!!Happy Birthday Tabu!!

Happy Birthday Tabu!!!

The actress was born as Tabassum Hashmi to Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana. She was born on November 4, 1971 in Kolkata. Her parents were divorced when she was a child.

Tabu supposedly has more than a hundred pet names in the industry from 'Tabs', 'Tubs' to 'Tubby' and many more. But the most popular amongst them is 'Tobler' and 'Toblerone'.

Tabu is the niece of veteran actress Shabana Azmi. Farah Naaz who has worked in films like - Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri, Yateem, Faasle etc is Tabu's elder sister. Indian film cinematographer Baba Azmi is Tabu's uncle. He is married to actress Tanvi Azmi. Apart from Hindi and English, Tabu also speaks Urdu and Telugu.

Tabu was just 10 years old when she made her first screen appearance. She made a small appearance in Bollywood film Bazaar. At the age of fourteen she acted again in Dev Anand starrer Hum Naujawan. She played the role of Dev Anand's daughter in the film. Her first full fledged role was in a Telugu movie titled Coolie No. 1opposite the South star Venkatesh.

Tabu got her first big break in the Bollywood film Prem. The film, produced by Boney Kapoor took eight years to complete. Tabu was signed opposite Sanjay Kapoor in the film. But the filmdid not do well at the box office. She was also seen in Pehla Pehla Pyar, but this film too failed to create a buzz.

Tabu came into the limelight in 1994 with Vijaypath. The film starring Ajay Devgn and Tabu went on to be the biggest hit of the year. She also won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for her superb performance. In 1996, Tabu again went on to give a series of hits like - Jeet, Sajan Chale Sasural etc. According to her, one of the most difficult scenes that she shot for, happens to be from Virasat when she sings on her first night using a unique lip-movement for orchestration. Priyadarshan was a taskmaster and did not let her go until she got the act immaculately correct.