Tabu broke so many stereotypes but never got the cake like Vidya Balan and Kangana Ranaut. The fact that you cheering for her vicious character is 'Andhadhun' tells a lot about her spectacular acting skills.
Tabassum Fatima Hashmi, lovingly known as Tabu is without a doubt, one legendary actor who always brings her A-game no matter what role she chooses to play. Her exceptional acting skills is proof of her inimitable prowess. She knows very well how to strike a balance between commercial and art-house cinema. There is no one like her.👏👏 Who can forget her in Maachis, Virasat, Astitva, Chandini Bar etc.
And She's Also Very Humble Person Watch Her Any Interview Even Though Being Senior Actress Since Very Long Time She Doesn't Hesitate To Learn From Junior And Always Gives Respect Towards Them In A Interview With Rajeev Actress Round Table Look At Her And Then Other's We Can Clearly See The Difference She's More Mature And Speaks Only If Needed!
Her performance in Drishyam is also highly underrated. She made the villainess so human and yet so terrifying. She carefully walked the line between acting and over acting, something that was lacking in its other remakes.
@@lyricsassam How do you say that? That's just your opinion. Bollywood has nothing original. Copies everything from the south and then claims that they are the best. Just like you are doing now. Atleast have the capability to come up with something on your own and then gloat about how good you are.
I LOVE that you did this. Tabu is an unsung, underrated legend, a quiet trailblazer , and deserves accolade. You've provided such a thoughtful exploration of her career, thank you!
I have been a big fan of Tabu ever since I first saw her. There is just something about her screen presence that makes the entire movie come alive. She has never once to me seemed like she was out of place. She could be playing the good or the bad, it doesn't matter, it's not Tabu you see on screen it's the character itself. Personally I have enjoyed her more in those characters where she's morally grey. Be it Haider or fitoor her performance had me mesmerized! She's truly a legend!
@@TriedRefusedProductions since you are the only one I follow and believe in finding gems of Indian cinema across all languages. I highly suggest/request you to watch the Bengali film "Belaseshe" (2015). Including one of the greatest of the country Shri, Soumitra Chatterjee. Please do see it...let's see how you feel about it. I will mention you again and again until you see it.
@@TriedRefusedProductions You totally missed Drishyam. She was the only one who outperformed the original Malayalam movie. Geeta there didn't work for me at all. But Tabu, she waa terrifying and heart broken at the same time.
The last scene in Chandni Bar where she finds her entire existence coming back to square one, the very hell she wanted to escape and her heartbreak was so soul-wreckingly portrayed by her. I mean it does literally break your heart.
@@rohinireece Tabu's immense talent could have been utilised even better. She could have revolutionised the concept of prosthetic makeup among actresses in India. Movies similar in concept to Indian, Dasavatharam and Chachi 420 could have been rebooted with her.
Tabu actually has a pretty big following in the Telugu Industry and we absolutely love her acting....Her script and role selection is fantastic (just like Manoj Bajpai ) and even if it's a small film....She puts her heart into it
Vidya Balan is also in the same league when it comes to acting, but Tabu's ability to open new horizons is breathtaking. She is like Daniel Day Lewis. The one who is a gold standard and someone whom young artists can study to sharpen their craft.
Vidya has a limited horizon. She would never take up some genres. Tabu is unabashedly open to almost every kind of role and genre. She can play pitch dark, grey to whimsical
I don't know whether anyone might have noticed. In Andhadhun the scene where Akash plays piano, when he sees the dead body of Sinha covered with blood, he suddenly goes of beat due to fright. After this Tabu claps her hands saying "Wow" which we can interpret in 2 ways. One she is praising Akash for his composition, Or second she is praising him for finding out the dead body covered with blood. This is subtle acting by her which makes us think in both ways. Hats off to her 👏👏
Fun Fact : Tabu's roles in both the Vishal Bharadwaj films were offered to Manisha Koirala first. She refused Maqbool and couldn't take Haider due to cancer occurrence. It would have been equally if not less interesting to see Manisha in either of these roles.
Being a 90's kid I watched most of her noteworthy movies at a later stage of my life and I am so glad that you made such a beautiful tribute to her work through this video. I remember watching "Cheeni Kum" one of her greatest performance and she shared the screen with Mr. Bachchan with such an ease. Truely a great actress.
There's no better actress than tabu in India, and she is followed by sabana azmi mam! Her role in Haider still gives me goosebumps, her role in fitoor gives me chills. I haven't seen much of regional movies, but I have seen plenty of them, and there's no denial performance by other actress is good too. But what tabu does is something different, it's hit different. Truly a living legend!
Tabu is the greatest actress of Bollywood....but not the best actress in India..definitely one of the best....a a lot of actresses from malayalam industry can compete with her...like shobana,urvashi,kpac Lalitha,revathy and so on
The desperation to know what happened to her son.. Those expressions were so beautifully potrayed.. The helplessness of mother, the desperation fr truth..
I watched Chandni Bar possibly 5-6 times. Just sheer thinking of her performance in that movie gives me goosebumps. No wonder Tom Cruise mentioned that he wanted to speak to Tabu when he landed in India after he had watched Namesake.
@Shivam Sawant you say kajol does only giggles and then mention dushman, gupt, fanaa. Did she only giggle there or gave the best performances? Lemme put some more you missed in her best performances. U me aur hum(her career best performance ) Udhaar ki zindagi We are family My name is khan K3g(yes! Its not easy to be funny, in fact comedy is the most difficult area of acting) Pyar toh hona hi tha Hum apke dil mein rehte hai
I was definitely a fan after watching her as Nimmi in Maqbool, it’s very rare for an actor to create an aura where it becomes absolutely difficult to look at some other actor when she is in the frame. Even in Andhadhun, I loved her character so much that I was rooting for it throughout. That’s the impact she creates, without a doubt she’s GOAT.
