The actress is a two-time National Award winner and has also received the Padma Shri for her contributions to Indian cinema.
She is the most accomplished actress of Bollywood who is known to play a troubled women in mainstream and independent cinema. With two National Film Awards and a Padma Shri Award, she won our hearts with her roles in Maachis, Chandni Bar, Virasat, Hu Tu Tu, Astitva, Cheeni Kum, Drishyam and Andhadhun. Do you know, this actress never wanted to become an actress as she was into studies but Dev Anand insisted her to work in the movies. She got her first role as a teenager in 1985’s Hum Naujawan. She got her break with Ajay Devgn in 1994’s Vijaypath.
The actress we are talking about belongs to a Hyderabadi Muslim family. She did not get the love of her father in her childhood. Actually, when she was three, her parents got divorced. After this, her mother took full responsibility of her and her sister. We are talking about Tabu, who in an interview to Simmi Garewal had said, “I had a great childhood, we lived in Hyderabad all our lives, I lived with my grandparents (mother’s parents) after my parents divorced. My mum was a teacher and so I ended up spending more time with her mother, and my grandmother would pray and read books, and I grew up with that. I was very timid, I did not have a voice, in fact, even after becoming a heroine, an actor, I did not have a voice.”
Tabu often goes with her name Tabassum Fatima and has not taken her father’s surname -Hashmi. She said “I have no memories with him, I am not curious about him.”
Tabu and her relationships
Tabu was in a relationship with Sanjay Kapoor. Their love blossomed on the sets of ‘Prem’. There were rumours of the two dating, later they confessed in an interview. However, they both chose different paths.
Tabu had a serious relationship with director-producer Sajid Nadiadwala, and the two even got engaged. Their romance blossomed while working together on the film Jeet. However, Sajid found it difficult to move on from the memories of his late wife, Divya Bharti. This emotional hesitation prevented him from fully committing, leading to the end of his and Tabu’s relationship before it could move forward.
Tabu moved on from her past relationship and reportedly dated South sensation Akkineni Nagarjuna. As per the news, both were in a relationship for 10 years. The wanted to marry but Nagarjuna didn’t want to divorce Amala.
Jackie Shroff and Tabu didn’t work together because of a…
In 1986, during the shooting of Diljala in Mauritius, a house party incident reportedly created a rift between Jackie Shroff and Tabu. At a party hosted by Danny Denzongpa, Jackie, allegedly drunk, attempted to kiss Tabu, prompting Danny to intervene. The next morning, Tabu’s sister, Farah Naaz, went public with the story, accusing Jackie of trying to assault Tabu. Though Farah later clarified it was a misunderstanding, Tabu chose not to work with Jackie Shroff afterward.
Tabu’s bond with Ajay Devgn
In an interview, Tabu humorously credited Ajay Devgn for her single status. She shared, “Ajay and I have known each other for 25 years. He was my neighbor and a close friend of my cousin, Sameer Arya. When I was young, Ajay and Sameer kept a close watch on me, even scaring off any boys who tried to talk to me. Both of them were like big goons. If I’m single today, it’s only because of Ajay Devgn.”