Four times Filmfare's Critics Award for Best Female Performer, twice winner of the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actress and the recipient of 2011 Padma Shri, today it is the birthday of Hindi Film Industry’s one of the most talented actress Tabu(Tabassum Hashmi). The gorgeous actress turns 41 today.
Born on 4th of November, 1970, Tabu first rose to fame with her movie ‘Vijaypath’ (1994) opposite Ajay Devgn for which she received the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. She further went on to do another significant movie ‘Maachis’ which was critically acclaimed. Her role as a Punjabi woman caught in the rise of Sikh insurgency got her to win her first National Film Award for Best Actress.
Tabu's first release of 1997 was Border in which she played the role of Sunny Deol's wife. Her role was small but the film went on to be the biggest hit of 1997. The same year, she also starred in the critically acclaimed film Virasat. The film was a success at the box office; Tabu won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. In 2000, the actress starred in Hera Pheri and Astitva. The former was a box office success whilst the latter was critically acclaimed. She received another Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance in Astitva. 2001 saw her star in ‘Chandni Bar’ directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. Her portrayal of a bar dancer met with unanimous praise and she won her second National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance.
In 2003, Tabu starred in a film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth titled Maqbool, which was directed by Vishal Bharadwaj and premiered at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival.
In 2007, Tabu starred in her first Hollywood film, The Namesake, directed by Mira Nair. The film was a big hit overseas. She also starred in Cheeni Kum in which she played a 34 year-old woman who falls in love with a 64 year-old played by Amitabh Bachchan. She started off 2009 by being featured on the cover of Vogue India's January 2009 issue.
Fridaymoviez wishes Tabu A Very Happy Birthday!