Is Tabu the only successful actress in her 40's?

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Posted: 10 years ago

#41

Originally posted by: fivestars

even in the past she hasn't proved anything..she is just a hype..<font color="#990033">IMO..😃</font>

What about HDDCS, Taal, Guru, Jodhaa Akbar, Devdas, and so many others? 😲

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Posted: 10 years ago

#42

Originally posted by: atominis
Regarding commercial success Tabu did have hits but didn't take commercial films or success seriously. This is why she agreed to do bhabhi type roles in films like HSSH without bothering about rivalry with contemporaries. She wasnot ambitious or aggressive about commercial success. I think she has not even done any ads or public service messages either. Don't remember seeing her in any.
She's far more reclusive and less media savvy than her aunt Shabana Azmi too.

Power and BO also have a lot to do with how one markets him/her self. Tabu has done nothing to promote herself.

Her choices like Viraasat, Astitva, Maachis etc prove her bent towards more serious, performance oriented roles.

She used to get best actress awards in critics choice category almost every other year. Talent wise she's unquestionably superior. A 2 time National Award winner for best actress.

I doubt she will cash on success of Haider either. Remained silent over her acclaimed international outings too.

Popularity or "power" doesn't seem to be her aim at all.

Lets just not get ahead of ourselves. Tabu did do commercial films (and BAD ones i might add) at the start of her career. The fact that she failed miserably as a commercial actress was the reason she started doing offbeat movies. She was neither pretty nor heroine type material and only sutible for artsy movies. Does anyone remember her horrible attempt at becoming an item girl in that "Oye Ranjhana" song from Maa tujhe Salam.

And i know its the norm of the forum to praise people sky from time to time and currently Tabu is the flavour of the season, but Tabu has always been a monotone actress and has played only Tabu in all her films. From Maachis to Viraasat to Astitva to Chandani bar she played the same version of different characters. So lets face it, she ain't no Meryl Streep.

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Posted: 10 years ago

#43

Please refer to my previous post.

I did say Tabu worked in commercial films and even made bad choices.

But she didn't turn to offbeat films later. She's played a rape victim when she was very young.

Tabu played only herself then what did other actresses do? Same giggling in all films except 2 or 3?

Who called her Meryl Streep?

She was talented and won most critics awards in 90s plus 2 National Awards for Best Actress. She certainly is no current flavour only.

BTW she did have success in films like Vijaypath, Saajan Chale Sasural etc. Not a total failure. If she carved her niche elsewhere it cannot be held against her.

She was praised by international media and Hollywood actors too for her work in The Namesake.

Mira Nair herself said Tabu would have done even better had she taken her career seriously.

Even in artsy circuit Tabu hasn't marketed herself as well as 80s ones nor cashed on previous successes. People like Shabana Azmi are way more savvy. Even Nimrat Kaur is cashing till date on success of The Lunchbox. Not same for Tabu.

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Shaitaan Haiwan

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Posted: 10 years ago

#44

Originally posted by: ShantiAshtangi

What about HDDCS, Taal, Guru, Jodhaa Akbar, Devdas, and so many others? 😲

Yeah she hasnt proven herself. She may have won the Filmfare 3 times, and she may have a Padmashree - but yeah...she hasn't proven anything she's just hype (sense the sarcasm) 😆

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Originally posted by: Resident_Evil

Lets just not get ahead of ourselves. Tabu did do commercial films (and BAD ones i might add) at the start of her career. The fact that she failed miserably as a commercial actress was the reason she started doing offbeat movies. She was neither pretty nor heroine type material and only sutible for artsy movies. Does anyone remember her horrible attempt at becoming an item girl in that "Oye Ranjhana" song from Maa tujhe Salam.

And i know its the norm of the forum to praise people sky from time to time and currently Tabu is the flavour of the season, but Tabu has always been a monotone actress and has played only Tabu in all her films. From Maachis to Viraasat to Astitva to Chandani bar she played the same version of different characters. So lets face it, she ain't no Meryl Streep.

