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[[File:Tabu promoting De De Pyaar De.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Tabu at an event for ''[[De De Pyaar De]]'' in 2019|alt=Tabu poses for the camera.]]
[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] is an Indian actress that appears primarily in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films. Her first credited role came as a teenager in [[Dev Anand]]'s ''[[Hum Naujawan]]'' (1985), and her first major role was in the Telugu film ''[[Coolie No. 1 (1991 film)|Coolie No. 1]]'' (1991).<ref name="2states">{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6443 |title=2 States of stardom – When child stars grow up! |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=17 April 2014 |access-date=29 July 2014 |author=Vijayakar, Rajiv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219232703/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6443 |archive-date=19 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Hemant |title=KRR taught Tabu to give sexy expressions in a bedroom! |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/KRR-taught-Tabu-to-give-sexy-expressions-in-a-bedroom/articleshow/46243134.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 February 2013 |access-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221231439/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/KRR-taught-Tabu-to-give-sexy-expressions-in-a-bedroom/articleshow/46243134.cms |archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> In 1994, Tabu received the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]] for the Hindi action drama ''[[Vijaypath]]'', which marked her first of many collaborations with co-star [[Ajay Devgn]].<ref name="oldawards">{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/11841/index.html |title=Tabu: Awards & Nominations|access-date=23 July 2010 |work=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213155416/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/11841/index.html|archive-date=13 December 2010}}</ref> The year 1996 was key for Tabu.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news |last=Bose |first=Derek |title=Cut above the rest |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090719/spectrum/main5.htm |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=19 July 2009 |access-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110132/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090719/spectrum/main5.htm |archive-date= 4 March 2016}}</ref> Her performance as a young woman affected by the [[Punjab insurgency]] in [[Gulzar]]'s ''[[Maachis]]'' proved to be a breakthrough, winning her the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="tribune"/><ref name="nf1">{{cite web |title=44th National Film Awards – 1997 |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm44thNFAAward.aspx |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |access-date=1 December 2012 |page=24 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505172151/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm44thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=5 May 2014}}</ref> Also that year, Tabu won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]] for the romance ''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|Ninne Pelladata]]'', and featured alongside [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] in the comedy film ''[[Saajan Chale Sasural]]''.<ref name="ninne">{{cite news |url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3e.htm |title=Filmfare South Special Best Actress|access-date=4 June 2015 |work=[[Filmfare]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980705062035/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3e.htm|archive-date=5 July 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=[[Box Office India]] |title=Box Office 1999 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=202&catName=MTk5Ng== |access-date=8 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010125314/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=202&catName=MTk5Ng%3D%3D |archive-date=10 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Tabu had a brief role in the war film ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'', the highest-grossing Hindi film of 1997, and portrayed a village girl opposite [[Anil Kapoor]] in the [[Priyadarshan]]-directed drama ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]''.<ref name="top">{{cite news |last=Vijayakar |first=Rajiv |title=Numero Unos: A Survey Of The Top Hit Films – Part 5 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3741/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=26 July 2012 |access-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610050124/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3741/ |archive-date=10 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Nandita |title=Innocent Temptress |url=http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/08091997/tabu.html |work=[[India Today]] |date=8 September 1997 |access-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034415/http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/08091997/tabu.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Among her 1999 releases were two of the top-grossing Bollywood films of the year{{mdash}}the comedy ''[[Biwi No.1]]'', and the family drama ''[[Hum Saath-Saath Hain]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nahta |first=Komal |title=2000 can only be better! |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/03box.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=3 January 2000 |access-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610050700/http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/03box.htm |archive-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> She also starred as the rebellious daughter of a corrupt politician in Gulzar's critically praised drama ''[[Hu Tu Tu]]'' (1999).<ref name="power">{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Suparn |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/1999/jan/21hut.htm |title=The power game |work=Rediff.com |date=21 January 1999 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712111751/http://in.rediff.com/movies/1999/jan/21hut.htm |archive-date=12 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jan/24sld5.htm |title=The importance of being Tabu |work=Rediff.com |date=24 January 2002 |access-date=9 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610065913/http://m.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jan/24sld5.htm |archive-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> The following year, she starred in ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]'', a Tamil adaptation of ''[[Sense and Sensibility]]'', and played a submissive homemaker in the bilingual drama ''[[Astitva]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2000/05/28/stories/09280223.htm |title=From the known to the unknown |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 May 2000 |access-date=22 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019141252/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2000/05/28/stories/09280223.htm |archive-date=19 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="singular">{{cite news |last=Bamzai |first=Kaveree |url=http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20070625/cinema.html |title=A Singular Star |work=India Today |date=25 June 2007 |access-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034510/http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20070625/cinema.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Tabu garnered a second National Film Award for Best Actress for portraying a bar dancer in [[Madhur Bhandarkar]]'s crime drama ''[[Chandni Bar]]'' (2001).<ref name="verve">{{cite news |last=Jahagirdar-Saxena |first=Shraddha |title=Nothing serious about Tabu |url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/nothing-serious-about-tabu |work=[[Verve (Indian magazine)|Verve]] |date=25 July 2007 |access-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610131135/http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/nothing-serious-about-tabu |archive-date=10 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="nfa2">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/jul/26tabu.htm |title=Tabu, Shobhana share National Award for Best Actress |work=Rediff.com |date=26 July 2002 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141722/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/jul/26tabu.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> In 2003, she starred in the Bengali film ''[[Abar Aranye]]'', and portrayed a character based on [[Lady Macbeth]], in ''[[Maqbool]]''{{mdash}}an adaptation of ''[[Macbeth]]'' from [[Vishal Bhardwaj]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tabus-Bengali-film-set-for-April-release/articleshow/31269703.cms |title=Tabu's Bengali film set for April release |work=The Times of India |date=14 December 2002|access-date=8 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701194637/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tabus-Bengali-film-set-for-April-release/articleshow/31269703.cms|archive-date=1 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BurnettStreete2011">{{cite book |last1=Burnett |first1=Mark Thornton |last2=Streete |first2=Adrian |last3=Wray |first3=Ramona |title=The Edinburgh Companion to Shakespeare and the Arts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JAKrBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA506 |date=31 October 2011 |publisher=[[Edinburgh University Press]] |isbn=978-0-7486-3524-5 |page=506 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216123435/https://books.google.com/books?id=JAKrBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA506 |archive-date=16 February 2017}}</ref> Following a few commercial failures,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=13355160&cid=13262136 |title=Award-winning actress in sex trap? |website=[[Sify]] |date=8 January 2004 |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915223543/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=13355160&cid=13262136 |archive-date=15 September 2015}}</ref> Tabu played multiple roles in [[M. F. Husain]]'s musical drama ''[[Meenaxi: Tale of Three Cities]]''.<ref name="meenaxi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2004/04/meenaxi_review.shtml|last=Gajjar|first=Manish|title=BBC - Shropshire - Bollywood - Meenaxi Review|website=[[BBC.co.uk]]|access-date=22 August 2023|date=14 December 2004|archive-date=14 December 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041214095139/http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2004/04/meenaxi_review.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Tabu's first international project came with [[Mira Nair]]'s [[The Namesake (film)|adaptation]] of [[Jhumpa Lahiri]]'s novel ''[[The Namesake (novel)|The Namesake]]''.<ref name="singular"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/movies/09name.html?_r=0 |title=Film Review: Modernity and Tradition at a Cultural Crossroads |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=9 March 2007 |access-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609123339/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/movies/09name.html?_r=0 |archive-date= 9 June 2015}}</ref> In [[R. Balki]]'s ''[[Cheeni Kum]]'' (2007), Tabu starred alongside [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as a woman romantically involved with a much older man;<ref name="verve"/> the role earned her a record fourth [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]].{{efn|Tabu had previously won the award for ''Virasat'', ''Hu Tu Tu'' and ''Astitva''.<ref name="GulazāraChatterjee2003"/>}}<ref name="ff07">{{cite news |title=Darsheel, Tabu bag critics award at Filmfare |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/darsheel-tabu-bag-critics-award-at-filmfare/276569/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=24 February 2008|access-date=3 June 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007013820/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/darsheel-tabu-bag-critics-award-at-filmfare/276569|archive-date=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Padma Shri for Tabu, Kajol, Jayaram and Usha Uthup |url=http://gulfnews.com/cmlink/old-gulfnews/news/world/india/padma-shri-for-tabu-kajol-jayaram-and-usha-uthup-1.752323 |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=26 January 2011 |access-date=10 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610110227/http://gulfnews.com/cmlink/old-gulfnews/news/world/india/padma-shri-for-tabu-kajol-jayaram-and-usha-uthup-1.752323 |archive-date=10 June 2015}}</ref>