@@atharvadhumse3409 Tabu's immense talent could have been utilised even better. She could have revolutionised the concept of prosthetic makeup among actresses in India. Movies similar in concept to Indian, Dasavatharam and Chachi 420 could have been rebooted with her.
If given a Cersie Lannister like character, Tabu would certainly nail that role. Kalaapani, Iruvar, Maqbool, Haider, The Namesake, Andhadun.... One of the greatest actress of all time 🙌
Omg. I totally agree with you. Whenever I watched Lena Headey, be it 300 or Game of Thrones, I felt she gave me vibe of a Bollywood actor and now I realized, it's no other than Tabu.
Its worth mentioning how she created perfect chemistry with actors younger than her... its her sheer power of acting where I enjoyed her and Ishan's romance more than leads in "A Suitable Boy". She is always in her prime ❤
I think the way we think about Tabu is the same way that people think about Toni Collette in Hollywood. Nobody disagrees that they are amazing actresses. In fact both have chameleon like abilities. They give each and every character they play an identity of their own. Their roles are diverse and they are crazy versatile. But the general audience often overlooks them in favor of more glamorous actors and actresses. While they acknowledge that they are great actress, Collette and Tabu are never on the top of the list of their favourite actresses. These actresses are praised, but they still don't get the level of recognition they deserve.
Because their movies don't become commercial success. Yes she did act in many commercially successful Telugu films but she struggled to make her mark in Hindi movies as a leading lady. She mostly did movies with different content that was not appealing to the masses.
@@loujainehellali6883 I think its such a shame, that to this day, after so many years of relentlessly giving one dynamic performance after another, she only has one Oscar nomination. I have seen a lot of her films, and every film it's like she is unrecognisable. Tabu and Toni are such great actresses, and whenever there genius is overlooked by the masses, it just feels very unfair.
Her range of acting is simply phenomenal. In 1997, on one hand she played a shy, jittery and docile woman in Virasat and on the other, a strong, assertive personality in Chachi 420. Tabu is a boon God has given us. And this boon should not be wasted.
I once watched an episode of kwk having mira nair and tabu as the guests where mira called her the Meryl streep of India, that made me look more into her craft and she's absolutely astonishing
Agreed hands down, she is a perfect woman with impeccable beauty and super acting skills. Her choice of films since her inception is something very brave and risky. Her role in 'Machis' was one of her best. No other heroine of her time took that risk. Tabu you are just superb
The kind of range of characters she’s has played puts her in the league of Irfan Khan. Hope she gets her due not just nationally but globally as well before it’s late
The thing about Tabu is that she is one of the few actresses who can do subtle understated and loud over the top performances. And she is extremely believable in every role. We stop seeing Tabu, we only see the character.
Hey Anmol, loved this video. For me, another great actor who is very underrated is Urmila Matondkar. If you see her performance in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, nobody in Bollywood could so naturally and heartrendingly pull off the role of someone with BPD at that time in my opinion. It was a shame she didn't win any major awards for that. Not to mention all her other challenging and offbeat roles that she pulled off so perfectly, like Kaun, Ek Haseena Thi etc. It would be great if you could make a video on her. Cheers.
1000+ she is easily one of the most experimental actresses. She wasn't greedy for blockbusters. It's a shame that she isn't given the due that she deserves.
As a telugaite I have a lot of respect for hindi actors like Tabu, Irfan khan,manoj bajpai, ashish vidhyarthi, sonu sood, vidhya balan ... these artists wont set boundaries when it comes show their artistry...
Kudos to Gulzar Saab for identifying the talent. Actors are important, yes but we need to have creators to see the talent. This is not taking away from Tabu’s colossal talent.
The mediocre 90s didn't do justice to her superlative talent. It was only with the turn of the millennium that she started getting scripts that complimented her God-gifted talent.
Her performance in kandukondein kandukondein (tamil) is one of my favourites. No over the top acting as is required for her role (she represents sense in sense and sensibility which was adapted as the said movie). You feel instantly connected to her when she first appears on screen.
I think very few actresses can pull off being beautiful or being seductive with the same amount of conviction. Tabu in Maqbool is in my opinion the sexiest/most seductive portrayal of a female character in Hindi Cinema where the role actually required it and not done just for the sake of eyeballs. On the other hand, she portrayed Sandhna in Hum Saat Saat Hain gracefully. We can't say that about many actresses, infact the only other name that comes to my mind is Vidya Balan with her portrayal of Silk Smitha in Dirty Picture and in Ishqiya and on the other hand her roles in films like Heyy Baby, Bhool Bhulaiya etc. These are the best actresses in Hindi Cinema but my personal favourite has to be Tabu because I can't get over her performance in Maqbool!
I have watched all the movies of Tabu mentioned in this video. I was lucky enough to meet her once and talking to her has kind of changed my life of how I would look at my self. She unapologetic and proud of all her mistakes and success in life. He is a woman of substance, an amazing aura hums around her that affects everyone in an beautiful way. Indeed she is one of the best and strongest actors across Bollywood.
She is a legend!!!!! It's really hard to describe in words what a wonderful actor and personality she is... Yet so underrated... You described it so beautifully. One of the best Actors to have ever graced the Indian cinema!! ✨
Her breakdown in the climax of the tamil movie, Kandukondain Kandukondain, will strike a chord in your heart. A very controlled, and subdued performance.
Powerplay can fetch NA too bro! No doubt Tabu is amazing. But you see many amazing people haven't been recognized by NA jurors.. and people who aren't that amazing have been given multiple awards. Actresses like Nayanthara, Parvati etc didn't get it once, but Kangana got it 4 times
@@niharika9323 Nayanthara and Parvati have established themselves in South Indian cinema, not in the entire country. Besides, Tabu has been delivering outstanding performances for decades now. She deserves it more.
