has found an even better match than Rahul.
(Delhi-based CBI Captain Neetu Singh (Tabu) is instructed ...)
Delhi-based CBI Captain Neetu Singh (Tabu) is instructed by the CBI Chief to investigate the assassination of Maharashtra's Chief Minister Satyaprakash.
(After a cataclysmic shipwreck, an Indian boy named Pi fin...)
After a cataclysmic shipwreck, an Indian boy named Pi finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with a ferocious Bengal tiger. Together, they face nature's majestic grandeur and fury on an epic journey of discovery.
(Jai Ho is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action drama film ...)
Jai Ho is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Sohail Khan and produced by Khan and Sunil Lulla. The film stars Salman Khan, Tabu, Daisy Shah, Aditya Pancholi and Danny Denzongpa. It also features Sunil Shetty and Genelia D'Souza in cameo appearances.
(Drishyam (Visuals) is a 2015 Indian Hindi thriller film d...)
Drishyam (Visuals) is a 2015 Indian Hindi thriller film directed by Nishikant Kamat. The film is a remake of Jeethu Joseph's 2013 Malayalam film Drishyam. It features Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Shriya Saran in the lead roles, and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Ajit Andhare and Abhishek Pathak.
(Golmaal Again is a 2017 Indian Hindi supernatural comedy ...)
Golmaal Again is a 2017 Indian Hindi supernatural comedy film directed and co-produced by Rohit Shetty, and written by Sajid-Farhad and Yunus Sajawal. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Kunal Khemu, Shreyas Talpade, Parineeti Chopra, Tabu, Johnny Lever, Prakash Raj and Neil Nitin Mukesh in the lead roles while Mukesh Tiwari, Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh Hirjee, Murali Sharma, Vijay Patkar, Uday Tikekar, Sachin Khedekar, Ashwini Kalsekar are featured in supporting roles and Nana Patekar makes a special appearance as himself.
(Sanju is a 2018 Indian biographical film directed by Rajk...)
Sanju is a 2018 Indian biographical film directed by Rajkumar Hirani and written by Hirani and Abhijat Joshi. It was jointly produced by Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the banners Rajkumar Hirani Films and Vinod Chopra Films respectively. The film follows the life of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, his addiction with drugs, arrest for alleged association with the 1993 Bombay bombings, relationship with his father, comeback in the industry, the eventual drop of charges from bombay blasts, and release after completing his jail term.
(Andhadhun is a 2018 Indian black comedy crime thriller fi...)
Andhadhun is a 2018 Indian black comedy crime thriller film co-written and directed by Sriram Raghavan. Produced by Matchbox Pictures and distributed by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Eros International, the film stars Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana and Radhika Apte and tells the story of a piano player who unwillingly becomes embroiled in the murder of a former film actor.
Tabu is a famous Indian film actress who has appeared in more than eighty movies. She has acted in Hindi films, and has also appeared in English, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali language films.
Background
Ethnicity:
Tabu's mother is Indian; her father was born in Pakistan and later moved to India.
Tabu was born Tabassum Fatima Hashmi on November 4, 1971, in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, to Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana in a Hyderabadi Muslim family. Her parents divorced soon after; Tabu never saw her father, and she once said that she didn't want to meet him at all. Her father was an actor and also owned a coffeeshop in the 1980s. Her mother worked as a school teacher, and her maternal grandparents were retired professors who ran a school. Her grandfather, Mohammed Ahsan, was a professor of Mathematics, and her grandmother was a professor of English Literature. Tabu is the niece of Shabana Azmi, Tanvi Azmi and Baba Azmi and the younger sister of actress Farah Naaz. She also has two step sisters from her father's second marriage.
Education
Tabu attended St. Ann's High School in Hyderabad. She moved to Mumbai in 1983 and then studied at St. Xavier's College for two years.
Tabu started her career with a small appearance in the film Bazaar (1980) and Hum Naujawan (1985) at the age of fourteen; she played Dev Anand's daughter. Her first role as an actress was in the Telugu film Coolie No.1, co-starring with Venkatesh. In December 1987, Boney Kapoor launched two major films; Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja and Prem. In Prem, Tabu was signed opposite Sanjay Kapoor. The film took eight years in making and it was the biggest flop in Boney Kapoor's production career. Tabu's career took off well after this film, in spite of the long delay.
Her first release in Hindi as a leading lady was Pehla Pehla Pyar, which went unnoticed. She came into prominence with her role in Vijaypath (1994). This was followed by many films that did not do well at the box office. However during this period she appeared in a successful movie Haqeeqat (1995).
In 1996, Tabu has already had eight releases. Two films, Saajan Chale Sasural and Jeet, went on to be hits; both were within the top five films of that year. Her other significant film, Maachis, was also critically acclaimed. Her role as a Punjabi woman caught in the rise of Sikh insurgency was acclaimed as well. The critically acclaimed film Kalapani directed by Priyadarshan with Mohanlal and Prabhu Ganesan in the lead roles brought her laurels for her acting from all across South India. She also debuted in Kollywood through the highly successful Tamil film Kadhal Desam, directed by Kathir, with Abbas and Vineeth.