Following a brief role in [[Ang Lee]]'s adventure film ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]'' (2012),<ref>{{cite news |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/old-wine-in-new-bottle/article1267610.ece |title=Old wine in new bottle |work=The Hindu |date=31 May 2008|access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="masala">{{cite web |last=Dedhia |first=Sonal |title=Tabu: I really miss doing masala films |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-tabu-on-life-of-pi/20121122.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=22 November 2012 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609095324/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-tabu-on-life-of-pi/20121122.htm |archive-date= 9 June 2015}}</ref> Tabu starred alongside [[Salman Khan]] in ''[[Jai Ho (film)|Jai Ho]]'', and garnered critical acclaim for playing the [[Gertrude (Hamlet)|Gertrude]] character in Bhardwaj's ''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kapoor |first=Reena |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141003/entertainment-bollywood/article/tabu-basks-haider-%E2%80%99s-glow |title=Tabu basks in Haider's glow |work=The Hindu |date=3 October 2014 |access-date=9 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609102603/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141003/entertainment-bollywood/article/tabu-basks-haider-%E2%80%99s-glow |archive-date= 9 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Vashisht |first=Sunanda |title=Haider is not the only story of Kashmir |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-haider-is-not-the-only-story-of-kashmir-2024038 |access-date=15 April 2015 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=7 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220084047/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-haider-is-not-the-only-story-of-kashmir-2024038 |archive-date=20 December 2014}}</ref> She won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for the latter.<ref name="ff14">{{cite web |title=60th Filmfare Awards: The complete list of winners |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/60th-filmfare-awards-the-complete-list-of-winners/525960-8-66.html |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |access-date=26 February 2015 |date=1 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228222509/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/60th-filmfare-awards-the-complete-list-of-winners/525960-8-66.html |archive-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> Tabu's career continued to expand with starring roles opposite Devgn in the thriller ''[[Drishyam (2015 film)|Drishyam]]'' (2015), the horror comedy ''[[Golmaal Again]]'' (2017), and the romantic comedy ''[[De De Pyaar De]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite news |last=Mehta |first=Ankita |title='Drishyam' Review Roundup: An Edge of Your Seat Drama with Nail-biting Moments |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/drishyam-review-roundup-edge-your-seat-drama-nail-biting-moments-641050 |newspaper=[[International Business Times]] |date=30 July 2015 |access-date=18 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216145706/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/drishyam-review-roundup-edge-your-seat-drama-nail-biting-moments-641050 |archive-date=16 December 2015}}</ref> She gained acclaim for playing a murderess in ''[[Andhadhun]]'' (2018), which ranks as one of the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Bengani |first=Sneha |title=AndhaDhun Proves Again that Tabu is Indeed the Reigning Queen of Grey |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/andhadhun-proves-again-that-tabu-is-indeed-the-reigning-queen-of-grey-1901125.html |work=CNN-News18 |date=7 October 2018 |access-date=14 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014165043/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/andhadhun-proves-again-that-tabu-is-indeed-the-reigning-queen-of-grey-1901125.html |archive-date=14 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top All Time All Format Worldwide Grossers – Andhadhun 13th |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5012 |website=Box Office India |date=16 May 2019|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> In 2020, she featured in the top-grossing Telugu film ''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo]]'', winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]], and starred in the British miniseries ''[[A Suitable Boy (series)|A Suitable Boy]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo emerges as the third highest grosser ever in Telugu |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/feb/12/allu-arjuns-ala-vaikunthapurramuloo-emerges-as-the-third-highest-grosser-of-telugu-17014.html |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=12 February 2020 |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 full winners list Telugu: 'Pushpa' bags 7 titles, Sai Pallavi wins Black Lady for 'Love Story'; 'Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo' shines |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/67th-parle-filmfare-awards-south-2022-full-winners-list-telugu-pushpa-bags-7-titles-sai-pallavi-wins-black-lady-for-love-story-ala-vaikunthapurramuloo-shines/articleshow/94747276.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 October 2020 |title=Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy to stream on Netflix from October 23 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/mira-nair-a-suitable-boy-to-stream-on-netflix-from-october-23-6717268/|access-date=27 January 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Further commercial successes came in 2022 with the sequels ''[[Drishyam 2 (2022 film)|Drishyam 2]]'' and ''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2]]'' and the heist comedy ''[[Crew (film)|Crew]]'' (2024).<ref>{{cite news |last=Suri |first=Rishabh |title=Tabu on back-to-back hits Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Drishyam 2: Making a film is like a gamble |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/tabu-on-back-to-back-hits-bhool-bhulaiyaa-2-and-drishyam-2-making-a-film-is-like-a-gamble-101670869628451.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=12 December 2022|access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'' won her another Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.<ref name="ff23win">{{cite news |title=Winners of the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2023/winners |date=28 April 2023 |work=Filmfare|access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref>

