Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Tabu

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actress Tabu.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Tabassum Fatima Hashmi, better known by her stage name Tabu, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films, alongside Telugu and Tamil language films. Regarded as one of the most accomplished actresses in India, Tabu has often played troubled, complicated women in a range of characters, from fictional to literary, in both mainstream and independent cinema, as well as some American productions. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards for Best Actress and six Filmfare Awards, including a record four awards for Best Actress (Critics). In 2011, the Government of India awarded her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country.

Indian - Actress | Born: November 4, 1971

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'Meenaxi' was a lesson in liberation. It taught me to be a free spirit and understand the pleasure of my work by being different people, just like Meenaxi is.

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The film industry is actually a tough place to survive.

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As a viewer, I will go and watch only commercial films.

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I love to travel. I want to do India by road, the entire length and breadth.

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My fans tell me my height is my biggest asset.

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I am proud of my height.

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I have worked with good directors, and I consider myself very lucky because I think that it is very important.

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I am keen on doing the regular Hindi film, but I want strong, meaningful roles in my repertoire, which I get down South. I can devote equal time and attention to both, so I don't see the clash.

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If I feel the role is not going to demand anything out of me, I don't do it. Either it has to be a terrific role, or the director has to be someone I am dying to work with. Or the costar has to be someone I really look up to.

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I never thought I was doing any great work. I never thought I would last. In the beginning, I was terrible. I never used to speak to people. I used to start crying. I was extra sensitive. I would run away home and feel miserable. I didn't know how to behave then. I was touchy. People interpreted it as arrogance.

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One never can plan. I just did my work and enjoyed shooting for all my films.

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I think every actor worth his or her salt wants to do good, meaningful cinema.

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I avoid seeing my films as far as possible because if I don't like anything, I can't change it or do it again.

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I had a great time doing Bollywood and Telugu films, and it's been an interesting journey.

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How can I stop acting? I don't think there is a full stop. Maybe the only time I will stop will be when acting stops fascinating me. I will have to find something that fascinates me more.

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Working with Kal Penn in 'Namesake' was funny at times. What we did was so real. We had fun on and off the sets, too.

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There are so many wonderful films being made everywhere, including in Hollywood.

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I do whatever appeals to me. I have always made my own choices.

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I love to watch people dance. It is the most fantastic skill and art form that anybody can have.

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Films like 'Shaan,' 'Sholay,' 'Muqaddar Ka Sikander' and so many others... they've been a part of my growing up years.

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I have not done any film where my role didn't make sense.

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I am the last person who has any judgement about any kind of cinema, least of all commercial cinema because I am a product of commercial cinema.

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Whether the film is a Hindi film or in a South Indian language, I don't think it matters.

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I did 'Hawa' to understand what ghosts and the supernatural are all about. I don't believe in them and wondered how I could essay a part in a project I don't necessarily understand.

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Since I am originally from Hyderabad, I speak Telugu fluently.

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I followed my own self and individuality so much that it automatically made me a game changer or set me apart from others. I did not think it was necessary to do things the way others are doing it.

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I try not to get typecast in any role, any image. I feel I can do justice to every kind of role, so why not make the best of it? See, commercial films alone can get you only so far. If you want to last as an actress, then you have to put in that extra bit of investment by doing off-beat films, too.

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Working in 'The Namesake' was a personally enriching experience.

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I had read Jhumpa Lahiri's 'Namesake' and thought it would make a fabulous film, as I could identify with the central character. When Mira Nair announced the film, I wanted to do the role. When it fell into my lap, I was over the moon.

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If I am doing a certain kind of cinema, that does not mean I hate the other kind.

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I've acted with shorter heroes, and no one has objected.

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I like to spend time with family and friends and share my experiences with them.

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There is nothing wrong with commercial cinema if it is made well. In fact, if you ask me, the Hindi film industry has also produced some truly outstanding works over the years.

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I want to complete 100 films.

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I laugh, cry, go for movies, eat popcorn. All these things are pretty relaxing for me.

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I wanted to be an air hostess because I wanted to see the world.

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Working in 'Mian Maqbool' was a refreshing experience.

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Every film has been a personal milestone for me.

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Why was it important for women to be only nice? Why can't she have dark layers? So when they came to me - films like 'Maqbool' and 'Astitva' - they just grabbed me, and I wanted to be part of them.

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I never saw my career as a journey with a beginning, middle, and end, with high points and low points. It is just a whole, big mass of experience, and I take each experience as it comes. I don't strategise.

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I really miss doing masala films.

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Personally, as an artiste, I never do any discrimination. If I am offered a 'Golmaal 4,' I'll run and do it.

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As far as TV shows are concerned, I would love to do a travel show.

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The first film I worked in was Dev Anand's 'Hum Naujawan.'Then I went back to school and college.

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I grew up in the seventies, and films for us were larger-than-life, masala entertainers.

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I only do work that suits my temperament.

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When I was younger, 15 years or 20 years seemed like a really long time. But, as you journey though life, you don't realise where the years disappear.

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All over the world, actors and actresses are chosen for their performing skills. Not how they look or what they wear. It is all about how they act, how they emote.

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I am glad that people have become more accepting of female characters.

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'Cheeni Kum' was one of the nicest experiences.

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I came from Hyderabad and didn't know the difference between commercial and parallel cinema.

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I can't be objective about my work, because I am so involved that I can't see it as a product to be judged. I can't see it as an outsider.

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I write about different things. Anything that has affected me. Anything that I have liked. Anything that I feel strongly about. Any experience.

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I was really excited when films like 'Kaala Paani,' 'Maachis,' 'Chandni Bar' and others came my way. The sheer fact that I would get to portray various emotions was thrilling.

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People should be good, established people; the filmmaking and acting experience should be heartening. So I chose films where I would get a good experience, not just great roles.

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I am never embarrassed to relax. I am not part of any rat race. I am very happy to be by myself.

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I do a film because I would love to be a part of it, but I also think from the audience's perspective. Our profession survives because of our audience.

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I love song and dance films in Bollywood.

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I don't care if the heroes are short. That's their problem.

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Promotions create awareness, but if there is no merit to the film, what will promotions do anyway?

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