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Tabu
31 films on filmi.ai · 21 scored·Works in Hindi (87%), Telugu (10%), Tamil (3%)
Best-rated work
Hindi · Oct 2018 · U/A
84
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.
Their films’ Filmi Score
56
across 15 films
as actor
1 Exceptional · 3 Very good · 6 Good · 3 Mixed · 2 Weak
Tabu movies
Every film on filmi.ai with this person credited — their full filmography, newest firstbest movies first (highest scored), then the unscored by year — scored or not.
Frequent collaborators
Three or more films together on filmi.ai, as director, writer, composer, cinematographer, editor or top-five billed cast.
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Salman Khan
Actor · 4 films together
Aamil Keyan Khan
Writer · 3 films together
Devi Sri Prasad
Composer · 3 films together
Karisma Kapoor
Actor · 3 films together
Shriya Saran
Actor · 3 films together
Around the web
Recent writing, podcasts and video essays about Tabu — chosen by hand, one line on why to read each.
Worth your timeReads Drishyam's reluctant liar as a mirror of the state — his lies run on the same machinery as authoritarian power.
The Hindu · Shreyas Pande · 3 Oct 2026 · 800 words
Director Abhishek Pathak on turning down a peek at Drishyam 3's script and writing Hindi's own ending as a post-truth allegory.
The Hindu · Shreyas Pande · 14 Oct 2026 · 1,300 words
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The writer on running Drishyam 3's set like a Vijay Salgaonkar cover-up — need-to-know info, bribe attempts, and a sealed climax.
Hindustan Times · Monica Yadav · 5 Oct 2026 · 800 words
How Drishyam shed its remake stigma and turned a morally grey cable operator into Hindi cinema's favourite underdog.
Hindustan Times · Abhimanyu Mathur · 27 Sep 2026 · 1,000 words
Director Abhishek Pathak on recasting Akshaye Khanna with Jaideep Ahlawat and rewriting Drishyam 3 in six days, a week before the shoot.
Hindustan Times · Abhimanyu Mathur · 21 Sep 2026 · 1,100 words
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