==Films==
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of Tabu film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role(s)
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
| 1982
! scope="row" | ''[[Bazaar (1982 film)|Bazaar]]''
| Unnamed
| rowspan="2" | [[Hindi]]
| Uncredited appearance in the song "Chale Aao Saiyan"
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="2states"/>
|-
| 1985
! scope="row" |''[[Hum Naujawan]]''
| Priya
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/507054 |title=Hum Naujawan (1986) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831230236/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/507054 |archive-date=31 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 1991
! scope="row" |''[[Coolie No. 1 (1991 film)|Coolie No. 1]]''
| Ranjani
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="telugu">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/24/stories/2002062400170200.htm |title=Heading for Hyderabad again |date=24 June 2006 |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129103505/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/24/stories/2002062400170200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=29 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/coolie-no1/story.html |title=Coolie No. 1 Story |work=[[Oneindia]] |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705125716/http://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/coolie-no1/story.html |archive-date= 5 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
! scope="row" |''[[Pehla Pehla Pyar]]''
| Sapna
| rowspan="4" |Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/540177 |title=Pehla Pehla Pyaar (1994) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810042830/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/540177 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Vijaypath]]''
| Mohini / Vrushali
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="oldawards"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508675 |title=Vijaypath (1994) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831180611/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508675 |archive-date=31 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1995
! scope="row" |''[[Prem (film)|Prem]]''
| Laachi/Sonia{{efn|name=dual|Tabu played dual roles in the film.<ref name="tabbu">{{cite web |last=Taliculam |first=Sharmila |title=Commercial films can get you only so far |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/apr/04tabu.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=4 April 1997 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224926/http://www.rediff.com/movies/apr/04tabu.htm |archive-date= 3 March 2016}}</ref>}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/58602 |title=Prem (1995) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810042035/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/58602 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Saajan Ki Baahon Mein]]''
| Kavita Verma
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508541 |title=Saajan Ki Baahon Mein (1995) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906214147/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508541 |archive-date= 6 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Sisindri]]''
| Herself
| Telugu
| Cameo appearance
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YubHfXNKo9c |title=Sisindri Telugu Full Length Movie: Nagarjuna, Tabu |publisher=[[Annapurna Studios]] |date=10 August 2013 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225061121/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YubHfXNKo9c |archive-date=25 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Haqeeqat (1995 film)|Haqeeqat]]''
| Sudha Singh
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539319 |title=Haqeeqat (1995) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810044757/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539319 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1996
! scope="row" |''[[Himmat (1996 film)|Himmat]]''
| Anjali Pathak
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539366 |title=Himmat (1996) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810044623/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539366 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kadhal Desam]]''
| Divya
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534572 |title=Kadhal Desam (1996) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810045020/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534572 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Tu Chor Main Sipahi]]''
| Kajal
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508499 |title=Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719172453/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508499 |archive-date=19 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Jeet (1996 film)|Jeet]]''
| Tulsibai
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539581 |title=Jeet (1996) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901014515/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539581 |archive-date= 1 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.filmfare.com/conti.htm |title=Filmfare Awards Nomination Form|access-date=4 June 2015 |work=Filmfare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970428134801/http://www.filmfare.com/conti.htm|archive-date=28 April 1997}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kaalapani]]''
| Parvathi
| [[Malayalam]]
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="tribune"/>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Maachis]]''
| Veerandar
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/533194 |title=Maachis (1996) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810042131/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/533194 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.filmfare.com/award.htm |title=Filmfare Awards Nomination Form|access-date=4 June 2015 |work=Filmfare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970428133635/http://www.filmfare.com/award.htm|archive-date=28 April 1997}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Saajan Chale Sasural]]''
| {{sort|Khurana|Divya Khurana}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201634 |title=Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810043306/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201634 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|Ninne Pelladata]]''
| Mahalakshmi
| Telugu
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="ninne"/><ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TNmQ1XM2fM |title=Ninne Pelladatha Telugu Full Length Movie: Nagarjuna,Tabu |publisher=Annapurna Studios |date=16 August 2013 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318104809/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TNmQ1XM2fM |archive-date=18 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1997
! scope="row" |''[[Darmiyaan: In Between]]''
| Chitra
| rowspan="3" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504791 |title=Darmiyaan (1997) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810044313/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504791 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]''
| Gehna Rane
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201807 |title=Virasat (1997) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810040201/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201807 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/march98/cover-n.htm |title=And the nominees were...|access-date=8 June 2015 |work=Filmfare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980705052447/http://www.filmfare.com/site/march98/cover-n.htm|archive-date=5 July 1998}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]''
| Yamora Kaur
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="GulazāraChatterjee2003">{{cite book |author1=Gulzar |last2=Chatterjee |first2=Saibal |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT658 |year=2003 |publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]] |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |page=658 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103043159/http://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT658 |archive-date= 3 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201680 |title=Border (1997) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810043135/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201680 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Iruvar]]''
| Senthamarai
| Tamil
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/iruvar.html |title=Iruvar |work=Oneindia |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705120704/http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/iruvar.html |archive-date= 5 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Chachi 420]]''
| {{sort|Paswan|Janki Paswan}}
| Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/533189 |title=Chachi 420 (1997) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810042655/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/533189 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1998
! scope="row" |''[[Aavida Maa Aavide]]''
| Archana
| Telugu
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g-gcdyHFbo |title=Aavida Maa Aavide Full Movie |publisher=iDream Movies |date=14 July 2013 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308053743/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g-gcdyHFbo |archive-date= 8 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[2001: Do Hazaar Ek]]''
| Billu
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9dTEjKqR-Q |title=2001: Do Hazaar Ek (1998) Full Movie: Dimple Kapadia, Jackie Shroff, Rajat Bedi, Tabu |publisher=Goldmines Movies |date=1 May 2015 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312153536/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9dTEjKqR-Q |archive-date=12 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Thayin Manikodi]]''
| Anjali
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=4 September 1998 |title=Film Reviews: Ellamae En Pondattithan / En Aaasai Raasavae / Thaayin Manikkodi |pages=26 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980904/09/09040223.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010407071455/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980904/09/09040223.htm |archive-date=7 April 2001}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Hanuman (1998 film)|Hanuman]]''
| Anja
| [[English language|English]]
| [[French language|French]]-Indian film
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/hanuman-2-1200459466/ |title=Review: 'Hanuman' |work=Variety |date=18 October 1999 |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221928/http://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/hanuman-2-1200459466/ |archive-date= 4 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1999
! scope="row" | ''[[Hu Tu Tu]]''
| Parveen "Panna"
| rowspan="6" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="power"/> <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiafm.com/filmfare/99/nominations.shtml |title=Filmfare Awards by year: 1999 Nominations|access-date=8 June 2015 |work=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001119072600/http://www.indiafm.com/filmfare/99/nominations.shtml|archive-date=19 November 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiafm.com/filmfare/99/winners.shtml |title=Filmfare Awards by year: 1999 Winners|access-date=8 June 2015 |work=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001017195340/http://www.indiafm.com/filmfare/99/winners.shtml|archive-date=17 October 2000}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Biwi No.1]]''
| Lovely Khurana
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/biwi_no1_1999/ |title=Biwi No.1 (1999) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207113018/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/biwi_no1_1999/ |archive-date= 7 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kohram]]''
| {{sort|Patkar|ACP Kiran Patkar}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539723 |title=Kohram (1999) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402200042/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539723 |archive-date= 2 April 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Hum Saath-Saath Hain]]''
| Sadhna Sharma Chaturvedi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Someshwar |first=Savera R. |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/nov/06hssh.htm |title=It's not HAHK..! |work=Rediff.com |date=6 November 1999 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907110803/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/nov/06hssh.htm |archive-date= 7 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Thakshak]]''
| {{sort|Dev|Suman Dev}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201781 |title=Thakshak (1999) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401151404/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201781 |archive-date= 1 April 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="9" | 2000
! scope="row" |''[[Hera Pheri (2000 film)|Hera Pheri]]''
| {{sort|Panikar|Anuradha Panikar}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hera-pheri/ |title=Hera Pheri (2000) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506061219/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hera-pheri/ |archive-date= 6 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''
| Sowmya
| Tamil
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="Dhananjayan2014">{{cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G |title=Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e07vBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA388 |date=3 November 2014 |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |pages=388–390 |id=GGKEY:L1DLZDAEJ47 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216123535/https://books.google.com/books?id=e07vBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA388 |archive-date=16 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Tarkieb]]''
| {{sort|Choubey|Roshni Choubey}}
| rowspan="3" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/538447 |title=Tarkieb (2000) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901161857/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/538447 |archive-date= 1 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar]]''
| {{sort|Lal|Kamya Lal}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201716 |title=Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105211847/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201716 |archive-date= 5 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Shikari (2000 film)|Shikari]]''
| Suman
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/540365 |title=Shikari Review |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=15 December 2000 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104020/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/540365 |archive-date= 4 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Astitva]]''
| {{sort|Pandit|Aditi Pandit}}
| Hindi [[Marathi language|Marathi]]{{efn|Bilingual film<ref>{{cite web |last=Das |first=Ronjita |title='Someone told us Tabu spoke Marathi': Sachin Khedekar |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/09sachin1.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=9 October 2000 |access-date=10 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206185243/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/09sachin1.htm |archive-date= 6 February 2017}}</ref>}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Someshwar |first=Savera R. |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/05astit.htm |title=Astitva mirrors society, and Tabu is its reflection! |work=Rediff.com |date=5 October 2000 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604105441/http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/05astit.htm |archive-date= 4 June 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last=Bhayani |first=Viral |url=http://www.indiatoday.com.au/yourstory9.htm |title=Kaho Na Pyar Hai Grabs 9 Awards at the 46th Filmfare Awards |work=India Today |access-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310024545/http://indiatoday.com.au/yourstory9.htm |archive-date=10 March 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiafm.com/filmfare/annual/2000/nominations.shtml |title=Annual Filmfare Awards 2000: The Nominations|access-date=8 June 2015 |work=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010331150942/http://www.indiafm.com/filmfare/annual/2000/nominations.shtml|archive-date=31 March 2001}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''[[Ghaath (2000 film)|Ghaath]]''
