Tabu
About
Regarded as one of the most talented and versatile Indian actresses of her generation, Tabu is known for her strong character-driven roles.
From Maachis to Andhadhun, time and again, Tabu has proven she is a cut above the rest and has managed to enjoy a long run in the film industry despite her age and gender.
Tabu has always been ahead of her time and it showed in the versatile roles she chose to take up in movies like Astitva, Chandni Bar, Maqbool, The Namesake and Cheeni Kum.
Besides Hindi Cinema, she has done films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali language.
Success didn't come easy to her, but awards, accolades and the trappings of fame aside, Tabu leads her life - both on and off the screen - on her own terms.
She once said, "I do films which move me and most of all, the unit and the director should appeal to me”.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
She won the ‘National Award’ for playing a victim of Sikh insurgency in Maachis in 1996 and in 2001 for the role of a bar girl in Chandni Bar. Tabu has also received four Filmfare Critics Awards for Virasat, Hu Tu Tu, Cheeni Kum and Haider.
She was the honored with the ‘Padma Shri’ in 2011. At the 17th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles she was honored with “Opening Night Tribute”, in 2019.
Why Tabu ?
Tabu believes its important to shift focus from results when doing something new, because things seldom go as per plan. She stated how she never planned to be an actress or planned that she’d win the Padma Shri one day. She believes in being completely immersed in the creative process of acting, performing a role and doing it sincerely, being completely divorced from where it’s going to take her.
Tabu often talks about emphasizing on building an appetite for new experiences. She beckons you to cultivate a hunger for new experiences and being fearless and experimental, in order to stand out in your field.
