Tabu

Tabassum Hashmi aka Tabu was born on November 4, 1970 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. She is an award-winning Indian actress who has acted in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and English films. She has won the coveted Indian National Film Award for Best Actress twice once for Maachis (1996) and other for for Chandni Bar (2002). She is considered as one of the finest and most versatile actresses in the country and best known for her critically acclaimed acting in many films rather than achieving box office success. Her biggest international hit to date has been the film The Namesake (2007).

Recently, she appeared as in a supporting role for Fanaa (2006) with Aamir Khan and Kajol. She will soon appear in Cheeni Kum along with Amitabh Bachchan and Paresh Rawal.

She is the niece of Shabana Azmi.