| {{sort|Choudhary|Kavita Choudhary}}
| Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Das |first=Ronjita |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/dec/09ghaath.htm |title=A cop-out! |work=Rediff.com |date=9 December 2000 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604124712/http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/dec/09ghaath.htm |archive-date= 4 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Snegithiye]]''
| ACP Gayatri Varma
| Tamil
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504193 |title=Snegithiye (2000) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903083534/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504193 |archive-date= 3 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Cover Story (2000 film)|Cover Story]]''
| {{sort|Khan|Jasmine Khan}}
| Malayalam
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |author=Rajitha |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/31tt.htm |title=Not quite a cover-up! |work=Rediff.com |date=31 March 2001 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604105502/http://m.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/31tt.htm |archive-date= 4 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001
! scope="row" |''[[Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001 film)|Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya]]''
| {{sort|Batra|Roshni Batra}}
| Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539166 |title=Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901093149/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539166 |archive-date= 1 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Chandni Bar]]''
| Mumtaz
| rowspan="4" |Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="oldawards"/> <ref name="nfa2"/> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chandni_bar/ |title=Chandni Bar (2001) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812180003/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chandni_bar/ |archive-date=12 August 2014}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa]]''
| Meena
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Priyanka |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/dec/21aam.htm |title=Money for Nothing |work=Rediff.com |date=21 December 2001 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075840/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/dec/21aam.htm |archive-date= 4 March 2016}}</ref>
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| rowspan="5" | 2002
! scope="row" |''[[Maa Tujhhe Salaam (film)|Maa Tujhhe Salaam]]''
| {{sort|Khanna|Captain Sonia Khanna}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/maa-tujhhe-salaam/ |title=Maa Tujhhe Salaam (2002) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308224446/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/maa-tujhhe-salaam/ |archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Filhaal...]]''
| {{sort|Singh|Rewa Singh}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201741 |title=Filhaal (2002) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901121324/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201741 |archive-date= 1 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Chennakesava Reddy]]''
| Devi
| Telugu
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/30/stories/2002093000850400.htm |title=Faction frictions |date=30 September 2002 |access-date=23 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031201045424/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/30/stories/2002093000850400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 1 December 2003}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai]]''
| Shalu
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508507 |title=Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai (2002) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331053729/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508507 |archive-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Saathiya (film)|Saathiya]]''
| {{sort|Rao|Savitri Rao}}
| Cameo appearance
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b88d50d6e |title=Saathiya (2002) |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724214024/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b88d50d6e |archive-date=24 July 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/57072 |title=Saathiya (2002) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=24 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303200531/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/57072 |archive-date= 3 March 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2003
! scope="row" |''[[Abar Aranye]]''
| Amrita
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramnarayanan |first=Gowri |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2003/08/17/stories/2003081700320500.htm |title=Past, present ... and the future |date=17 August 2003 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051129024711/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2003/08/17/stories/2003081700320500.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=29 November 2005}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Khanjar''
| Shilpa
| rowspan="7" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/khanjar/hindi/khanjar-movie-reviews-761-2.html |title=Khanjar Review |work=The Full Hyderabad |author=Rohit Murari|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Hawa (2003 film)|Hawa]]''
| Sanjana
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534779 |title=Hawa (2003) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331084458/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534779 |archive-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Jaal: The Trap|Jaal]]''
| {{sort|Pandit|Neha Pandit}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/66548 |title=Jaal – The Trap (2003) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409144316/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/66548 |archive-date= 9 April 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Maqbool]]''
| Nimmi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last=Elley |first=Derek |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/maqbool-1200538293/ |title=Review: 'Maqbool' |work=Variety |date=28 October 2003 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230313/http://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/maqbool-1200538293/ |archive-date= 4 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
! scope="row" |''[[Main Hoon Na]]''
| Aparna
| Cameo appearance
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Main-Hoon-Naas-lesser-known-facts/photostory/34421991.cms |title=Main Hoon Naa's lesser known facts |work=The Times of India |access-date=9 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308195625/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Main-Hoon-Naas-lesser-known-facts/photostory/34421991.cms |archive-date= 8 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Meenaxi: Tale of Three Cities]]''
| Meenaxi / Maria Zarkova / Tanu{{efn|Tabu played multiple roles in the film.<ref name="meenaxi"/>}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="meenaxi"/>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
! scope="row" |''[[Bhagmati – The Queen of Fortunes]]''
| Shivranjani/Bhagmati
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/24ashok.htm |title='I don't need Tabu to sell Bhaggmati' |work=Rediff.com |date=24 August 2005 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206184738/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/24ashok.htm |archive-date= 6 February 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534501 |title=Bhaggmati – The Queen of Fortunes (2005) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402220148/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534501 |archive-date= 2 April 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Andarivaadu]]''
| Shanthi
| Telugu
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/andarivadu-review-telugu-pclvKcfiibagc.html |title=Review: Andarivaadu |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924142255/http://www.sify.com/movies/andarivadu-review-telugu-pclvKcfiibagc.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Silsiilay]]''
| Rehana
| Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sil/20050617.htm |title=Silsiilay: Women's lib, anyone? |work=Rediff.com |date=17 June 2005 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120094107/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sil/20050617.htm |archive-date=20 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006
! scope="row" |''[[Shock (2006 film)|Shock]]''
| Gita
| Telugu
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/gripping-but-no-shock-value/article3176977.ece |title=Gripping, but no shock value |work=The Hindu |date=11 February 2006|access-date=23 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701194637/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/gripping-but-no-shock-value/article3176977.ece|archive-date=1 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Fanaa (2006 film)|Fanaa]]''
| {{sort|Tyagi|Malini Tyagi}}
| Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Fanaa (2006) — Acting credits |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/349042/Fanaa/cast |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307153653/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/349042/Fanaa/cast |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2016 |archive-date= 7 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |{{sort|Namesake|''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]''}}
| Ashima
| English
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/namesake/ |title=The Namesake (2006) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804092828/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/namesake/ |archive-date= 4 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2007
! scope="row" |''[[Sarhad Paar]]''
| Pammi
| Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Vijayan |first=Vipin |title=Sarhad Paar: Terrible! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sarhad/20070312.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=12 March 2007 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603170241/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sarhad/20070312.htm |archive-date= 3 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Rakkilippattu]]''
| ACP Gayatri Varma
| Malayalam
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Rakkilipattu Movie Review – Another colorful entertainer |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/rakkilipattu-telugu-movie-review-9038.html |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=20 February 2007 |access-date=3 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207031537/http://www.indiaglitz.com/rakkilipattu-telugu-movie-review-9038.html |archive-date= 7 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Cheeni Kum]]''
| {{sort|Verma|Nina Verma}}
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="ff07"/> <ref>{{cite news |last=Siddiqui |first=Rana |title=Tabu returns, and how! |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/tabu-returns-and-how/article2272498.ece |work=The Hindu |date=27 May 2007|access-date=3 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701194637/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/tabu-returns-and-how/article2272498.ece|archive-date=1 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Om Shanti Om (film)|Om Shanti Om]]''
| Herself
| Special appearance in the song "Deewangi Deewangi"
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Om Shanti Om (2007) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/54373 |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025045139/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/54373 |archive-date=25 October 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last=Goyal |first=Divya |title=Handling a crew of 300 is easier than disputes between maids: Farah Khan |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/handling-a-crew-of-300-is-easier-than-disputes-between-maids-farah-khan/#sthash.hecJLk9d.dpuf |work=The Indian Express |date=29 April 2014 |access-date=9 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902103529/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/handling-a-crew-of-300-is-easier-than-disputes-between-maids-farah-khan/ |archive-date= 2 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
! scope="row" |''[[Idi Sangathi]]''
| Swarajyalakshmi
| rowspan="2" | Telugu
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Rajamani |first=Radhika |title=Idi Sangathi is disappointing |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/25ssis.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=25 February 2008 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825225733/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/25ssis.htm |archive-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Pandurangadu]]''
| Amrutha
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/56th-Filmfare-Awards-2008-South/articleshow/4804867.cms |title=56th Filmfare Awards 2008 – South |work=The Times of India |date=22 July 2009 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316071605/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/56th-Filmfare-Awards-2008-South/articleshow/4804867.cms |archive-date=16 March 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/hyderabadlive/hlive_fullstory.php?id=14685990&cid=14433480&name=| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150721111814/http://www.sify.com/hyderabadlive/hlive_fullstory.php?id=14685990&cid=14433480&name=| url-status=dead| archive-date=21 July 2015 |title=Pandurangadu |website=[[Sify]]| access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
! scope="row" |''[[Toh Baat Pakki!]]''
| {{sort|Saxena|Rajeshwari Saxena}}
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last=Malani |first=Gaurav |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-02-19/news/27577435_1_nisha-yuvraj-rahul |title=Toh Baat Pakki : Movie Review |work=The Times of India |date=19 February 2010|access-date=3 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305102411/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-02-19/news/27577435_1_nisha-yuvraj-rahul|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Khuda Kasam]]''
| {{sort|Singh|Neetu Singh}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Dhaniwala |first=Mrigank |title='Khuda Kasam' Review |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/khuda-kasam-review/?singlepage=1 |publisher=Koimoi |date=26 November 2010 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705210947/http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/khuda-kasam-review/?singlepage=1 |archive-date= 5 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
! scope="row" |''[[Urumi (film)|Urumi]]''
| Herself
| Malayalam
| Special appearance in the song "Aaranne Aaranne"
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="masala"/> <ref>{{cite news |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/sivan-in-focu/article3480385.ece |title=Sivan in focus |work=The Hindu |date=21 May 2014|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
! scope="row" |''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]''
| {{sort|Patel|Gita Patel}}
| English
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Life of Pi (2012) — Cast, Credits & Awards |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/442403/Life-of-Pi/details |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901110726/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/442403/Life-of-Pi/details |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date= 1 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" |''[[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]]''
