Tabu Bollywood Actress marriage

After a variety of remarkable performances in the past, Tabu has once again proved her mettle in the industry with Haider. Be it Chandni Bar, Life of Pi, Maqbool or Haider, Tabu has a long lineage of films which boast of her versatility and magnetic screen presence. As Tabu turns 43 today, let's take a look at some aspects of her career and personal life which are not known to many.
The actress was born as Tabassum Hashmi to Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana. She was born on November 4, 1971 in Kolkata. Her parents were divorced when she was a child.

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After a variety of remarkable performances in the past, Tabu has once again proved her mettle in the industry with Haider. Be it Chandni Bar, Life of Pi, Maqbool or Haider, Tabu has a long lineage of films which boast of her versatility and magnetic screen presence. As Tabu turns 43 today, let's take a look at some aspects of her career and personal life which are not known to many.
The actress was born as Tabassum Hashmi to Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana. She was born on November 4, 1971 in Kolkata. Her parents were divorced when she was a child.

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Tabu is a pure vegetarian. Much against the character that she played in Cheeni Kum where she loves Chicken Biryani, she prefers to remain vegan. And this, despite the fact that her mother cooks flawless Biryani! Another fact that remains relatively unknown is that, though she has experimented with her roles and characters, one thing that she never experimented with is her hairstyle in any of her films. Her hair continues to remain long and black, which she considers as her biggest asset.

Tabu: Lesser known facts

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Tabu supposedly has more than a hundred pet names in the industry from 'Tabs', 'Tubs' to 'Tubby' and many more. But the most popular amongst them is 'Tobler' and 'Toblerone'. Even her email id goes by that name. However her real name is Tabassum. While she has always been credited as a realistic actress, Tabu confesses that she can never ever cry onscreen without using glycerine. The actress has never claimed it in media that she is a fitness freak and practices yoga with full dedication. She also hits the gym on a regular basis.

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Tabu's mother was a school teacher. She was a student of St. Anns High School in Hyderabad. In the year 1983, Tabu moved to Mumbai. She studied at St. Xavier's College for two years. After that she joined Bollywood and started her career as an actress. Her first few years in the industry were not easy for her. She gave many flops before delivering her first hit.