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Tabu Biography

Birth Name:Tabassum Fatima Hashmi

Birth Place:Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Profession Actress, Music department

Fast Facts

Won five Filmfare Awards, four for Best Actress and one for Best Newcomer, for "Virasat" in 1998, "Hu Tu Tu" in 2000, "Astitva" in 2001, and "Cheeni Kum" in 2008
Was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest award for civilians in India, in 2011 for her contributions to the arts
Won the Popular Award from the International Indian Film Academy for Actress in a Leading Role for "Chandni Bar" in 2002
Won two Silver Lotus Awards from the Indian National Film Awards for Best Actress for "Maachis" in 1997 and "Chandni Bar" in 2002
Her first role was Priya in the 1985 action film "Hum Naujawan․"
Quote: "I do films which move me and most of all, the unit and the director should appeal to me․"
Best known for her role as Gita Patel in "Life of Pi" and as Ashima in "The Namesake․"
She was on the cover of Vogue India in January 2009

Awards

1995Filmfare Award-Best Debut Actor (Male/Female): winner
1997BFJA Award-Best Actress (Hindi): winner
1997Filmfare Award-Best Actress: nominated
1997Filmfare Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
1997Filmfare Award - Telugu Film Industry-Best Actress: winner
1997Silver Lotus Award-Best Actress: winner
1998Filmfare Award-Best Actress - Critics: winner
1998Filmfare Award-Best Actress: nominated
1998Sansui Viewer's Choice Award-Best Actress: nominated
1998Screen Award-Best Actress: nominated
2000Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2000Bollywood Movie Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2000Filmfare Award-Best Actress: nominated
2000Filmfare Award-Best Actress - Critics: winner
2000Popular Award-Best Actress: winner
2000Screen Award-Best Comic Actor: nominated
2000Screen Award-Best Actress: nominated
2000Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2000Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2001Popular Award-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2001Bollywood Movie Award-Critics Award for Best Actress: winner
2001Bollywood Movie Award-Best Actress: nominated
2001Bollywood Movie Award-Best Sensational Role - Female: winner
2001Filmfare Award-Best Actress: nominated
2001Filmfare Award-Best Actress - Critics: winner
2001Sansui Viewer's Choice Award-Best Actress: nominated
2001Screen Award-Best Actress: winner
2001Popular Award-Best Actress: winner
2002Popular Award-Best Actress in a Leading Role: winner
2002BFJA Award-Best Actress (Hindi): winner
2002Bollywood Movie Award-Best Actress: nominated
2002Filmfare Award-Best Actress: nominated
2002Silver Lotus Award-Best Actress: winner
2002Screen Award-Best Actress: nominated
2002Popular Award-Best Actress: winner
2003Screen Award-Best Actress: nominated
2003Popular Award-Best Actress: nominated
2005Hindi Film Award-Best Actress: winner
2005Global Indian Film Award-Best Actress in a Negative Role: nominated
2005Reader's Choice-Star of the Year - Actress: nominated
2006Popular Award-Best Actress: nominated
2007EDA Special Mention Award-Best Seduction: winner
2008Popular Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008Popular Award-Best on Screen Couple: nominated
2008Apsara Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008Popular Award-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2008Filmfare Award-Best Actress - Critics: winner
2008Screen Award-Best Actress (Critics): winner
2008Screen Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008Reader's Choice-Star of the Year - Actress: nominated
2008Reader's Choice-Star of the Year - Actress: nominated
2008Popular Award-Best Actress: nominated
2009Filmfare Award - Telugu Film Industry-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2011Ghanta Award-Worst Supporting Actress: nominated
2014Film Award-Most Entertaining Actress in a Thriller Film: winner
2014Reader's Choice-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015Apsara Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Movie: winner
2015Popular Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2015Asian Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015Asiavision Award - Hindi-Outstanding Performance - Female: winner
2015Popular Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
2015Film Award-Most Entertaining Actress in a Thriller Film: nominated
2015Surfers' Choice Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
2015FOI Online Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2015Filmfare Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015Jury Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015Screen Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015Screen Award-Jodi No. 1: winner
2015Screen Award-Best Ensemble Cast: nominated
2016Apsara Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
2016Special Mention-: winner
2016Filmfare Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016Editor's Choice-Performer of the Year (Female): nominated
2016Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2017Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2017Screen Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2017Reader's Choice-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2017Zee Cine Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2018International Indian Film Academy Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2018FOI Online Award-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2018Popular Award-Breakthrough Performer of the Year: nominated
2019Popular Award-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2019Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2019Popular Award-Best Actress: nominated
2019Hindi Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2019Main Award-Best Actress: nominated
2019Critics' Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2019IFF Award-Best Actress: winner
2019Popular Award-Best Actress: nominated
2019Screen Award-Best Actress: nominated
2019Jury's Choice Award-Best Performance by an Actor Negative Role: winner
2020Popular Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2020Masala Readers' Choice Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2020Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2020OTT Series Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2020Jury's Choice Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2021Bollywood Life - OTT Award-Best Silent & Powerful Performance: nominated
2021OTT Series Award-Best Supporting Actor -Female: nominated
2021Film Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2021SIIMA - Telugu-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
2022Filmfare Award - Telugu Film Industry-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2022Iconic Award-Most Popular Actress: nominated
2022Film Award-Best Actor/Actress in a Negative Role: nominated
2022Film Award-Best Actress - Critics: nominated
2022Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2022Film Award-Best Actress: winner
2023IIFA Award-Best Actor in a Leading Role - Female: nominated
2023IIFA Award-Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Female: nominated
2023Popular Award-Best Actress: nominated
2023Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2023Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2023Bollywood Life - Hindi Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2023Critics' Awards-Best Actress: winner
2023Filmfare Award-Best Actress: nominated
2023Iconic Award-Most Popular Actress: winner
2023Iconic Award-Best Actress: nominated
2023Popular Award-Best Actress: nominated
2023Popular Award-Best Actress: nominated
2023OTT Award-Best Actress - Critics: nominated
2023OTT Award-Best Actress: winner
2023Best Actress : Feature Film-Best Actress: winner
2023Jury's Choice Award-Best Actress: nominated
2024Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2024Popular Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2024Original Films Award-Best Actor - Female - Popular: nominated
2024Bollywood Life - OTT Award-Best Actress - Hindi - Web Series: nominated
2024Popular Award-Best Actress - Web Original Film: nominated
2024Jury Award-Best Actress in a Digital Film: winner
2024Popular Award-Most Popular Actress in a Digital Film: nominated
2024Pinkvilla Screen OTT Award-Best Actor - Female: nominated
2024Film Award-Best Actress in a Comic Role: nominated
2024Film Award-Best Ensemble Cast: nominated
2024Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2024OTT Edition Award-Acting Excellence - Female in Web Films: nominated
2024OTT Edition Award-Best Actress in a Web Film: nominated
2025Filmfare Award-Best Actress: nominated
2025Iconic Award-Most Popular Actress: nominated