@@VivekCNair-jy4ct hmm okay I accept the statement regarding Tabu, but what about Kangana ? If Nayan, Parvati etc are established only in South cinema then Kangana is established only in Bollywood! Still she got more recognitions na 🤷♀️
She is my absolute favourite, you are correct when you say she is the best actor ever. I know she has fame, and critics appreciation, but she deserves so much more of it. I wish Bollywood had more good scripts so that an actor as great as her could do more meaningful cinema. I always say, Hollywood has Meryl Streep and we have Tabu.
Tabu is underrated yet the best actress who can play any characters in every movies and any roles that she plays on screen are variations. 💯 I have loved her performance in Astitva, Chandni Bar, Haider, Fitoor, Drishyam and Andhadhun. She was brillant and outstanding in those movies. 😊♥️ I’m waiting to see Tabu in a historical movie with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, I wish that she is doing a movie with him in the future and this can be a dream come true. It would be interesting to see her play a warrior, queen or princess on screen. The combo of Tabu and SLB is perfect 👌
Completely agree. Not to compare but off late, Kangana gets touted as the best by many(she is indeed very, very, good). But for me, it is Tabu. From her fluid dialogue delivery to expressions, she is brilliant. Of course, Tabu's experience is much more which also needs to be taken into account.
Honestly for me tabu has always been pretty outstanding when it comes to breathe life into any role, this talent is so rare to find in actresses these days, Kangana being one of the few exceptions
"They push you to deconstruct urself and rebuild"..Killer lines..👌👌👌 Astitva was amazing, message and acting wise, but way ahead of it's time. She is such a versatile actress but never liked the way she was portrayed in commercial films..She didn't belong to that crap level ever.. The way she rediscovered herself everytime based on pure talent and awareness is an example to be followed ❤️❤️ Chadni Bar was fantastic🔥🔥 I even loved her in Hu Tu Tu🥰🥰 Maqbool ka toh kya hi kehna..3 brlliant legends in one frame😍😍 Gully Boy ke baad waise bhi film awards joke ban gaya hai 🤦🤦 Rightly said, GOAT and evergreen😇😇 Haider was so damn pulsating😘😘 Andhadhun topped it all..Just mindblowing🥰😍😘😇😇
@@gritishthakur8702 Tabu's immense talent could have been utilised even better. She could have revolutionised the concept of prosthetic makeup among actresses in India. Movies similar in concept to Indian, Dasavatharam and Chachi 420 could have been rebooted with her.
I fell in love with her performance in the multi-starrer movie 'Kandukonden Kandukonden' and since then no turning back. I don't see much of Ayushman Khuranna's movies because I feel like they are kind of preachy and predictable. But watched 'Andhadhun' right away since it had Tabu - the versatile actress.
I'm so glad she's finally being spoken about!! She is an extremely underrated actress imo. I know she blew our minds with Andhadun but her performance in Haider also seems so underrated and not talked much about. The way she delivers her character in every movie is very real and un-forced?
Well i guess we'll never recognize the amount of legendaryness Smita Patil displayed in just 31 years of her life. Personal Goat. No indian actress yet comes close to her role in umbartha. But each have their very own choice. Smita Patil stays underrated.
Madhubala meena kumari,nargis dutt ,hema malini,sharmila tagore,shabana axmi ,sridevi,rekha,waheeda rahman,nutan ,jaya bachan so many grt actresses in hindi cinema alone.
Haider, maqbool and andhaadhun are masterpieces on their own. But Chandni Bar was purely an actor's paradise..... tabu's ability to elevate the entire circular arc, yet remaining at the centre of it all, proves her mettle as the greatest of all time. BUT if I had to change your mind........vidya balan and her ability to marry commercial with cinematic is unparalleled. Over the next decade or so she will have a dominating presence especially through OTT
I was around 12 years old when Macchis came out... & my word! her performance was so convincing that even a naïve child like me, who doesn't understand simple do's & don'ts of life, resonated & was moved by Tabu's performance... Tabu is Absolute Best there could ever be!... P.S - I'm eagerly waiting for your review on Netflix's "All of us are dead".. I'm in episode 6 & My word it is Horror gold, with some Brilliant performances & Story telling at it's best!...
They would only give the main title to commercial type of actors or actresses. It really annoys me when talented actors like Manoj Pajpai or Tabu would only get critics categories
Tabu has 2 National Awards...mention that...Filmfake awards don't count at all...Tabu's National Awards prove that she is indeed one of the finest actresses alongside Kangana,Konkona etc etc
You've perfectly captured everything I feel about her - Tabu is an actor I've been watching since the mid-90s and she's just shown so much talent and dedication in everything she's ever done She's an artist who loves the art.
The way she emotionally blackmail Shahid Kapoor in Haider at gunpoint to submit to her will, that scene was so intensely executed. That scene is film academia stuff worth teaching at film universities and acting institutes.
The depth of character which tabu can bring and translateon table, no one else can. Her game as tabu 2.0 is class apart. Andhadhun, Haider, Drishyam, De De pyar de.... And many more to come.
She is undoubtedly the best. I have admired her since I was kid. I kept telling everyone she is great. Tabu has a unique screen presence, you can not ignore her. Even if she appears for a small time, she has that strong presence.
She nails all the charecter, it seems that charecters are made only for her. She is undoubtedly my most favourite bollywood actress 🤗🤗 I'll miss her pair with Irfan Khan ☹️
I'm Soo early today😁 Tabu is a really great actor, I forget her real life personality while watching her movies. I find her extraordinary!! Thank You Jammy for this video, Tabu is underrated I feel, but you appreciate her and the way you praised her is great. I Loved Watching This❤️
Bollywood was not ready for an actor like Tabu! She deserves all the appreciation she gets! Simply amazing! She nailed it in Andhadhun, Maqbool, Haider and so many more, and finally got the recognition and appreciation she deserved throughout! Tabu❤️❤️
There could never be another Tabu in the industry. There are a lot of actresses who are also known to be choosing out of the box movies but none of them are like Tabu who just becomes the character she is portraying, also her not honking her own horn also shows the maturity and intelligence she posseses unlike some other national award winning actress.
