Name |
Tabassum |
Birthdate |
4th November |
Height |
5 feet 8 inches |
Complexion |
Fair |
School |
St. Anne's Girls High School |
College |
St. Xavier's Girls College |
Father's Name |
Jamal Hashmi |
Mother's Name |
Rizwana |
Sister's Name |
Farha |
First Film |
Hum Naujawan |
First Film Signed |
Prem |
First Film Released |
Pehla Pehla Pyar |
Spoken Languages |
Hindi, English and Telugu |
First Telugu Film |
Coolie No. 1 |
Favourite Color |
Pink |
Favourite Flower |
Rose |
Favourite Place |
Kashmir, Switzerland |
Favourite Film |
Roman Holiday |
Favourite Singers |
Lata, Rafi |
Favourite Indian Actor |
Rishi Kapoor |
Favourite Pass Time Activity |
Soft Music |
Dream |
To be a Star |
Her Sex Appeal |
Her Smile |
Motto |
Live and Let Live |
Her Close Friend |
Her Sister |
Reads |
Romantic Books |
My family thinks |
that I look a Little Lotta in `Ruk Ruk'. |
I'm fondly called |
Taby, Tubs, Tabs, Tubba, Tabloid, Tobler, Tablet, Tabsy, Tobasco. |
I'm scared of |
the sight of blood. That is one reason I didn't take up the medical profession. |
I'm depressed about |
Kashmir. It used to be my favourite place in the country. |
I love |
the smell of old books. I enjoy reading the tales of Tin Tin and books by Enid Blyton during the summer holidays. |
First childhood memory |
is of the health food Cerelac. |
What angers me most |
When a woman walks in and a man or men keep sitting in their chairs. It is very sad, but the guys who do not respect women are not worth looking up to. |
Music |
for me, is a vitamin. |
Infatuations |
Ravi Shastri and Cricket. |
Philosophy in life |
This too shall pass. |
I cringe |
at wake up calls, glycerine, exercise, lizards, boring speeches, late nights, and show offs. Not necessarily in that order. |
Fresh face award - 1994 |
made me feel special. I felt proud, beautiful and powerful. |
Finicky about |
the fabric for my clothes, having fruits, things being in their proper places in my room and cupboard, my bathroom and anyone else using my hairbrush. |
Relationships are |
meant to be deep, strong, supportive and everlasting. But few of them are for keeps. |
What turns me on |
Armani. |
In a day |
I accomplish more than I can cope up with... sweat, eat, workout, make calls, watch television, gossip, cry and laugh. |
Women's lib is |
not being taken seriously. It's more a slogan than anything else, but I guess it's a personal issue and varies from person to person and also from home to home. |
Bombay is |
my home now. It's my office too. |
Life is |
travel. I love to travel, see new places, meet all kinds of people. That's the time you realise there's so much than just what you are living in... there is so much to learn. |
I cannot |
lie. I get caught easily. |
I'm proud of |
my middle class upbringing. There are precious values I've been brought up with as well as habits like eating only in plates made of steel. |
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I want to direct a film. But first I have to learn a lot, which I plan to do by assisting either Mani Ratnam or Priyan, somebody whom I know. I am shooting a song for television based on a poem I have written. I write a lot, I do poetry. Gulzarsaab promised me that he would publish my poems. He loves them and encourages me all the time. I write in English, but soon, I hope to write in Urdu or Hindi. I thank God for giving me these good habits. I like reading, too. I read a lot of non-fiction, like autobiographies of important people. I will start shooting the song when I get some time. People have to take me seriously first." |
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Despite a few exceptions, Tabu is known best for her willingness to play characters in artistic, low-budget films that go on to garner more critical appreciation than they do substantial box office figures (such as in Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities or Maqbool).
She has acted in a number of Telugu movies, many of them very successful, such as Coolie No. 1, Ninne Pelladatha etc.
She is the niece of Shabana Azmi and the younger sister of actress Farha.
In 2006 she starred alongside Kajol and Aamir Khan in Kunal Kohli's latest film, Fanaa. |
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Apparently most of those friends are men: "I have more male friends than female ones. I can't bond easily with women because there's a certain element of rivalry. Don't ask me to name anyone but my experiences with women friends haven't been very happy. My friendship with men has always lasted longer, much longer." (Filmfare, Oct. 2001) |
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Awards
1995, Filmfare Best Debut Award, Vijaypath.
1997, National Film Award for Best Actress, Maachis.
1997, Bengal Film Journalists Award, Maachis.
1998, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Virasat.
1999, Bollywood Awards, Best Supporting Actress, Biwi No.1.
2000, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Hu Tu Tu.
2001, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Astitva.
2001, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Astitva.
2001, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Astitva
2002, IIFA Best Actress Award, Chandni bar.
2002, National Film Award for Best Actress, Chandni Bar.
2002, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Chandni Bar |
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Actress, poet, songstress, would-be director: Tabu wins the title of Most Ambitious Actress in Bollywood. |
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