Tabu
Biography
Tabassum Fatima Hashmi (born November 4, 1971), known professionally as Tabu, is an Indian actress known for playing troubled women in both mainstream and independent films of Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, and English languages, although she primarily works in the former. Renowned as one of Hindi cinema's most accomplished actresses, her accolades include two National Film Awards, seven Filmfare Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, and the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Khanjar (The Knife)
as Shilpa
2003

Khufiya
as Krishna "KM" Mehra
2023

Saathiya
as Savitri Rao
2002

Maqbool
as Nimmi
2003

Chandni Bar
as Mumtaz P. Sawant
2001

Hera Pheri
as Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar
2000

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha
as Vasudha
2024

Fanaa
as Dr. Malini Tyagi
2006

Kadhal Desam
as Divya
1996

Border
as Surinder "Preeti" Kaur Chandpuri
1997

Main Hoon Na
as Special Appearance
2004

Hum Saath Saath Hain
as Sadhna Sharma Chaturvedi
1999

Cheeni Kum
as Nina Verma
2007

The Namesake
as Ashima Ganguli
2006

Kandukondain Kandukondain
as Sowmya
2000

Toh Baat Pakki!
as Rajeshwari
2010

Thakshak
as Suman Dev
1999

Hanuman
as Anja
1998

Life of Pi
as Gita Patel
2012

Astitva
as Aditi Pandit
2000
TV Appearances

Khatron Ke Khiladi
as Herself
2008

Koffee with Karan
as Self
2004

The Anupam Kher Show
as Herself
2014

The Drama Company
as Self
2017

Comedy Nights with Kapil
as Self
2013

Comedy Nights Live
as Herself
2016

The Kapil Sharma Show
as Self
2016

Indian Idol
as Self
2004

A Suitable Boy
as Saeeda Bai
2020

Rising Star
as Self
2017

Dune: Prophecy
as Sister Francesca
2024
