Tabassum Fatima Hashmi (born November 4, 1971), known professionally as Tabu, is an Indian actress known for playing troubled women in both mainstream and independent films of Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, and English languages, although she primarily works in the former. Renowned as one of Hindi cinema's most accomplished actresses, her accolades include two National Film Awards, seven Filmfare Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, and the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.

Filmography

• 2027Golmaal 5 — Anna Mathew
• 2026Bhooth Bangla — Yashoda
• 2026Drishyam: The Conclusion — Meera Deshmukh
• 2026King 100
• 2024Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha — Vasudha
• 2024Crew — Geeta Sethi
• Dune: Prophecy — Sister Francesca
• 2023Bholaa — IPS Diana Joseph
• 2023Khufiya — Krishna "KM" Mehra
• 2023Kuttey — Pammi/Poonam Sandhu
• 2022Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 — Manjulika/Anjulika
• 2022Drishyam 2 — Meera Deshmukh
• A Suitable Boy — Saeeda Bai
• 2020Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo — Yasu
• 2020Jawaani Jaaneman — Ananya
• 2019Bharat — Meher
• 2019De De Pyaar De — Manjana "Manju" Rao
• 2018Andhadhun — Simi Sinha
• 2018Missing — Aparna Dubey a.k.a. Mrs. Dubey
• 2017Golmaal Again — Anna Mathew
• 2016Fitoor — Begum Hazrat Jaan
• 2015Drishyam — IG Meera Deshmukh
• 2015Talvar — Reema Kumar
• 2014Haider — Ghazala Meer
• 2014Jai Ho — Geeta Agnihotri
• 2013David — Frenny
• 2012Life of Pi — Gita Patel
• 2011Urumi — Special appearance in the song "Aaranne Aarane"
• 2010Khuda Kasam — Neetu Singh
• 2010Raja Leelai
• 2010Toh Baat Pakki! — Rajeshwari
• 2008Idhi Sangathi — Swarajyalakshmi
• 2008Pandurangadu — Amrita
• 2007Cheeni Kum — Nina Verma
• 2007The Namesake — Ashima Ganguli
• 2006Fanaa — Dr. Malini Tyagi
• 2006Phir Hera Pheri — Anuradaha (archive footage)
• 2006Sarhad Paar — Pammi
• 2006Shock — Geeta
• 2005Andarivaadu — Shanthi
• 2005Bhagmati – The Queen of Fortunes — Shivaranjani/Bhagmati
• 2005Silsiilay — Rehana
• 2004Main Hoon Na — Special Appearance
• 2004Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities — Meenaxi / Tanu / Maria Zarkova
• 2003Hawa — Sanjana
• 2003In the Forest... Again
• 2003Jaal: The Trap — Neha Pandit/Nusrat Rabbani
• 2003Khanjar (The Knife) — Shilpa
• 2003Maqbool — Nimmi
• 2002Chennakesava Reddy — Seeta
• 2002Filhaal...
• 2002Maa Tujhhe Salaam — Captain Sonia Khanna
• 2002Saathiya — Savitri Rao
• 2002Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai — Shalu
• 2001Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya — Meena
• 2001Chandni Bar — Mumtaz P. Sawant
• 2001Cover Story — Jasmine Khan
• 2001Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya — Roshni Batra
• 2000Astitva — Aditi Pandit
• 2000Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! — Kamya Lal
• 2000Ghaath — Kavita Chaudhary
• 2000Hera Pheri — Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar
• 2000Kandukondain Kandukondain — Sowmya
• 2000Shikari
• 2000Snegithiye — ACP Gayathri
• 2000Tarkieb
• 1999Biwi No.1 — Lovely Khuranna
• 1999Hu Tu Tu — Panna Barve
• 1999Hum Saath Saath Hain — Sadhna Sharma Chaturvedi
• 1999Kohram — Insp. Kiran Patekar
• 1999Thakshak — Suman Dev
• 19982001: Do Hazaar Ek — Billu
• 1998Aavida Maa Aavide — S. I. Archana
• 1998Hanuman — Anja
• 1998Meri Zindagi Ek Agneepath — Special Appearance
• 1998Thaayin Manikodi
• 1997Border — Surinder "Preeti" Kaur Chandpuri
• 1997Chachi 420 — Janki Paswan
• 1997Darmiyaan: In Between — Chitra
• 1997Iruvar — Senthamarai
• 1997Virasat — Gehna
• 1996Himmat
• 1996Jeet — Tulsibai
• 1996Kaalapani — Parvathi
• 1996Kadhal Desam — Divya
• 1996Maachis — Virender Kaur a.k.a. Veeran
• 1996Ninne Pelladatha — Mahalakshmi/Pandu
• 1996Saajan Chale Sasural — Divya
• 1996Tu Chor Main Sipahi — Kajal Singh
• 1995Haqeeqat — Sudha Ravi Malhotra
• 1995Prem — Lachi / Sonya Jaitley
• 1995Saajan Ki Baahon Mein — Kavita
• 1995Sisindri — Tabu
• 1994Pehla Pehla Pyar — Sapna
• 1994Vijaypath — Mohini "Mona"
• 1991Coolie No. 1 — Ranjani
• 1985Hum Naujawan — Priya
• Rally Raja
• Slumdog - 33 Temple Road — Gauri Hegde

Appearances as themselves (11)

• 2018Sanju — Herself (Cameo) (uncredited)
• Rising Star — Self
• The Drama Company — Self
• Comedy Nights Live — Herself
• The Kapil Sharma Show — Self
• The Anupam Kher Show — Herself
• Comedy Nights with Kapil — Self
• Khatron Ke Khiladi — Herself
• 2007Om Shanti Om — Self
• Indian Idol — Self
• Koffee with Karan — Self