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.
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Acting History
2026
Drishyam 3 as IG Meera Deshmukh
2026Naagzilla: Naag Lok Ka Pehla Kaand
2026Bhooth Bangla
2026O'Romeo
2024Dune: Prophecy as Sister Francesca
2024Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha as Vasudha
2024Crew as Geeta Sethi
2023Khufiya as Krishna "KM" Mehra
2023Bholaa as IPS Diana Joseph
2023Kuttey as Pammi/Poonam Sandhu
2022Drishyam 2 as IG Meera Deshmukh
2022Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 as Manjulika/Anjulika
2020A Suitable Boy as Saeeda Bai
2020Jawaani Jaaneman as Ananya
2020Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo as Yasu
2019Bharat as Meher
2019De De Pyaar De as Manjana "Manju" Rao
2018Andhadhun as Simi Sinha
2018Sanju as Herself (Cameo) (uncredited)
2018Missing as Aparna Dubey a.k.a. Mrs. Dubey
2017Golmaal Again as Anna Mathew
2017The Drama Company as Self
2017Rising Star as Self
2016The Kapil Sharma Show as Herself
2016The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
2016Fitoor as Begum Hazrat Jaan
2016Comedy Nights Live as Herself
2015Talvar as Reema Kumar
2015Drishyam as IG Meera Deshmukh
2014Haider as Ghazala Meer
2014The Anupam Kher Show as Herself
2014Jai Ho as Geeta Agnihotri
2013Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
2013David as Frenny
2012Life of Pi as Gita Patel
2011Urumi as Special appearance in the song "Aaranne Aarane"
2010Khuda Kasam as Neetu Singh
2010Toh Baat Pakki! as Rajeshwari
2008Khatron Ke Khiladi as Herself
2008Pandurangadu as Amrita
2008Idhi Sangathi as Swarajyalakshmi
2007Om Shanti Om as Self
2007Cheeni Kum as Nina Verma
2006Sarhad Paar as Pammi
2006The Namesake as Ashima Ganguli
2006Phir Hera Pheri as Anuradaha (archive footage)
2006Fanaa as Nafisa Ali Begum
2006Shock as Geeta
2005Silsiilay as Rehana
2005Andarivaadu as Shanthi
2004Koffee with Karan as Self
2004Indian Idol as Self
2004Main Hoon Na as Special Appearance
2004Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities
2003Jaal: The Trap as Neha Pandit/Nusrat Rabbani
2003Hawa as Sanjana
2003Khanjar (The Knife) as Shilpa
2003In the Forest... Again
2003Maqbool as Nimmi
2002Saathiya as Savitri Rao
2002Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai as Shalu
2002Chennakesava Reddy as Seeta
2002Filhaal...
2002Maa Tujhhe Salaam as Captain Sonia Khanna
2001Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya as Meena
2001Chandni Bar as Mumtaz P. Sawant
2001Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya as Roshni Batra
2001Cover Story as Jasmine Khan
2000Ghaath as Kavita Chaudhary
2000Snegithiye as ACP Gayathri
2000Shikari
2000Astitva as Aditi Pandit
2000Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! as Kamya Lal
2000Tarkieb
2000Kandukondain Kandukondain as Sowmya
2000Hera Pheri as Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar
1999Thakshak as Suman Dev
1999Hum Saath Saath Hain as Sadhna Sharma Chaturvedi
1999Kohram as Insp. Kiran Patekar
1999Biwi No.1 as Lovely Khuranna
1999Hu Tu Tu as Panna Barve
1998Hanuman as Anja
1998Thaayin Manikodi
19982001: Do Hazaar Ek as Billu
1998Aavida Maa Aavide as Actress
1998Meri Zindagi Ek Agneepath as Special Appearance
1997Chachi 420 as Janki Paswan
1997Border as Kuldip Singh's wife
1997Virasat as Gehna
1997Iruvar as Senthamarai
1997Darmiyaan: In Between as Chitra
1996Maachis as Virender Kaur a.k.a. Veeran
1996Ninne Pelladatha as Mahalakshmi/Pandu
1996Jeet as Tulsibai
1996Kadhal Desam as Divya
1996Tu Chor Main Sipahi as Kajal Singh
1996Saajan Chale Sasural as Divya
1996Kaalapani as Parvathi
1996Himmat
1995Haqeeqat as Sudha Ravi Malhotra
1995Sisindri as Tabu
1995Saajan Ki Baahon Mein as Kavita
1995Prem as Lachi / Sonya Jaitley
1994Vijaypath as Mohini "Mona"
1994Pehla Pehla Pyar as Sapna
1991Coolie No. 1 as Ranjani
1985Hum Naujawan as Priya
1982Bazaar
—Rally Raja
—Slum Dog
—Lottery King