Tabu's first release of 1997 was Border. The movie was about the real life events surrounding the Battle of Longewala during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. She played the role of Sunny Deol's wife. Her role was small, but the film went on to be the biggest hit of 1997. That year, she also starred in the critically acclaimed film Virasat. The same year saw her feature in Mani Ratnam's Tamil political drama Iruvar which had an ensemble cast including Mohanlal, Aishwarya Rai, Prakash Raj and Gautami.
In 1999, she starred in two successful multi-starrer films; Biwi No.1 and Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United. They were the first and second biggest hits of that year respectively.
In 2000, the actress starred in Hera Pheri and Astitva. The former was a box office success whilst the latter was critically acclaimed. Tabu then had two releases in Tamil, namely Kandukondain Kandukondain, a multi-starrer blockbuster film directed by Rajeev Menon; and Snegithiye directed by Priyadarshan, along with a Malayalam release Cover Story. Original Malayalam version of Snegithiye, which is Raakilipattu was later released in 2007.
2001 saw her star in Chandni Bar directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, where she portrayed a bar dancer. She has acted in a number of Telugu movies, many of them very successful, such as Coolie No. 1 and Ninne Pelladutha, the latter being one of her most famous and popular movies. She further continued to star in films such as Chennakeshava Reddy and Pandurangadu with Nandamuri Balakrishna, Andarivadu with Chiranjeevi and Aavida Maa Aavide with Akkineni Nagarjuna. Tabu made a re-entry into Telugu movies after a long hiatus with the film Pandurangudu in 2008. Her roles in Telugu movies were largely glamorous.
In 2003, Tabu starred in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The actress played Nimmi based on the character Lady Macbeth. The film, titled Maqbool, was directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and premiered at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. Maqbool was a box office failure, but was met with huge acclaim. She had a supporting role in Fanaa (2006), with Aamir Khan and Kajol. The film went on to become the fourth biggest hit of that year.
In 2007, Tabu starred in her first Hollywood film The Namesake, directed by Mira Nair. The film was a big hit overseas. She also starred in Cheeni Kum, in which she played a 34-year-old woman who falls in love with a 64-year-old played by Amitabh Bachchan. Critics were generally positive towards the film. Though the film was moderately successful in a domestic but it performed well overseas, especially in the UK and the US. She started off 2009 by being featured on the cover of Vogue India's January 2009 issue.
In 2010, Tabu portrayed the lead role in the romantic comedy film Toh Baat Pakki!, which earned huge publicity as it marked Tabu's return to Bollywood after three years. However, the film was a commercial failure. Her next release of the year was Khuda Kasam opposite Sunny Deol, a film long-delayed. Her other film Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai, directed by B. R. Chopra, got indefinitely shelved owing to the plagiarism issues. She made a comeback to Malayalam cinema in 2011 with her brief song appearance in the multi starrer film Urumi, directed by Santosh Sivan. The song "Aaranne Aaranne" featuring Tabu alongside Prabhu Deva and Prithviraj Sukumaran was declared a chartbuster of the year.
In 2012, she featured in her second Hollywood film Life of Pi, directed by Ang Lee. She played a supporting role as the mother of the protagonist. Her next and only release in 2013 was David, a Tamil-Hindi bilingual film, starring Vikram in the lead and directed by Bejoy Nambiar. The year 2014 saw her comeback to mainstream commercial cinema with the Salman Khan starrer Jai Ho, a remake of the Telugu film Stalin, playing the elder sister role to Khan. The film evoked mixed responses and was successful at the box office. Following this, she teamed up with her Maqbool director Vishal Bhardwaj for his adaptation film of Shakespeare's Hamlet titled as Haider. In this, she played the role of the mother to Shahid Kapoor's character. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Tabu's performance as Ghazala Meer was critically acclaimed, with the New York Times saying that the film should have been titled Ghazala, rather than Haider.
Her next venture saw her teaming up with actor Ajay Devgan after a gap of 16 years. She paired opposite him in Nishikant Kamat's murder-mystery film Drishyam, which was a remake of the successful Malayalam film with the same title. Her performance of a strict police officer investigating her son's murder case received rave reviews and unanimous praise. This was followed by a cameo appearance in Meghna Gulzar's directorial Talvar. She then starred in Abhishek Kapoor's Fitoor, an adaptation of Great Expectations, opposite Aditya Roy Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, in which she essayed the role of Begum Hazrat, based on the character of Miss Havisham. Although the film did not do well at the box office, she received positive reviews for her performance.
In 2017 Tabu starred in the fourth franchise of the comic-caper in Rohit Shetty's Golmaal Again. She played the role of a ghost buster and drew many praises for her performance, with The Indian Express saying that her inclusion to the film is an "unexpected pleasure" and she "lifts" the film. The film went on to be one of the top grossers of the year. Following this, her next release was in 2018 through the Mukul Abhyankar's thriller film Missing where she paired opposite Manoj Bajpayee. Though her portrayal of a petrified mother role was praised, the film under-performed at the box office. However, she reached the peak of limelight through the Sriram Raghavan's black comedy film Andhadhun. She played the parallel lead alongside Ayushmann Khurana and drew huge laurels and award nominations for her portrayal of her character, Simi. The same year she featured in a cameo role in Rajkumar Hirani's biopic film Sanju starring Ranbir Kapoor.
