Tabu Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More » StarsUnfolded

Real nameTabassum Fatima Hashmi

ProfessionActress

Physical Stats & More

Height (approx.)in centimeters– 174 cm
in meters– 1.74 m
in feet & inches– 5′ 8½”

Weight (approx.)in kilograms– 65 kg
in pounds– 143 lbs

Figure Measurements (approx.)36-32-42

Eye ColourDark Brown

Hair ColourBlack

Career

DebutFilm
Telugu: Coolie No.1 (1991) as Ranjani
Coolie No. 1
Tamil: Kadhal Desam (1996) as Divya

Hindi
• As a Child Artist- Hum Naujawan (1985) as Priya
A picture of Tabu as Priya in Hum Naujawan (1985), alongside Dev Anand

• As a Actress- Pehla Pehla Pyar (1994) as Sapna

Malayalam: Kaalapani (1996) as Parvathi / Parvathikutty

English
• French-Indian- Hanuman (1998) as Anja
Tabu as Anja in Hanuman (1998)

• American- The Namesake (2006) as Ashima Ganguli

Marathi: Astitva (2000) as Aditi Pandit

Bengali: Abar Aranye (2003) as Amrita

OTT/Web Series
A Suitable Boy (2020) as Saeeda Bai
Tabu as Saeeda Bai in A Suitable Boy (2020)

Awards, Honours, Achievements Filmfare Awards
• 1995: Best Female Debut for Vijaypath (1994)
• 1998: Best Actress (Critics) for Virasat (1997)
• 2000: Best Actress (Critics) for Hu Tu Tu (1999)
• 2001: Best Actress (Critics) for Astitva (2000)
• 2008: Best Actress (Critics) for Cheeni Kum (2007)
• 2015: Best Supporting Actress for Haider (2014)

Filmfare Awards South
• 1997: Best Actress – Telugu for Ninne Pelladutha (1996)
• 2022: Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020)
National Film Awards
• 1997: Best Actress for Maachis (1996)
President Shankar Dayal Sharma presenting the National Film Award to Tabu in the category of Best Actress for the film Maachis (1996) at the 44th National Film Awards on 6 May 1997
• 2003: Best Actress for Chandni Bar (2001)
President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presenting the National Film Award to Tabu in the category of Best Actress for the film Chandni Bar (2001) at the 49th National Film Awards on 13 February 2003

Others
• 1998: Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress
• 2011: Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award, for her Contribution towards Arts of Cinema
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Shri award to abu, at an Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 24 March 2011
• 2021: South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020)

Personal Life

Date of Birth4 November 1971 (Thursday)

Age (as of 2022) 47 Years

BirthplaceHyderabad, Telangana, India

Zodiac signScorpio

Signature A picture featuring Tabu's autograph

NationalityIndian

HometownMumbai

SchoolSt. Ann’s High School, Hyderabad

College/UniversitySt. Xavier’s College

Educational QualificationShe attended St. Xavier’s College for two years.

ReligionIslam

EthnicityTabu belongs to a Hyderabadi Muslim Family.

Food HabitVegetarian

AddressAnukul, 2nd Floor, 7 Bungalows, Andheri West, Mumbai 400058, India

Hobbies Collecting perfumes, Writing poems, Reading books

Controversies• Accusing Jackie Shroff of Molestation: In the 1980s, Tabu accused Jackie Shroff of molesting her when she accompanied her elder sister, Farah Naaz, for an outstation shooting of a film.

• Blackbuck Case: On 5 April 2018, Tabu, along with her co-stars Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, and Neelam Kothari, was acquitted by a Jodhpur Court in the 1998 blackbuck killing case. Meanwhile, Salman Khan was proven to be guilty and sentenced to a 5-year jail term. In 1998, Tabu and her co-stars were charged under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 for poaching two blackbucks on the outskirts of Kankani village in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan while shooting for the film Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999).

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Affairs/Boyfriends• Sanjay Kapoor (1987-1995)

• Sajid Nadiadwala (1996)

• Akkineni Nagarjuna

Family

Husband/SpouseN/A

ParentsFather– Jamal Hashmi (actor)
Mother– Rizwana (school teacher)
Tabu with her mother, Rizwana

SiblingsSister– Farah Naaz (actress)

Other RelativesGrandfather (Maternal)– Mohammed Ahsan (a mathematics professor)
Grandmother(Maternal)– Name Not Known (English literature professor)
Aunt– Shabana Azmi (actress)
Shabana Azmi and Tabu
Uncle– Baba Azmi (cinematographer)
Shabana Azmi with Baba Azmi

Favourites

FilmGolmaal (1979)

ActorSanjeev Kumar

ActressSalma Hayek

FoodSamosa