She is one kind of a women, who chose craft over glamour 🌿🌿 which is still rare. People runs behind the glamour world but Tabu is a gem. Whatever she does, she creates magic around her whether it is maqbool, Chandni bar, machis, Haidar or Fitoor ❤️❤️❤️ she is one kind of a actress.. who is living legend ❤️
Her role in tamil movie kandukondaen kandukondaen which is an adaptation of sense and sensibility is still one of my faves where she played the character of an unlucky girl who manages the burderns of her family and her own. It's so beautifully played. Also in iruvar she nailed that small role.of course andhadhun and Haider are bindass roles.
Yes Tabu is a product of nepotism. She is related to Shabana Azmi. Her niece. But she's one of those star relatives who justifies the nepotism involved.
Tabu and kangana ranaut are the two actress where i see the character and acting do lively that the glamour which is considered as factor in Bollywood is totally not necessary
I am surprised to see you miss mentioning her highly impressive role in Drishyam! Although the entire movie revolves around Ajay Devgan's character, once Tabu's character enters the scene, she kills it. In the climax scene wherein Vijay confess to the murder, the scene has so much of emotions and the way she channelised her feelings is just incredible. By the way, I agree that she's the best actress! I won't change your mind.
When all my peers were fans of Kajol Preity and Rani I have always been a fan of Tabu ever since I watched ever in Maachis. Since india believes in overdoing as good acting they don’t get subtle. She can make you cry without wailing that’s tabu. The scene where she receives her husbands death news in Namesake still makes me cry. Tabu is hands down the best
Tabu had the most important roll in Andhadhun and she nailed it, everyone just hated the character Simi...when I watched the Telugu remake Maestro, with all due respect to Tamannah she wasn't able to create the same bone chilling effect. You can watch the stark difference when the character of Simi goes to Akash's house in both the movies!!
@@NEERAJKUMAR-zu6eq Tabu's immense talent could have been utilised even better. She could have revolutionised the concept of prosthetic makeup among actresses in India. Movies similar in concept to Indian, Dasavatharam and Chachi 420 could have been rebooted with her.
I am not going to argue on this one. She IS one of the best actresses of bollywood. The first time I paid any attention to her was when I saw her in Haider. I am from Kashmir so that movie really hit deep for me. And I was blown away by Tabu's role. Everytime she was on screen I couldn't take my eyes off her. But I was so disappointed when I saw her in Golmaal again. Still, amazingly talented.
Maachis, Virasat, Chachi 420, Hu Tu Tu, Thakshak, Hera Pheri, Astitva, Chandni Bar, Maqbool, Meenaxi : A Tale of 3 Cities, Cheeni Kum, The Namesake, Haider, Drishyam, Andhadhun. Man! What an enviable filmography! Tabu is an institution. Period.
Tabu is one of the greatest female actors in the world no doubt. But in my opinion Smita Patil was the best actress in Bollywood. Because the roles she was doing at that time is aplaudable and to give justice to the roles is really something man.
It took her a long time in Bollywood to get the roles she deserved...AND She nailed all of them... 😭♥️✨
Tabu is the best. Vidya Balan too has the potential to become like Tabu.
@@hemantsinghrawat19 I can see Vidya Balan becoming like her she too does mainly content driven movies
Bollywood is lucky to have an actor like Tabu
Tabu mam is so versatile actress...whether a lead role or negative role...she nailed it ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Tollywood recognised 1st dont worry
The reason why I loved Andhadhun was the fact that the newer generation could see why we loved Tabu. She absolutely nailed it there.
Simi 🔥
But Tabu is this generation as well. In present day, she is not doing side roles. She did masala film Bhool Bhoolaiya 2 as central character.
Tabu broke so many stereotypes but never got the cake like Vidya Balan and Kangana Ranaut. The fact that you cheering for her vicious character is 'Andhadhun' tells a lot about her spectacular acting skills.
Tabassum Fatima Hashmi, lovingly known as Tabu is without a doubt, one legendary actor who always brings her A-game no matter what role she chooses to play. Her exceptional acting skills is proof of her inimitable prowess. She knows very well how to strike a balance between commercial and art-house cinema. There is no one like her.👏👏
Who can forget her in Maachis, Virasat, Astitva, Chandini Bar etc.
And She's Also Very Humble Person Watch Her Any Interview Even Though Being Senior Actress Since Very Long Time She Doesn't Hesitate To Learn From Junior And Always Gives Respect Towards Them In A Interview With Rajeev Actress Round Table Look At Her And Then Other's We Can Clearly See The Difference She's More Mature And Speaks Only If Needed!
HAIDER
@Shai K now You will Appreciate Her after Knowing That She is Muslim
Wtf Bruh....
@Shai K why is religion relevant? Kya fark padhta hai? And how is it an achievement lmao, you're simply born with it
@Shai K fir to jo hindu Miss world/universe jeete h, unki personality bhi inspired hogi religion se right? what a logic😂
Her performance in Drishyam is also highly underrated. She made the villainess so human and yet so terrifying. She carefully walked the line between acting and over acting, something that was lacking in its other remakes.
Absolutely
I loved her performance, but I wouldn't call her a villain
The Hindi version itself is the remake of the Malayalam version. The original actress was brilliant in the role.
@@deepakt65 not so much as tabu
@@lyricsassam How do you say that? That's just your opinion. Bollywood has nothing original. Copies everything from the south and then claims that they are the best. Just like you are doing now. Atleast have the capability to come up with something on your own and then gloat about how good you are.
Tabu in ‘ANDHADHUN’ was just so beautifully unhinged and dark. Only she could’ve pulled it off with such flamboyance 👏🏽
I LOVE that you did this. Tabu is an unsung, underrated legend, a quiet trailblazer , and deserves accolade. You've provided such a thoughtful exploration of her career, thank you!