| Frenny
| rowspan="12" |Hindi
| Simultaneously shot in Tamil as ''[[David (2013 Tamil film)|David]]'' (2013){{Efn|Her scenes were dubbed from the Hindi version.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2013/Feb/07/david-tamil-448424.html|title=David (Tamil)|first=Malini|last=Mannath|date=7 February 2013|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|quote=The poor lip-sync only makes it worse, particularly in the scenes of Tabu and Hattangadi}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |title=Of Davids and Goliaths |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/of-davids-and-goliaths/article4373756.ece |work=The Hindu |date=3 February 2013 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831162156/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/of-davids-and-goliaths/article4373756.ece |archive-date=31 August 2014}}</ref>}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-david-is-underwhelming/20130201.htm| title=Review: David is well-acted but underwhelming | author=Sukanya Verma | work=Rediff.com | access-date=1 February 2013}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
! scope="row" |''[[Jai Ho (film)|Jai Ho]]''
| {{sort|Agnihotri|Geeta Agnihotri Khanna}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jai_ho/ |title=Jai Ho (2014) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619090940/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jai_ho/ |archive-date=19 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]''
| {{sort|Meer|Ghazala Meer}}
| Also playback singer for the song "Roshe Valle"
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="ff14" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/677639 |title=Haider (2014) |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=30 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408073711/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/677639 |archive-date= 8 April 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last=Dubey |first=Rachana |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tabu-turns-singer-for-Haider/articleshow/37688571.cms |title=Tabu turns singer for Haider |work=The Times of India |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=30 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170314/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tabu-turns-singer-for-Haider/articleshow/37688571.cms |archive-date=10 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
! scope="row" |''[[Drishyam (2015 film)|Drishyam]]''
| {{sort|Deshmukh|[[Inspector General of Police|IG]] Meera Deshmukh}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhattacharjee |first=Moumita |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-revealed-tabu-as-ig-meera-deshmukh-in-drishyam-2090739 |title=Revealed: Tabu as IG Meera Deshmukh in Drishyam! |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=30 May 2015 |access-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602183530/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-revealed-tabu-as-ig-meera-deshmukh-in-drishyam-2090739 |archive-date= 2 June 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |title=Nominations for the 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-11809.html |work=Filmfare |date=11 January 2016 |access-date=11 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413161505/http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-11809.html |archive-date=13 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]''
''[[Hate Story 3]]''
| {{sort|Kumar|Reema Kumar}}
| Cameo appearance
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/tabu-talwar-filhaal-meghna-gulzar-196098-2014-06-07 |title=Tabu quietly starts shooting for Meghna Gulzar's Talwar |work=India Today |date=7 June 2014 |access-date=30 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051534/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tabu-talwar-filhaal-meghna-gulzar/1/365838.html |archive-date= 8 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="mint">{{cite news |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/HUJSMrlgGVSuEuo9uVAqBL/Tabu--Coming-back-home.html |title=Coming back home |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=27 September 2014 |access-date=9 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004165449/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/HUJSMrlgGVSuEuo9uVAqBL/Tabu--Coming-back-home.html |archive-date= 4 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
! scope="row" |''[[Fitoor]]''
| {{sort|Jaan|Begum Hazrat Jaan}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/fitoor-movie-review-1231 |title=Fitoor Movie Review |publisher=NDTV |date=12 February 2016 |access-date=18 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215032558/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/fitoor-movie-review-1231 |archive-date=15 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
! scope="row" |''[[Golmaal Again]]''
| {{sort|Matthew|Anna Matthew}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/tabu-joins-the-golmaal-again-family/articleshow/56890188.cms |title=Tabu joins the 'Golmaal Again' family |work=[[Times of India]] |date=31 January 2017 |access-date=1 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201102413/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/tabu-joins-the-golmaal-again-family/articleshow/56890188.cms |archive-date= 1 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
! scope="row" |''[[Missing (2018 film)|Missing]]''
| Aparna Dubey
| Also playback singer for the song "Soja Re"
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last=Iyer |first=Sanyukta |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/A-hat-trick-of-horror/articleshow/48048840.cms |title=A hat-trick of horror |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=13 July 2015 |access-date=13 July 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713133334/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/A-hat-trick-of-horror/articleshow/48048840.cms |archive-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last=Lohana |first=Avinash |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tabu-records-her-song-for-Missing/articleshow/48510685.cms |title=Tabu records her song for 'Missing' |work=The Times of India |date=17 August 2015 |access-date=18 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211152859/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tabu-records-her-song-for-Missing/articleshow/48510685.cms |archive-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Sanju]]''
| Herself
| Cameo appearance
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tabu-to-do-a-cameo-role-in-sanjay-dutt-biopic-will-play-herself-in-the-ranbir-kapoor-starrer-328025.html |title=Tabu To Do A Cameo Role In Sanjay Dutt Biopic, Will Play Herself In The Ranbir Kapoor Starrer |publisher=[[Indiatimes]] |date=17 August 2017 |access-date=21 August 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821015959/http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tabu-to-do-a-cameo-role-in-sanjay-dutt-biopic-will-play-herself-in-the-ranbir-kapoor-starrer-328025.html |archive-date=21 August 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Andhadhun]]''
| Simi Sinha
|
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/andhadhun-movie-review-ayushmann-khurrana-has-never-been-better-tabu-is-astounding-radhika-apte-pitc-1926582 |title=AndhaDhun Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana Has Never Been Better, Tabu Is Astounding, Radhika Apte Pitch-Perfect |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |publisher=NDTV |date=4 October 2018|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005143622/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/andhadhun-movie-review-ayushmann-khurrana-has-never-been-better-tabu-is-astounding-radhika-apte-pitc-1926582|archive-date=5 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-64th-vimal-filmfare-awards-2019_-32898-1.html |title=Nominations for the 64th Vimal Filmfare Awards 2019 |work=Filmfare |date=12 March 2019 |access-date=13 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316052927/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-64th-vimal-filmfare-awards-2019_-32898-1.html |archive-date=16 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
! scope="row" |''[[De De Pyaar De]]''
| Manjana "Manju" Rao Mehra
|
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/tabu-says-de-de-pyaar-de-is-not-about-mindless-laughter-there-is-seriousness-and-maturity-1524497-2019-05-14 |title=Tabu says De De Pyaar De is not about mindless laughter: There is seriousness and maturity |work=India Today |date=14 May 2019|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517042122/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/tabu-says-de-de-pyaar-de-is-not-about-mindless-laughter-there-is-seriousness-and-maturity-1524497-2019-05-14|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Bharat (film)|Bharat]]''
| Meher/Gudiya Kumar{{efn|name=character|Tabu played a single character with two or more names.}}
|
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Tabu opens up about her role in Salman Khan starrer 'Bharat' – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/tabu-opens-up-about-her-role-in-salman-khan-starrer-bharat/articleshow/69354407.cms |access-date=29 March 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=16 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
! scope="row"| ''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo]]''
| Yasoda "Yasu"
| Telugu
|
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ala-vaikunthapurramuloo-review-this-trivikram-srinivas-and-allu-arjun-film-hits-the-right-notes/article30549122.ece |title=Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo' review: This Trivikram Srinivas and Allu Arjun film hits the right notes |work=The Hindu |date=16 January 2020 |author=Sangeetha Devi Dundoo}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|''[[Jawaani Jaaneman]]''
| Ananya
| rowspan="9" | Hindi
|
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/jawaani-jaaneman-review-tabu-shines-in-short-role-breezy-storytelling-a-quirky-saif-win-hearts/articleshow/73894129.cms |title='Jawaani Jaaneman' review: Tabu shines in short role; breezy storytelling & a quirky Saif win hearts |work=The Economic Times |date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
! scope="row"|''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2]]''
| Manjulika/Anjulika
|
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Review: Tabu steals the show in this Kartik Aaryan film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/bhool-bhulaiyaa-2-review-tabu-steals-the-show-in-this-kartik-aaryan-film-1951679-2022-05-19 |website=[[India Today]]|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=19 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519223430/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/bollywood/story/bhool-bhulaiyaa-2-review-tabu-steals-the-show-in-this-kartik-aaryan-film-1951679-2022-05-20|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|''[[Drishyam 2 (2022 film)|Drishyam 2]]''
| {{sort|Deshmukh| Meera Deshmukh}}
|
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Drishyam 2 Movie Review |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/drishyam-2-movie-review-55834.html |magazine=Filmfare|access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2023
! scope="row"|''[[Kuttey]]''
| Poonam "Pammi" Sandhu
|
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kuttey-review-unnecessary-violence-use-of-cuss-words-and-a-huge-waste-of-some-good-craftsmen-11978302.html/amp |title=Kuttey movie review: Unnecessary violence, use of cuss words and a huge waste of some good craftsmen |website=Firstpost |date=13 January 2023 |access-date= 13 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Bholaa]]''
| Diana Joseph
|
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainment/ajay-devgn-tabu-get-candid-at-new-bholaa-teaser-launch-101674543271967.html |title=Ajay Devgn, Tabu get candid at new Bholaa teaser launch |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 January 2023 |accessdate=2 February 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Khufiya]]''
| Krishna Mehra
|
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Vishal Bhardwaj on Netflix film Khufiya: Changed gender of character for Tabu |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/vishal-bhardwaj-on-netflix-film-khufiya-changed-gender-of-character-for-tabu/cid/1883388 |access-date=2 February 2023 |work=The Telegraph |date=30 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024
! scope="row"| ''[[Crew (film)|Crew]]''
| Geeta Sethi
|
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title=Kareena Kapoor, Tabu, Kriti Sanon starrer 'The Crew' to release on this date |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kareena-kapoor-tabu-kriti-sanon-starrer-the-crew-to-release-on-this-date/articleshow/101429165.cms |date=2 July 2023 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha]]''
| Vasudha Chaudhary
|
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=6 February 2023 |title=Ajay Devgn, Tabu starrer Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha goes on floor, see photo |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/ajay-devgn-tabu-starrer-auron-mein-kahan-dum-tha-goes-floor-see-photo/ |access-date=6 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2026
!scope="row" | ''[[Bhooth Bangla]]''
| Yashoda
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tabu joins the cast of Akshay Kumar starrer Bhooth Bangla; actress drops pic|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/tabu-joins-cast-akshay-kumar-starrer-bhooth-bangla-actress-drops-pic/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=12 January 2025 |access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
| TBA
| {{pending film|italic=no|''[[Puri Jagannadh|Slumdog: 33 Temple Road]]''}}
| TBA
| Telugu
| Filming
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 July 2025 |title=Puri Jagannadh's next film with Vijay Sethupathi, Tabu and Samyuktha, goes on floors |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2025/Jul/08/puri-jagannadhs-next-film-with-vijay-sethupathi-tabu-and-samyuktha-goes-on-floors |access-date=17 July 2025 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Tabu television credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
| 2019
| ''Thriller Factory''
| Divya (voice)
|Hindi
|Audio series
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-ropes-in-tabu-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-for-thriller-factory-38000-1.html|title=Anurag Kashyap ropes in Tabu and Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Thriller Factory|last=Deshmukh|first=Ashwini|work=Filmfare|date=13 December 2019|access-date=15 December 2019|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214213812/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-ropes-in-tabu-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-for-thriller-factory-38000-1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[A Suitable Boy (series)|A Suitable Boy]]''
| Saaeda Bai
| rowspan="2" | English
| Miniseries
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC – Cast announced for BBC One's A Suitable Boy, the first screen adaptation of Vikram Seth's classic novel – Media Centre |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/a-suitable-boy-cast|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905014114/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/a-suitable-boy-cast|archive-date=5 September 2019|access-date=5 September 2019 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Dune: Prophecy]]''
| Sister [[Francesca (Dune character)|Francesca]]
| TV series
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=13 May 2024 |title='Dune: Prophecy' Casts Indian Superstar Tabu (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/dune-prophecy-cast-tabu-1236000907/ |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=13 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513200508/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/dune-prophecy-cast-tabu-1236000907/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[List of awards and nominations received by Tabu]]