In 2019, Tabu's projects include Akiv Ali's romantic film De De Pyaar De with Ajay Devgan. She is also starring in Ali Abbas Zafar's thriller film Bharat co-starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. It is reported that Tabu will be making her comeback to Telugu films after a decade by starring in an untitled Trivikram Srinivas - Allu Arjun project. Reportedly, she has also signed a family entertainer titled Jawaani Jaaneman co-starring Saif Ali Khan with whom she is working after 20 years.
Tabu is regarded as one of the most talented and prominent Indian female actors of her generation. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, and has received six Filmfare Awards, including a record four Critics Awards for Best Actress. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2011. Tabu is best known for playing protagonists in films that garner more critical appreciation than substantial box office figures. Her most critically acclaimed performances were in the films Maachis, Virasat, Kandukondain Kandukondain, Hu Tu Tu, Astitva, Chandni Bar, Maqbool, Cheeni Kum, Haider, Drishyam and Fitoor.
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Religion
Tabu is affiliated with Islam.
Views
Quotations:
"If I don't get to laugh or if I am only around serious people I start feeling... sick. My whole family has an amazing sense of humour. I think I get it from them."
"I know I have a high emotional quotient and I know that my ability to feel is very strong and I can identify and feel many emotions and many feelings. I am sure I am maybe holding on to many emotions also."
"I have understood the meaning, the difference between being alone, being lonely, being bored, finding your passion, keeping engaged... You are not always lonely and you are not always happy, nor are you always sad. These are just momentary phases."
"I don't know if I miss love, but I think it is a very nice thing to have in your life. I don't know if my belief in love has ever been shattered, but I really do believe that a love like that exists. That two people can really share each other's lives and be part of each other's lives and still not stop each other from growing."
"I write about different things. Anything that has affected me. Anything that I have liked. Anything that I feel strongly about. Any experience. A place. I wrote a lot in Kashmir. I wrote a lot, a lot, when I was in America during The Namesake."
"Different things at different points in my life have affected me and I felt the need to write about them or express them somewhere and to have a record of what I was feeling at that time."
"Even if it is not for the public, it is nice to go back sometimes and revisit what you were thinking and feeling and experiencing at that time. Sometimes, I am amazed at the weight of my thought at a particular time. So much has happened."
"I want to start my singing seriously. I want to really, really give it time. I think it is a beautiful thing to sing. I think I will be good at it. I think it will be good for me."
"Music is the food of life."
"I love to travel. I want to do India by road, the entire length and breadth. I really want support and company for that. The way the geography changes, the people's features changing, the clothes, the colours, the language, the dialect... oh my god. You need a lifetime for it."
Personality
Tabu is a pure vegetarian. She is a fitness enthusiast, and regularly goes to gym and practices yoga. Despite being among the top actresses, she lives a very simple life.
Her favourite actors are Sanjeev Kumar and Salma Hayek.
Throughout her career Tabu was involved in several controversies. When she was young, she accompanied her elder sister Farah Naaz for an outstation shooting of a film, and later she accused Jackie Shroff of molesting her. On April 5, 2018, Tabu, along with "Hum Saath Saath Hain" co-stars, Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, and Sonali Bendre were acquitted by a Jodhpur Court in the 1998 blackbuck killing case, in which Salman Khan was convicted.
Physical Characteristics:
Tabu's height is 5' 8'' (172-174 cm), and she weighs around 143 lbs (65 kb). Her hair and eyes' colour is dark brown.
Quotes from others about the person
Critic Arnab Banerjee: "Tabu is brilliant and once again proves her mettle as an actress. The mind-blowing range of emotions she displays, her exquisite face and her subtle quiet dignity with which she handles her character, will take her far in her film career."
Critic Taran Adarsh: "Chandni Bar is Tabu's film all the way and there are no two opinions on that. Her performance deserves the highest marks and of course, all the awards. Her work is flawless and the impact her character makes on the minds of the viewer is also due to a tailor-made role."
A critic: "If there is one actress who can carry a film on her shoulders, it is Tabu. As usual, she sparkles."
Critic Ron Ahluwalia: "Tabu shines in a dark role. The most versatile actress in Bollywood takes to villainy like a second nature. She is menacing and seductive, but keeps an innocent look on her face, making her even viler. The way Tabu delivers her taunts is simply perfect. Her gradual insanity is heart-wrenching and her final outburst is easily the highlight of the film."
A critic: "Tabu is fantastic in a complex role. Her performance in the film is worthy of awards. After Chandni Bar, this is another role that will be remembered for a long, long time."
Critic Taran Adarsh: "Tabu stands on her feet despite a formidable co-star's domineering presence. She's excellent."
Interests
collecting perfumes, writing poems, reading
Sport & Clubs
gym, yoga
Connections
Tabu is not married and doesn't have children. It is known that in the past she dated the director and film producer Sajid Nadiadwala, then actor and producer Sanjay Kapoor. Her third partner was the Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna.