I have been a big fan of Tabu ever since I first saw her. There is just something about her screen presence that makes the entire movie come alive. She has never once to me seemed like she was out of place. She could be playing the good or the bad, it doesn't matter, it's not Tabu you see on screen it's the character itself.
Personally I have enjoyed her more in those characters where she's morally grey. Be it Haider or fitoor her performance had me mesmerized! She's truly a legend!
Haider is #1 for me!
Agree...
@@TriedRefusedProductions since you are the only one I follow and believe in finding gems of Indian cinema across all languages. I highly suggest/request you to watch the Bengali film "Belaseshe" (2015). Including one of the greatest of the country Shri, Soumitra Chatterjee. Please do see it...let's see how you feel about it. I will mention you again and again until you see it.
@@TriedRefusedProductions You totally missed Drishyam. She was the only one who outperformed the original Malayalam movie.
Geeta there didn't work for me at all.
But Tabu, she waa terrifying and heart broken at the same time.
The last scene in Chandni Bar where she finds her entire existence coming back to square one, the very hell she wanted to escape and her heartbreak was so soul-wreckingly portrayed by her. I mean it does literally break your heart.
You're so right. She was just brilliant and Chandini bar was such a mind blowing film.
true af
agree
So true
@@rohinireece Tabu's immense talent could have been utilised even better. She could have revolutionised the concept of prosthetic makeup among actresses in India. Movies similar in concept to Indian, Dasavatharam and Chachi 420 could have been rebooted with her.
Tabu actually has a pretty big following in the Telugu Industry and we absolutely love her acting....Her script and role selection is fantastic (just like Manoj Bajpai ) and even if it's a small film....She puts her heart into it
How can we forget Tabu in Ninne Pelladathaa. She killed it in that movie
@@koushikvemuri3130 Memories 😁😁
What AVPL? Was that acting?
Tabu herself a hyderabadi
Vidya Balan is also in the same league when it comes to acting, but Tabu's ability to open new horizons is breathtaking.
She is like Daniel Day Lewis. The one who is a gold standard and someone whom young artists can study to sharpen their craft.
Vidya has a limited horizon. She would never take up some genres. Tabu is unabashedly open to almost every kind of role and genre. She can play pitch dark, grey to whimsical
Tabu has eloquent powers
I don't know whether anyone might have noticed. In Andhadhun the scene where Akash plays piano, when he sees the dead body of Sinha covered with blood, he suddenly goes of beat due to fright. After this Tabu claps her hands saying "Wow" which we can interpret in 2 ways. One she is praising Akash for his composition, Or second she is praising him for finding out the dead body covered with blood. This is subtle acting by her which makes us think in both ways. Hats off to her 👏👏
Fun Fact : Tabu's roles in both the Vishal Bharadwaj films were offered to Manisha Koirala first. She refused Maqbool and couldn't take Haider due to cancer occurrence. It would have been equally if not less interesting to see Manisha in either of these roles.
Being a 90's kid I watched most of her noteworthy movies at a later stage of my life and I am so glad that you made such a beautiful tribute to her work through this video. I remember watching "Cheeni Kum" one of her greatest performance and she shared the screen with Mr. Bachchan with such an ease. Truely a great actress.
There's no better actress than tabu in India, and she is followed by sabana azmi mam! Her role in Haider still gives me goosebumps, her role in fitoor gives me chills. I haven't seen much of regional movies, but I have seen plenty of them, and there's no denial performance by other actress is good too. But what tabu does is something different, it's hit different. Truly a living legend!
agreed a million times
Tabu is the greatest actress of Bollywood....but not the best actress in India..definitely one of the best....a a lot of actresses from malayalam industry can compete with her...like shobana,urvashi,kpac Lalitha,revathy and so on
@@rohanthomask7024 here comes a biased southie btw she's from Hyderabad now you can praise her as she's not north Indian , she's south indian
You've forgotten Ramya Krishna and Nayanatara.. Are you nuts 🤣🤣🤣
@@youguysaretherealheroes. He gave an honest opinion , Tabu is definitely one of the best actresses along with the actresses he mentioned above .
Even her role in Drishyam is amazing! Especially the scene where she actually learns about the truth of her son.. her expressions are just amazing
The desperation to know what happened to her son.. Those expressions were so beautifully potrayed.. The helplessness of mother, the desperation fr truth..
I watched Chandni Bar possibly 5-6 times. Just sheer thinking of her performance in that movie gives me goosebumps. No wonder Tom Cruise mentioned that he wanted to speak to Tabu when he landed in India after he had watched Namesake.
2018 Actress Roundtable was something which made me wonder about her truly in an Era where Kajol ruled with Mass,Tabu did it with class❤👍🏼
Tabu indeed did with class, but kajol did both mass films and class films with acting that is class apart
@@christina5266 Definitely
@Shivam Sawant her performance in kkhh was mediocre too
@@christina5266 so you are saying kajol better than tabu. Best joke ever🤣🤣🤣🤣. Rani mukherjee is also better than her in terms of acting
@Shivam Sawant you say kajol does only giggles and then mention dushman, gupt, fanaa. Did she only giggle there or gave the best performances? Lemme put some more you missed in her best performances.
U me aur hum(her career best performance )
Udhaar ki zindagi
We are family
My name is khan
K3g(yes! Its not easy to be funny, in fact comedy is the most difficult area of acting)
Pyar toh hona hi tha
Hum apke dil mein rehte hai
You forget to mention Drishyam 😍😍😍...her entry in the interval and her performance in the second half took the movie to another level 😌
I was definitely a fan after watching her as Nimmi in Maqbool, it’s very rare for an actor to create an aura where it becomes absolutely difficult to look at some other actor when she is in the frame. Even in Andhadhun, I loved her character so much that I was rooting for it throughout. That’s the impact she creates, without a doubt she’s GOAT.