==Footnotes==
{{notelist|30em}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0007102|name=Tabu}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120113091148/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/index/id/7747 Tabu] on [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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Tezaab

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Tezaab
| image = Tezaab poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[N. Chandra]]
| producer = N.Chandra
| writer = N. Chandra Kamlesh Pandey
| starring = [[Anil Kapoor]] [[Madhuri Dixit]] [[Anupam Kher]] Tripta B. [[Chunky Pandey]] [[Mandakini (actress)|Mandakini]] [[Kiran Kumar]] [[Suresh Oberoi]]
| music = [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = [[Baba Azmi]]
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|11|11}}
| runtime = 174 mins
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Tezaab''''' ({{Translation|Acid}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action romance]] film starring [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Madhuri Dixit]] in lead roles. The film gave actress Madhuri Dixit her first big break, making her an overnight star. It reaffirmed Anil Kapoor's star status, after a successful ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987).

The film was produced and directed by [[N. Chandra]]. The music is by [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]. ''Tezaab'' is known for the song "[[Ek Do Teen (song)|Ek Do Teen]]", which was a chart success.<ref>According to Usha Iyer, the song "took sixteen days of laborious rehearsal and seven days of shooting, including a continuous twenty-four-hour shoot to produce." For Madhuri Dixit, "It was like a classroom for me. I learned how to dance for the camera with this song." Iyer, ''Dancing Women: Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema'' (Oxford Univ. Press, 2020), 184; {{ISBN|9780190938765}}</ref> It ran in theatres for more than 50  weeks, becoming a golden jubilee, and it was the highest blockbuster at the box office for the year 1988 in [[Bollywood]]. With ''Tezaab'', N. Chandra scored a box office hat-trick with his previous hits ''[[Ankush]]'' (1986) and ''[[Pratighaat]]'' (1987).<ref name=today>{{cite web | title =Mean street Moghul: Hit director N. Chandra brings realism to films|work= India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hit-director-n.-chandra-brings-realism-to-films/1/323160.html |author=Madhu Jain|date=28 February 1989|accessdate = 2014-09-24 }}</ref>

''Tezaab'' was critically acclaimed and garnered 4 [[Filmfare Awards]] from 12 nominations. Anil Kapoor won his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] award, and Madhuri Dixit garnered her first-ever [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] nomination.

The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Two Town Rowdy]]'', with [[Daggubati Venkatesh]] and in Tamil ''[[Rojavai Killathe]]'', with [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]. The core storyline is loosely based on the 1984 movie ''[[Streets of Fire]]''.

==Plot==
Inspector Singh ([[Suresh Oberoi]]) gets a tip about Munna ([[Anil Kapoor]]) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mashoor.media/anil-kapoor/|title=Anil Kapoor,Age,Bio,Family,Films,Wife,etc. |date=26 August 2021|website=Mashoor.Media|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
, entering his jurisdiction, so he checks Munna's file. Inspector Singh recognises Munna as cadet Mahesh Deshmukh, a brilliant cadet whom he met a few years ago at a bank robbery crime scene in [[Nasik]], whereby Mahesh's parents and many other bank employees were mercilessly killed by a gang of robbers.

Inspector Singh tracks Munna, re-kindles his relationship and asks him where he disappeared after the bank incident. To which Munna/Mahesh replies:

He had shifted to Bombay with his sister Jyoti, where he met an impoverished and unfortunate but kind-hearted and gentlewoman, Mohini, who was forced to dance to make money for her father Shyamlal (Anupam Kher). He is a drunkard who does not want to marry off Mohini because she made money for him by dancing in nearby nightclubs. He behaved similarly with his wife (Suhas Joshi), and when she had refused to do as he wished, he threw acid on her. Mohini's Mother committed suicide thereafter.

In his youth, Shyamlal had taken a huge loan from Lotiya Pathan (a dreaded gangster) and the only way to repay it was to make Mohini dance. Shyamlal also has to deal with Chote Khan, the younger brother of Lotiya, who was involved in the Bank robbery and had killed Mahesh/Munna's parents, and also Chote Khan was arrested due to Mahesh/Munna.

After release/bailout, immediately Chote Khan had attempted to rape Jyoti, but Mahesh killed Chote Khan in self-defense. For this, Mahesh/Munna was arrested and sentenced to one year in jail, after which he changed his name to Munna.

On learning the whole story from Mahesh/Munna, Inspector Singh allows him to complete his task and stipulates some conditions, including the time and date of return/surrender.

When Lotiya hears that Mahesh/Munna is back in town, he kidnaps Mohini. Shyamlal now approaches/begs Munna to get Mohini rescued ASAP and requires that she be returned to him only. Mahesh rescues Mohini, and they rejoice to see each other again after a long time, but Mahesh asks Mohini to return to her father; Mohini becomes sad again as she had expected to follow with her lover.

As he had promised Inspector Singh, Munna surrenders whereupon he is tried and tested in Court and then sent to prison for some time.

After a retrial, Munna is acquitted of his charges and plans to start afresh in another city - [[Goa]]. However, his sister Jyoti convinces Mahesh/ Munna not to forget his lover Mohini - so Mahesh/Munna sends his friends- Guldasta and Baban - to explain to Mohini where her lover is now.

The evil father, Shyamlal overhears Mohini's plans to escape all enraged, Shyamlal and he tries to stop Mohini from leaving. This enrages Guldasta and Shyamlal have a fight in which both die, but Mohini manages to escape safely, and Mohini meets Munna again.

