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Tabu

Career

Active from 1985 to 2026, busiest in 1996 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
63
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Andhadhun
Andhadhun
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tabu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0
  • Historical
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.9, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Indian Cinema 12
  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Family Conflict 5
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Feel-Good 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Complex Characters 4
  • Bollywood Comedy 3
  • Musical 3
  • Family Entertainment 3
  • Family Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Slumdog - 33 Temple Road
Slumdog - 33 Temple Road

as Gauri Hegde

2020s

14 titles ยท average score 58
Drishyam: The Conclusion
Drishyam: The Conclusion (2026)
GoodWatch score 74

as Meera Deshmukh

Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla (2026)
GoodWatch score 49

as Yashoda

Crew
Crew (2024)
GoodWatch score 64

as Geeta Sethi

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha
Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha (2024)
GoodWatch score 26

as Vasudha

Khufiya
Khufiya (2023)
GoodWatch score 50

as Krishna "KM" Mehra

Bholaa
Bholaa (2023)
GoodWatch score 52

as IPS Diana Joseph

Kuttey
Kuttey (2023)
GoodWatch score 40

as Pammi/Poonam Sandhu

Drishyam 2
Drishyam 2 (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

as Meera Deshmukh

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022)
GoodWatch score 60

as Manjulika/Anjulika

A Suitable Boy
A Suitable Boy (2020)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Saeeda Bai

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020)
GoodWatch score 84

as Yasu

Jawaani Jaaneman
Jawaani Jaaneman (2020)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ananya

2010s

15 titles ยท average score 57
De De Pyaar De
De De Pyaar De (2019)
GoodWatch score 35

as Manjana "Manju" Rao

Andhadhun
Andhadhun (2018)
GoodWatch score 90

as Simi Sinha

Missing
Missing (2018)
GoodWatch score 35

as Aparna Dubey a.k.a. Mrs. Dubey

Golmaal Again
Golmaal Again (2017)
GoodWatch score 48

as Anna Mathew

Fitoor
Fitoor (2016)
GoodWatch score 29

as Begum Hazrat Jaan

Drishyam
Drishyam (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

as IG Meera Deshmukh

Talvar
Talvar (2015)
GoodWatch score 86

as Reema Kumar

Haider
Haider (2014)
GoodWatch score 85

as Ghazala Meer

Jai Ho
Jai Ho (2014)
GoodWatch score 37

as Geeta Agnihotri

Life of Pi
Life of Pi (2012)
GoodWatch score 80

as Gita Patel

Toh Baat Pakki!
Toh Baat Pakki! (2010)
GoodWatch score 37

as Rajeshwari

Khuda Kasam
Khuda Kasam (2010)

as Neetu Singh

2000s

31 titles ยท average score 62
Pandurangadu
Pandurangadu (2008)
GoodWatch score 33

as Amrita

The Namesake
The Namesake (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ashima Ganguli

Cheeni Kum
Cheeni Kum (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nina Verma

Maqbool
Maqbool (2003)
GoodWatch score 90

as Nimmi

Jaal: The Trap
Jaal: The Trap (2003)
GoodWatch score 52

as Neha Pandit/Nusrat Rabbani

Hawa
Hawa (2003)
GoodWatch score 32

as Sanjana

Chennakesava Reddy
Chennakesava Reddy (2002)
GoodWatch score 58

as Seeta

Chandni Bar
Chandni Bar (2001)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mumtaz P. Sawant

Kandukondain Kandukondain
Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000)
GoodWatch score 82

as Sowmya

Hera Pheri
Hera Pheri (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

as Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar

Ghaath
Ghaath (2000)

as Kavita Chaudhary

Snegithiye
Snegithiye (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

as ACP Gayathri

1990s

28 titles ยท average score 63
Kohram
Kohram (1999)
GoodWatch score 43

as Insp. Kiran Patekar

Hanuman
Hanuman (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

as Anja

Chachi 420
Chachi 420 (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

as Janki Paswan

Virasat
Virasat (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gehna

Maachis
Maachis (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

as Virender Kaur a.k.a. Veeran

Kadhal Desam
Kadhal Desam (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

as Divya

Tu Chor Main Sipahi
Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996)
GoodWatch score 52

as Kajal Singh

Ninne Pelladatha
Ninne Pelladatha (1996)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mahalakshmi/Pandu

Haqeeqat
Haqeeqat (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sudha Ravi Malhotra

Vijaypath
Vijaypath (1994)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mohini "Mona"

Pehla Pehla Pyar
Pehla Pehla Pyar (1994)

as Sapna

Coolie No. 1
Coolie No. 1 (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ranjani

1980s

1 title
Hum Naujawan
Hum Naujawan (1985)

as Priya