She is a queen of variations and still consistent in the quality..
"Most underrated actress" 💯🔥❤
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@@atharvadhumse3409 Tabu's immense talent could have been utilised even better. She could have revolutionised the concept of prosthetic makeup among actresses in India. Movies similar in concept to Indian, Dasavatharam and Chachi 420 could have been rebooted with her.
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Her Haider movie role Ghazala is something i couldnt think of any other actress❤❤
One more actress i admire so much from start to now is Revathi ❤
If given a Cersie Lannister like character, Tabu would certainly nail that role.
Kalaapani, Iruvar, Maqbool, Haider, The Namesake, Andhadun.... One of the greatest actress of all time 🙌
Omg. I totally agree with you. Whenever I watched Lena Headey, be it 300 or Game of Thrones, I felt she gave me vibe of a Bollywood actor and now I realized, it's no other than Tabu.
Soo true!! she definitely could nail the demeanour of Cersei and even in terms of looks has an uncanny resemblance to Lena Headey herself!
Its worth mentioning how she created perfect chemistry with actors younger than her... its her sheer power of acting where I enjoyed her and Ishan's romance more than leads in "A Suitable Boy". She is always in her prime ❤
I think the way we think about Tabu is the same way that people think about Toni Collette in Hollywood. Nobody disagrees that they are amazing actresses. In fact both have chameleon like abilities. They give each and every character they play an identity of their own. Their roles are diverse and they are crazy versatile. But the general audience often overlooks them in favor of more glamorous actors and actresses. While they acknowledge that they are great actress, Collette and Tabu are never on the top of the list of their favourite actresses.
These actresses are praised, but they still don't get the level of recognition they deserve.
Because their movies don't become commercial success. Yes she did act in many commercially successful Telugu films but she struggled to make her mark in Hindi movies as a leading lady. She mostly did movies with different content that was not appealing to the masses.
The dinner scene in Hereditary is some of the best acting I've ever seen , i still don't understand why she wasn't nominated for an Oscar
Toni collette was robbed of Oscar nomination for Herditary.
@@loujainehellali6883 I think its such a shame, that to this day, after so many years of relentlessly giving one dynamic performance after another, she only has one Oscar nomination. I have seen a lot of her films, and every film it's like she is unrecognisable. Tabu and Toni are such great actresses, and whenever there genius is overlooked by the masses, it just feels very unfair.
Yah and tilda swinton too
Her range of acting is simply phenomenal. In 1997, on one hand she played a shy, jittery and docile woman in Virasat and on the other, a strong, assertive personality in Chachi 420. Tabu is a boon God has given us. And this boon should not be wasted.
I once watched an episode of kwk having mira nair and tabu as the guests where mira called her the Meryl streep of India, that made me look more into her craft and she's absolutely astonishing
Bollywood needs to give her more well written characters like haider. Imagine her playing someone like jessica pearson❤️🔥
True I have always imagined tabu as Jessica Pearson
@@poojasalvi6000 some people love the taste of blood, it's better to find out who you are sooner than letter😁
Agreed hands down, she is a perfect woman with impeccable beauty and super acting skills. Her choice of films since her inception is something very brave and risky. Her role in 'Machis' was one of her best. No other heroine of her time took that risk. Tabu you are just superb
Queen Tabu, we are blessed to have such a talent in our country.
She is easily comparable to the talents like Jodie Foster & Meryl Streep.
The kind of range of characters she’s has played puts her in the league of Irfan Khan. Hope she gets her due not just nationally but globally as well before it’s late
The thing about Tabu is that she is one of the few actresses who can do subtle understated and loud over the top performances. And she is extremely believable in every role. We stop seeing Tabu, we only see the character.
She was born for lady Macbeth 🔥
Oh so so good!
The "Meryl Streep" of hindi cinema!!!! Simply an amazing talent!!!
I so wish to see Tabu with Shahrukh in an intense drama…. Loved their little cameo in Saathiya. She is a fantastic actress
Hey Anmol, loved this video.
For me, another great actor who is very underrated is Urmila Matondkar. If you see her performance in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, nobody in Bollywood could so naturally and heartrendingly pull off the role of someone with BPD at that time in my opinion. It was a shame she didn't win any major awards for that. Not to mention all her other challenging and offbeat roles that she pulled off so perfectly, like Kaun, Ek Haseena Thi etc. It would be great if you could make a video on her. Cheers.
1000+ she is easily one of the most experimental actresses. She wasn't greedy for blockbusters. It's a shame that she isn't given the due that she deserves.
As a telugaite I have a lot of respect for hindi actors like Tabu, Irfan khan,manoj bajpai, ashish vidhyarthi, sonu sood, vidhya balan ... these artists wont set boundaries when it comes show their artistry...
Kudos to Gulzar Saab for identifying the talent. Actors are important, yes but we need to have creators to see the talent. This is not taking away from Tabu’s colossal talent.
Not to forget she was in Iruvar as well
The mediocre 90s didn't do justice to her superlative talent. It was only with the turn of the millennium that she started getting scripts that complimented her God-gifted talent.
I agree 100% with this video. Tabu is just a brilliant actress and has been for 35 years.
Her performance in kandukondein kandukondein (tamil) is one of my favourites. No over the top acting as is required for her role (she represents sense in sense and sensibility which was adapted as the said movie). You feel instantly connected to her when she first appears on screen.
I think very few actresses can pull off being beautiful or being seductive with the same amount of conviction. Tabu in Maqbool is in my opinion the sexiest/most seductive portrayal of a female character in Hindi Cinema where the role actually required it and not done just for the sake of eyeballs. On the other hand, she portrayed Sandhna in Hum Saat Saat Hain gracefully. We can't say that about many actresses, infact the only other name that comes to my mind is Vidya Balan with her portrayal of Silk Smitha in Dirty Picture and in Ishqiya and on the other hand her roles in films like Heyy Baby, Bhool Bhulaiya etc. These are the best actresses in Hindi Cinema but my personal favourite has to be Tabu because I can't get over her performance in Maqbool!