However, Lotiya, learning of Munna's acquittal, conspires to kill him as revenge for his brother's death - so they all meet up at a dockyard. Baban ([[Chunky Pandey]]) gets a tip of Lotiya's conspiracy and challenges Lotiya. Lotiya gets enraged, and a fight between him and Baban ends in Lotiya getting defeated. Baban wants to kill Lotiya in the fit of rage, but Munna intercepts him and stops him from committing murder.

Meanwhile, Lotiya regains his strength and goes to attack becomes angrily Munna with a club. Baban dies, deflecting the attack. Munna fights back at Lotiya and is about to kill him, but Inspector Singh interrupts just in time to stop him from taking the law into his hands. Inspector Singh recognizes he's breaking the law but allows Munna to fight Lotiya as he sees this as a way of Munna letting go of his anger and hatred he holds within himself. As Munna defeats Lotiya, Lotiya quickly gets up and tries to attack and kill Munna, but Inspector Singh kills him with his service pistol, and justice is served finally.
; Alternate ending
Baban does not die here; excluding this fact, the rest of the ending is exactly like the original.

==Cast==
* [[Anil Kapoor]] as Mahesh "Munna" Deshmukh
* [[Madhuri Dixit]] as Mohini Dhanyekar
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Shyamlal Dhanyekar, Mohini's father
* [[Chunky Pandey]] as Sushim "Baban" Choudhry, Munna's friend
* [[Suparna Anand]] as Jyoti Deshmukh, Munna's younger sister
* [[Kiran Kumar]] as Lotiya Pathan
* [[Annu Kapoor]] as Abbas Ali / Guldasta
* [[Suresh Oberoi]] as Inspector Gagan Singh
* [[Tej Sapru]] as Rantej Saxena
* [[Johnny Lever]] as Kainchee Singh, Munna's friend
* [[Mahavir Shah]] as Inspector Tarachand Gupta
* [[Jack Gaud]] as Mukut Bihari
* [[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Marwadi Seth
* [[Achyut Potdar]] as Namrish Deshmukh, Munna's father
* [[Vijay Patkar]] as Chiraunji Surwadhre, Munna's friend
* Jaywant Wadkar as Aman Pratap Ahuja, Munna's friend
* [[Mandakini (actress)|Mandakini]] as Nikita Sharma ([[Cameo appearance]])
* [[Suhas Joshi]] as Sumira Dhanyekar, Mohini's mother (Cameo appearance)
* [[Ravi Patwardhan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tezaab (1988) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/tezaab-6506/cast-crew |website=Cinestaan |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> as Lawyer, Public Prosecutor

==Soundtrack==
The song ''Ek Do Teen'' was inspired by the opening bars of an old popular song "Chanda mama door ke" composed by the famous yesteryears music composer [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] for the film ''[[Vachan]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=A tribute to the music composer Ravi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ6UEvUV3ec |website=Video - stage performance, Music composer Ravi |publisher=Dattaram |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Song - Chanda mama door ke (Vachan) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTJ7gqkAInY |website=SEPL Vintage website |publisher=SEPL |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> The film's [[soundtrack album]] sold more than 8{{nbsp}}million units,<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 25 films between the years 1985-1994 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/top-25-films-between-the-years-1985-1994_-26676-1.html |work=[[Filmfare]] |date=18 February 2018}}</ref> becoming the second best-selling [[Bollywood music]] album of 1988, behind only ''[[Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Hits 1980-1989 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=283&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205042958/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=283&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2010 |website=[[Box Office India]] |accessdate=5 February 2010}}</ref>
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = So Gaya Yeh Jahan
| extra1 = [[Nitin Mukesh]], [[Shabbir Kumar]] & [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length1 = 06:04

| title2 = [[Ek Do Teen (song)|Ek Do Teen]]
| extra2 = [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length2 = 06:15

| title3 = Keh Do Ke Tum
| extra3 = [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
| length3 = 07:57

| title4 = Tum Ko Hum Dilbar
| extra4 = [[Sudesh Bhosle]], Anuradha Paudwal
| length4 = 06:43

| title5 = Dandia Music
| note5 = Instrumental
| length5 = 04:47
}}

''Ek Do Teen'' was subsequently recreated for another movie ''[[Baaghi 2]]'', sung this time by [[Shreya Ghoshal]].<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jacqueline-fernandez-recreating-ek-do-teen-cannot-replicate-madhuri-dixit-5059333/]</ref>

''So Gaya Yeh Jahan'' also remade for another movie. On 2013, this song remade for [[Nautanki Saala!]] sung by [[Nitin Mukesh]] with composer [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]. On 2019, this song remade again for movie [[Bypass Road (film)|Bypass Road]], sung by [[Nitin Mukesh]] featuring [[Jubin Nautiyal]] and [[Saloni Thakkar]] with composer [[Raaj Aashoo]].

==Awards==
;[[34th Filmfare Awards]]
;;Won
* [[Filmfare Best Actor Award|Best Actor]] - [[Anil Kapoor]]
* [[Filmfare Best Female Playback Award|Best Female Playback Singer]] - [[Alka Yagnik]] - "Ek Do Teen"
* [[Filmfare Best Choreography Award|Best Choreography]] - [[Saroj Khan]] - "Ek Do Teen"
* [[Filmfare Best Dialogue Award|Best Dialogue]] - [[Kamlesh Pandey]]

;; Nominated
* [[Filmfare Best Film Award|Best Film]] - Dinesh Gandhi
* [[Filmfare Best Director Award|Best Director]] - [[N. Chandra]]
* [[Filmfare Best Actress Award|Best Actress]] - [[Madhuri Dixit]]
* [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award|Best Supporting Award]] - [[Chunkey Pandey]]
* [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award|Best Music Director]] - [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
* [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]] - [[Javed Akhtar]]- "Ek Do Teen"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] - [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]] - "Ek Do Teen"
* Best Female Playback Singer - [[Anuradha Paudwal]] - "Keh Do Ke Tum"

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0096252|title=Tezaab}}

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Tezaab

2026-05-26T00:00:59Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Tezaab
| image = Tezaab poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[N. Chandra]]
| producer = N.Chandra
| writer = N. Chandra Kamlesh Pandey
| starring = [[Anil Kapoor]] [[Madhuri Dixit]] [[Anupam Kher]] Tripta B. [[Chunky Pandey]] [[Mandakini (actress)|Mandakini]] [[Kiran Kumar]] [[Suresh Oberoi]]
| music = [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = [[Baba Azmi]]
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|11|11}}
| runtime = 174 mins
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Tezaab''''' ({{Translation|Acid}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action romance]] film starring [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Madhuri Dixit]] in lead roles. The film gave actress Madhuri Dixit her first big break, making her an overnight star. It reaffirmed Anil Kapoor's star status, after a successful ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987).

The film was produced and directed by [[N. Chandra]]. The music is by [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]. ''Tezaab'' is known for the song "[[Ek Do Teen (song)|Ek Do Teen]]", which was a chart success.<ref>According to Usha Iyer, the song "took sixteen days of laborious rehearsal and seven days of shooting, including a continuous twenty-four-hour shoot to produce." For Madhuri Dixit, "It was like a classroom for me. I learned how to dance for the camera with this song." Iyer, ''Dancing Women: Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema'' (Oxford Univ. Press, 2020), 184; {{ISBN|9780190938765}}</ref> It ran in theatres for more than 50  weeks, becoming a golden jubilee, and it was the highest blockbuster at the box office for the year 1988 in [[Bollywood]]. With ''Tezaab'', N. Chandra scored a box office hat-trick with his previous hits ''[[Ankush]]'' (1986) and ''[[Pratighaat]]'' (1987).<ref name=today>{{cite web | title =Mean street Moghul: Hit director N. Chandra brings realism to films|work= India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hit-director-n.-chandra-brings-realism-to-films/1/323160.html |author=Madhu Jain|date=28 February 1989|accessdate = 2014-09-24 }}</ref>

''Tezaab'' was critically acclaimed and garnered 4 [[Filmfare Awards]] from 12 nominations. Anil Kapoor won his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] award, and Madhuri Dixit garnered her first-ever [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] nomination.

The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Two Town Rowdy]]'', with [[Daggubati Venkatesh]] and in Tamil ''[[Rojavai Killathe]]'', with [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]. The core storyline is loosely based on the 1984 movie ''[[Streets of Fire]]''.

==Plot==
Inspector Singh ([[Suresh Oberoi]]) gets a tip about Munna ([[Anil Kapoor]]) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mashoor.media/anil-kapoor/|title=Anil Kapoor,Age,Bio,Family,Films,Wife,etc. |date=26 August 2021|website=Mashoor.Media|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
, entering his jurisdiction, so he checks Munna's file. Inspector Singh recognises Munna as cadet Mahesh Deshmukh, a brilliant cadet whom he met a few years ago at a bank robbery crime scene in [[Nasik]], whereby Mahesh's parents and many other bank employees were mercilessly killed by a gang of robbers.

