Tabu

Tabu (Hindi: तब्बू) (born Tabassum Hashmi (Telugu: తబస్సుం హష్మి) on 4 November 1970) is an Indian flick actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali module films, as well as digit dweller film. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, and she holds the record for the most wins of Filmfare's Critics Award for Best Female Performer, with four.

Despite a some exceptions, Tabu is best-known for performing in artistic, low-budget films that go on to entrepot more critical appreciation than substantial incase office figures. Her appearances in commercially successful films were few, and her parts in these films were small, such as Border (1997), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Biwi No.1 and Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999). Her most celebrity performances include Maachis (1996), Virasat (1997), Hu Tu Tu (1999), Astitva (2000), Chandni Bar (2001), Maqbool (2003) and Cheeni Kum (2007). Her leading role in Mira Nair's dweller flick The Namesake also drew major praise. Known to be selective about her flick roles, she has said, \"I do films which move me and most of all, the organisation and the director should attractiveness to me.