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Tabu

Actress

Tabu, born Tabassum Fatima Hashmi, is a Hindi film actress widely regarded as one of the most accomplished in Hindi cinema. She is known for playing complex and often troubled women in both mainstream and independent films. Her first credited appearance was as a teenager in Dev Anand's Hum Naujawan (1985). Her first lead was in the Telugu film Coolie No. 1 (1991).

Vijaypath (1994) won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. For Maachis (1996), playing a young woman caught in the Punjab insurgency, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress, and she won a second for Chandni Bar (2001), as a bar dancer. Kaalapani, Virasat, Hu Tu Tu and Astitva each won her a Filmfare Critics' Award, and Cheeni Kum (2007) a record fourth. She also appeared in Vishal Bhardwaj's Maqbool (2004) and Haider (2014), which brought her the Filmfare for Best Supporting Actress, and in the American films The Namesake and Life of Pi.

Her biggest commercial hits have come late in her career: Golmaal Again, Andhadhun, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Crew, Drishyam 2 and, in 2026, Drishyam: The Conclusion, the highest-grossing film of her career. On this guide she plays Meera Deshmukh in Drishyam and its 2026 conclusion, which is in theatres.

Credits in detail

Drishyam: The Conclusion (2026, Hindi) is in theatres now. Tabu plays Meera Deshmukh. The cast also includes Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran and Jaideep Ahlawat.

Andhadhun (2018, Hindi) was released 5 October 2018. Tabu is in the cast, under director Sriram Raghavan. The cast also includes Ayushmann Khurrana and Radhika Apte.

Haider (2014, Hindi) was released 2 October 2014. Tabu is in the cast, under director Vishal Bhardwaj. The cast also includes Shahid Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon and Shraddha Kapoor.

Drishyam (2015, Hindi) was released 31 July 2015. Tabu plays Meera Deshmukh, under director Nishikant Kamat. The cast also includes Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran.

Known for

Maachis · Chandni Bar · Drishyam: The Conclusion

Now and next

Work on ShowBuzz

  • Drishyam: The Conclusion

    Film · 2026 · as Meera Deshmukh. The third and final Hindi Drishyam film. Years after he outwitted the law, Vijay Salgaonkar’s past returns: Meera Deshmukh is back, seeking revenge rather than justice, and a powerful new Crime Branch officer starts testing every alibi Vijay has built. It opened on 2 October 2026 with Ajay Devgn’s biggest opening day.

  • Andhadhun

    Film · 2018. A pianist who pretends to be blind sees a crime he cannot admit he saw. Sriram Raghavan directs. Ayushmann Khurrana and Tabu lead. One of the tightest Hindi thrillers of the 2010s.

  • Haider

    Film · 2014. Hamlet, set in Kashmir in 1995. Vishal Bhardwaj directs, with Basharat Peer co-writing. Shahid Kapoor and Tabu lead. It is the most serious film on this all-time list, and it is here for that reason.

  • Drishyam

    Film · 2015 · as Meera Deshmukh. The first Hindi Drishyam. A cable operator in Goa builds a cover story after a crime reaches his family. Nishikant Kamat directed this remake. Ajay Devgn and Tabu lead. Drishyam 2 and the 2026 film Drishyam: The Conclusion continue the same family.

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