Inspector Singh tracks Munna, re-kindles his relationship and asks him where he disappeared after the bank incident. To which Munna/Mahesh replies:

He had shifted to Bombay with his sister Jyoti, where he met an impoverished and unfortunate but kind-hearted and gentlewoman, Mohini, who was forced to dance to make money for her father Shyamlal (Anupam Kher). He is a drunkard who does not want to marry off Mohini because she made money for him by dancing in nearby nightclubs. He behaved similarly with his wife (Suhas Joshi), and when she had refused to do as he wished, he threw acid on her. Mohini's Mother committed suicide thereafter.

In his youth, Shyamlal had taken a huge loan from Lotiya Pathan (a dreaded gangster) and the only way to repay it was to make Mohini dance. Shyamlal also has to deal with Chote Khan, the younger brother of Lotiya, who was involved in the Bank robbery and had killed Mahesh/Munna's parents, and also Chote Khan was arrested due to Mahesh/Munna.

After release/bailout, immediately Chote Khan had attempted to rape Jyoti, but Mahesh killed Chote Khan in self-defense. For this, Mahesh/Munna was arrested and sentenced to one year in jail, after which he changed his name to Munna.

On learning the whole story from Mahesh/Munna, Inspector Singh allows him to complete his task and stipulates some conditions, including the time and date of return/surrender.

When Lotiya hears that Mahesh/Munna is back in town, he kidnaps Mohini. Shyamlal now approaches/begs Munna to get Mohini rescued ASAP and requires that she be returned to him only. Mahesh rescues Mohini, and they rejoice to see each other again after a long time, but Mahesh asks Mohini to return to her father; Mohini becomes sad again as she had expected to follow with her lover.

As he had promised Inspector Singh, Munna surrenders whereupon he is tried and tested in Court and then sent to prison for some time.

After a retrial, Munna is acquitted of his charges and plans to start afresh in another city - [[Goa]]. However, his sister Jyoti convinces Mahesh/ Munna not to forget his lover Mohini - so Mahesh/Munna sends his friends- Guldasta and Baban - to explain to Mohini where her lover is now.

The evil father, Shyamlal overhears Mohini's plans to escape all enraged, Shyamlal and he tries to stop Mohini from leaving. Guldasta and Shyamlal have a fight in which both die, but Mohini manages to escape safely, and Mohini meets Munna again.

However, Lotiya, learning of Munna's acquittal, conspires to kill him as revenge for his brother's death - so they all meet up at a dockyard. Baban ([[Chunky Pandey]]) gets a tip of Lotiya's conspiracy and challenges Lotiya. Lotiya gets enraged, and a fight between him and Baban ends in Lotiya getting defeated. Baban wants to kill Lotiya in the fit of rage, but Munna intercepts him and stops him from committing murder.

Meanwhile, Lotiya regains his strength and goes to attack becomes angrily Munna with a club. Baban dies, deflecting the attack. Munna fights back at Lotiya and is about to kill him, but Inspector Singh interrupts just in time to stop him from taking the law into his hands. Inspector Singh recognizes he's breaking the law but allows Munna to fight Lotiya as he sees this as a way of Munna letting go of his anger and hatred he holds within himself. As Munna defeats Lotiya, Lotiya quickly gets up and tries to attack and kill Munna, but Inspector Singh kills him with his service pistol, and justice is served finally.
; Alternate ending
Baban does not die here; excluding this fact, the rest of the ending is exactly like the original.

==Cast==
* [[Anil Kapoor]] as Mahesh "Munna" Deshmukh
* [[Madhuri Dixit]] as Mohini Dhanyekar
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Shyamlal Dhanyekar, Mohini's father
* [[Chunky Pandey]] as Sushim "Baban" Choudhry, Munna's friend
* [[Suparna Anand]] as Jyoti Deshmukh, Munna's younger sister
* [[Kiran Kumar]] as Lotiya Pathan
* [[Annu Kapoor]] as Abbas Ali / Guldasta
* [[Suresh Oberoi]] as Inspector Gagan Singh
* [[Tej Sapru]] as Rantej Saxena
* [[Johnny Lever]] as Kainchee Singh, Munna's friend
* [[Mahavir Shah]] as Inspector Tarachand Gupta
* [[Jack Gaud]] as Mukut Bihari
* [[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Marwadi Seth
* [[Achyut Potdar]] as Namrish Deshmukh, Munna's father
* [[Vijay Patkar]] as Chiraunji Surwadhre, Munna's friend
* Jaywant Wadkar as Aman Pratap Ahuja, Munna's friend
* [[Mandakini (actress)|Mandakini]] as Nikita Sharma ([[Cameo appearance]])
* [[Suhas Joshi]] as Sumira Dhanyekar, Mohini's mother (Cameo appearance)
* [[Ravi Patwardhan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tezaab (1988) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/tezaab-6506/cast-crew |website=Cinestaan |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> as Lawyer, Public Prosecutor

==Soundtrack==
The song ''Ek Do Teen'' was inspired by the opening bars of an old popular song "Chanda mama door ke" composed by the famous yesteryears music composer [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] for the film ''[[Vachan]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=A tribute to the music composer Ravi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ6UEvUV3ec |website=Video - stage performance, Music composer Ravi |publisher=Dattaram |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Song - Chanda mama door ke (Vachan) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTJ7gqkAInY |website=SEPL Vintage website |publisher=SEPL |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> The film's [[soundtrack album]] sold more than 8{{nbsp}}million units,<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 25 films between the years 1985-1994 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/top-25-films-between-the-years-1985-1994_-26676-1.html |work=[[Filmfare]] |date=18 February 2018}}</ref> becoming the second best-selling [[Bollywood music]] album of 1988, behind only ''[[Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Hits 1980-1989 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=283&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205042958/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=283&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2010 |website=[[Box Office India]] |accessdate=5 February 2010}}</ref>
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = So Gaya Yeh Jahan
| extra1 = [[Nitin Mukesh]], [[Shabbir Kumar]] & [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length1 = 06:04

| title2 = [[Ek Do Teen (song)|Ek Do Teen]]
| extra2 = [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length2 = 06:15

| title3 = Keh Do Ke Tum
| extra3 = [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
| length3 = 07:57

| title4 = Tum Ko Hum Dilbar
| extra4 = [[Sudesh Bhosle]], Anuradha Paudwal
| length4 = 06:43

| title5 = Dandia Music
| note5 = Instrumental
| length5 = 04:47
}}

''Ek Do Teen'' was subsequently recreated for another movie ''[[Baaghi 2]]'', sung this time by [[Shreya Ghoshal]].<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jacqueline-fernandez-recreating-ek-do-teen-cannot-replicate-madhuri-dixit-5059333/]</ref>

''So Gaya Yeh Jahan'' also remade for another movie. On 2013, this song remade for [[Nautanki Saala!]] sung by [[Nitin Mukesh]] with composer [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]. On 2019, this song remade again for movie [[Bypass Road (film)|Bypass Road]], sung by [[Nitin Mukesh]] featuring [[Jubin Nautiyal]] and [[Saloni Thakkar]] with composer [[Raaj Aashoo]].

==Awards==
;[[34th Filmfare Awards]]
;;Won
* [[Filmfare Best Actor Award|Best Actor]] - [[Anil Kapoor]]
* [[Filmfare Best Female Playback Award|Best Female Playback Singer]] - [[Alka Yagnik]] - "Ek Do Teen"
* [[Filmfare Best Choreography Award|Best Choreography]] - [[Saroj Khan]] - "Ek Do Teen"
* [[Filmfare Best Dialogue Award|Best Dialogue]] - [[Kamlesh Pandey]]

;; Nominated
* [[Filmfare Best Film Award|Best Film]] - Dinesh Gandhi
* [[Filmfare Best Director Award|Best Director]] - [[N. Chandra]]
* [[Filmfare Best Actress Award|Best Actress]] - [[Madhuri Dixit]]
* [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award|Best Supporting Award]] - [[Chunkey Pandey]]
* [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award|Best Music Director]] - [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
* [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]] - [[Javed Akhtar]]- "Ek Do Teen"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] - [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]] - "Ek Do Teen"
* Best Female Playback Singer - [[Anuradha Paudwal]] - "Keh Do Ke Tum"

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0096252|title=Tezaab}}

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