I have watched all the movies of Tabu mentioned in this video. I was lucky enough to meet her once and talking to her has kind of changed my life of how I would look at my self. She unapologetic and proud of all her mistakes and success in life. He is a woman of substance, an amazing aura hums around her that affects everyone in an beautiful way. Indeed she is one of the best and strongest actors across Bollywood.
She's got the graceful immersive quality of Shabana Azmi and the intensity of Smita Patil.
She is a legend!!!!! It's really hard to describe in words what a wonderful actor and personality she is... Yet so underrated... You described it so beautifully. One of the best Actors to have ever graced the Indian cinema!! ✨
She was outstanding in Haider!! Even when other actors in the movie were phenomenal, she packed a punch. My favorite ❤🙂
Her breakdown in the climax of the tamil movie, Kandukondain Kandukondain, will strike a chord in your heart. A very controlled, and subdued performance.
Of course she's a great actress. Winning 2 National Film Awards ain't a joke after all.
Powerplay can fetch NA too bro! No doubt Tabu is amazing.
But you see many amazing people haven't been recognized by NA jurors.. and people who aren't that amazing have been given multiple awards.
Actresses like Nayanthara, Parvati etc didn't get it once, but Kangana got it 4 times
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Nayanthara and Parvati have established themselves in South Indian cinema, not in the entire country.
Besides, Tabu has been delivering outstanding performances for decades now. She deserves it more.
@@niharika9323 akshsy Kumar for eg
@@VivekCNair-jy4ct hmm okay I accept the statement regarding Tabu, but what about Kangana ?
If Nayan, Parvati etc are established only in South cinema then Kangana is established only in Bollywood! Still she got more recognitions na 🤷♀️
@@ishaan6426 yep
She is my absolute favourite, you are correct when you say she is the best actor ever. I know she has fame, and critics appreciation, but she deserves so much more of it. I wish Bollywood had more good scripts so that an actor as great as her could do more meaningful cinema.
I always say, Hollywood has Meryl Streep and we have Tabu.
Tabu is underrated yet the best actress who can play any characters in every movies and any roles that she plays on screen are variations. 💯 I have loved her performance in Astitva, Chandni Bar, Haider, Fitoor, Drishyam and Andhadhun. She was brillant and outstanding in those movies. 😊♥️ I’m waiting to see Tabu in a historical movie with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, I wish that she is doing a movie with him in the future and this can be a dream come true. It would be interesting to see her play a warrior, queen or princess on screen. The combo of Tabu and SLB is perfect 👌
Dude we can't argue, she is certainly the best and finest yet criminally underrated.
Completely agree.
Not to compare but off late, Kangana gets touted as the best by many(she is indeed very, very, good). But for me, it is Tabu. From her fluid dialogue delivery to expressions, she is brilliant. Of course, Tabu's experience is much more which also needs to be taken into account.
Kangana has achieved a lot in such a small span of career..4 National Film Awards at the age of 34 is not easy at all...Tabu is great as well 👍🏻
Honestly for me tabu has always been pretty outstanding when it comes to breathe life into any role, this talent is so rare to find in actresses these days, Kangana being one of the few exceptions
i would like to add radhika to list
Radhika apte as well imo
Don't compare Tabu with Kangana. There's something more that makes Tabu so good, it's being humble and honest, not an arrogant bootlicker
Kangana isn't a good actress. She just plays different caricatures of herself
Kangana is not good. You can tell the same for Radhika Apte.
"They push you to deconstruct urself and rebuild"..Killer lines..👌👌👌
Astitva was amazing, message and acting wise, but way ahead of it's time.
She is such a versatile actress but never liked the way she was portrayed in commercial films..She didn't belong to that crap level ever..
The way she rediscovered herself everytime based on pure talent and awareness is an example to be followed ❤️❤️
Chadni Bar was fantastic🔥🔥
I even loved her in Hu Tu Tu🥰🥰
Maqbool ka toh kya hi kehna..3 brlliant legends in one frame😍😍
Gully Boy ke baad waise bhi film awards joke ban gaya hai 🤦🤦
Rightly said, GOAT and evergreen😇😇
Haider was so damn pulsating😘😘
Andhadhun topped it all..Just mindblowing🥰😍😘😇😇
She is Meryl streep of india... Can do any role in any age
No she is tabu , the great tabu not any Meryl Streep 🙏🙏🙏
@@gritishthakur8702 Tabu's immense talent could have been utilised even better. She could have revolutionised the concept of prosthetic makeup among actresses in India. Movies similar in concept to Indian, Dasavatharam and Chachi 420 could have been rebooted with her.
Tabu is a magician she is possibly the finest actress in Hindi cinema after Smita Patil or Shabana Azmi she is the master of her craft 🙏🙏🙏🔥
I think she's one of the best ACTORS, beyond gender & regional boundaries.
I fell in love with her performance in the multi-starrer movie 'Kandukonden Kandukonden' and since then no turning back. I don't see much of Ayushman Khuranna's movies because I feel like they are kind of preachy and predictable. But watched 'Andhadhun' right away since it had Tabu - the versatile actress.
I'm so glad she's finally being spoken about!! She is an extremely underrated actress imo.
I know she blew our minds with Andhadun but her performance in Haider also seems so underrated and not talked much about. The way she delivers her character in every movie is very real and un-forced?
Genuinely so far I used feel she creates impact through her acting but never acknowledged her but after watching this content I realised it so.
Tabu , sabana azmi , waheeda rehman , konkana sen and kangana ranaut are best actresses in Bollywood cinema so far
Tabu tops over them as she's effortlessly more versatile.