Well said. Vidya used to get the same treatment and look at her now. Tomorrow people will forget about Tabu. Popularity does matter. No one talked about Tabu in Life of Pi. Reason why she's been talked about today is because of Haider. Doing quality film is a good thing..but if no one is talking bout you in those quality films means no one cared. At the end of the day people remember the Maduri and Serdevi today than Tabu. So yes popularity does matter. Tabu hasn't even received the popularity Vidya had.

Originally posted by: atominis

She was praised for The Namesake and was in Life of Pi also.

Mere popularity doesn't mean anything. Many of them keep coming and grinning on TV shows yet give no successful or acclaimed film. "One Haider" or "One Namesake" are better than numerous useless photo ops.

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kabeeraspeaking

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Posted: 10 years ago

#46

Originally posted by: QueenExpression

Well said. Vidya used to get the same treatment and look at her now. Tomorrow people will forget about Tabu. Popularity does matter. No one talked about Tabu in Life of Pi. Reason why she's been talked about today is because of Haider. Doing quality film is a good thing..but if no one is talking bout you in those quality films means no one cared. And wasn't Namskae made long time ago? 😆

@bold1: Except they did...I don't know if you've seen how much critical acclaim she has an actress, maybe it's an attention/interest thing which may have caused a lot of people to miss it, but there was a lot of appreciation for her in both those movies.

@bold2: Again, going off of the first point, people did talk about Tabu's roles in those films. Are they talking about her now in those roles? Of course, not. No one is still talking about Salman in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam even though it was among his best/most acknowledged work. No one is still talking about Aamir in Lagaan, because he did a 3 Idiots, PK, TZP, etc. after it. People talk about an actor's latest work because it is most relevant, and not necessarily because it defines the quality of their work in any way. The Namesake and Life of Pi have probably been mentioned here because people are talking about Tabu's body of work, not just recent work, to put across the point that she is a very good actress with a formidable filmography. She might not be a mainstream actress starring in movies with the Khans, which is what allows one to gain mainstream popularity and be talked about all the time, but she is continuing to sustain and succeed in her career, especially in the age bracket that has been specified by the topic title.

EDIT: About your edited post including Madhuri and Sridevi's popularity - Madhuri in particular is still benefiting from her past fame and has done nothing that is currently relevant or popular. Sridevi with English Vinglish definitely makes for a better argument, but she is 51 as per Wikipedia 😆

Edited by kabeeraspeaking - 10 years ago

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QueenExpression

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Posted: 10 years ago

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^ what does Sredevi's age have to do with it? The kind of popularity EV got Tabu didn't get in. Life of Pi. I didn't even know she was in the film. All am saying is hype and people watching your film matters. At the end of the day that's the goal of making films..for people to watch it and majority to appreciate you. That's why an actor like Vidya would make more impact than a Tabu. Who am sure is still struggling finding roles because of lack of popularity (Tabu).

Sorry for the bad writing am in rush.

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Shaitaan Haiwan

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Posted: 10 years ago

#48

Originally posted by: QueenExpression
^ what does Sredevi's age have to do with it? The kind of popularity EV got Tabu didn't get in. Life of Pi. I didn't even know she was in the film. All am saying is hype and people watching your film matters. At the end of the day that's the goal of making films..for people to watch it and majority to appreciate you. That's why an actor like Vidya would make more impact than a Tabu. Who am sure is still struggling finding roles because of lack of popularity (Tabu).
Sorry for the bad writing am in rush.

Depends what you think hype is. sridevi got no awards for EV yet Tabu clean sweeped and won it at every show.

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Trisha

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Posted: 10 years ago

#49

It all depends on perspective. Some say Tabu isn't successful because she isn't popular. While other say she is successful because of the critical acclaim she has received.

According to Google, successful means having achieved popularity, profit or distinction.

Tabu isn't exactly popular but has achieved distinction. So it really depends on how you look at it

Btw I think Tabu is an amazing actress, and while I do agree that I feel Tabu isn't successful, she's better than many "successful" actors and actresses these days and really thats all that matters for me.