Well i guess we'll never recognize the amount of legendaryness Smita Patil displayed in just 31 years of her life. Personal Goat. No indian actress yet comes close to her role in umbartha. But each have their very own choice. Smita Patil stays underrated.
Madhubala meena kumari,nargis dutt ,hema malini,sharmila tagore,shabana axmi ,sridevi,rekha,waheeda rahman,nutan ,jaya bachan so many grt actresses in hindi cinema alone.
Haider, maqbool and andhaadhun are masterpieces on their own.
But Chandni Bar was purely an actor's paradise..... tabu's ability to elevate the entire circular arc, yet remaining at the centre of it all, proves her mettle as the greatest of all time.
BUT if I had to change your mind........vidya balan and her ability to marry commercial with cinematic is unparalleled.
Over the next decade or so she will have a dominating presence especially through OTT
wtf is an actor's paradise?
I was around 12 years old when Macchis came out... & my word! her performance was so convincing that even a naïve child like me, who doesn't understand simple do's & don'ts of life, resonated & was moved by Tabu's performance... Tabu is Absolute Best there could ever be!...
P.S - I'm eagerly waiting for your review on Netflix's "All of us are dead".. I'm in episode 6 & My word it is Horror gold, with some Brilliant performances & Story telling at it's best!...
Tabu has set a record by receiving 4 Filmfare Best Actress (Critics) and my god, does she deserve it!
They would only give the main title to commercial type of actors or actresses. It really annoys me when talented actors like Manoj Pajpai or Tabu would only get critics categories
Tabu has 2 National Awards...mention that...Filmfake awards don't count at all...Tabu's National Awards prove that she is indeed one of the finest actresses alongside Kangana,Konkona etc etc
I still can't digest that they gave Kajol the filmfare for K3G instead to Tabu in Chandni bar
She got in critics category though..
Tabu is male version of the great 'Irfan
One of the best actresses in any nation. I am not exaggerating. The subtle things she does while acting are worthy of studying.
She has the ability to snatch the spotlight from leading actor to her role . 🥰
You've perfectly captured everything I feel about her - Tabu is an actor I've been watching since the mid-90s and she's just shown so much talent and dedication in everything she's ever done
She's an artist who loves the art.
The way she emotionally blackmail Shahid Kapoor in Haider at gunpoint to submit to her will, that scene was so intensely executed. That scene is film academia stuff worth teaching at film universities and acting institutes.
The depth of character which tabu can bring and translateon table, no one else can. Her game as tabu 2.0 is class apart. Andhadhun, Haider, Drishyam, De De pyar de.... And many more to come.
She is undoubtedly the best. I have admired her since I was kid. I kept telling everyone she is great.
Tabu has a unique screen presence, you can not ignore her. Even if she appears for a small time, she has that strong presence.
She nails all the charecter, it seems that charecters are made only for her. She is undoubtedly my most favourite bollywood actress 🤗🤗 I'll miss her pair with Irfan Khan ☹️
Tabu ma’am really shone in Fitoor and Haider! She is the essence of the movies she stars in🌟
Her acting in HAIDER and ANDHADHUN is speechless 🔥
I'm Soo early today😁
Tabu is a really great actor, I forget her real life personality while watching her movies. I find her extraordinary!!
Thank You Jammy for this video, Tabu is underrated I feel, but you appreciate her and the way you praised her is great.
I Loved Watching This❤️
Bollywood was not ready for an actor like Tabu! She deserves all the appreciation she gets! Simply amazing! She nailed it in Andhadhun, Maqbool, Haider and so many more, and finally got the recognition and appreciation she deserved throughout! Tabu❤️❤️
There could never be another Tabu in the industry. There are a lot of actresses who are also known to be choosing out of the box movies but none of them are like Tabu who just becomes the character she is portraying, also her not honking her own horn also shows the maturity and intelligence she posseses unlike some other national award winning actress.
She is one kind of a women, who chose craft over glamour 🌿🌿 which is still rare. People runs behind the glamour world but Tabu is a gem. Whatever she does, she creates magic around her whether it is maqbool, Chandni bar, machis, Haidar or Fitoor ❤️❤️❤️ she is one kind of a actress.. who is living legend ❤️
Her role in tamil movie kandukondaen kandukondaen which is an adaptation of sense and sensibility is still one of my faves where she played the character of an unlucky girl who manages the burderns of her family and her own.
It's so beautifully played.
Also in iruvar she nailed that small role.of course andhadhun and Haider are bindass roles.
I'm really obsessed with Ur work..each piece of Ur work is just amazing 🧡
Tabu = Smita Patil of current time.
Yes Tabu is a product of nepotism. She is related to Shabana Azmi. Her niece. But she's one of those star relatives who justifies the nepotism involved.
Tabu and kangana ranaut are the two actress where i see the character and acting do lively that the glamour which is considered as factor in Bollywood is totally not necessary
Yes, she is my absolute fav Priyuralu Pilichindi (Original: Kandukondain Kandukondain) was the one for me that made me her fan!
Apart from Rekha, she is the only other actress who personifies the quality of the word "enigma".
Well said
I am surprised to see you miss mentioning her highly impressive role in Drishyam! Although the entire movie revolves around Ajay Devgan's character, once Tabu's character enters the scene, she kills it. In the climax scene wherein Vijay confess to the murder, the scene has so much of emotions and the way she channelised her feelings is just incredible.
By the way, I agree that she's the best actress! I won't change your mind.
She's the best, period.
Her role in andhadhun just changed my perspective of her as an actress. What amazing range she has
Propagandamovie haider😂😂
When all my peers were fans of Kajol Preity and Rani I have always been a fan of Tabu ever since I watched ever in Maachis. Since india believes in overdoing as good acting they don’t get subtle. She can make you cry without wailing that’s tabu. The scene where she receives her husbands death news in Namesake still makes me cry. Tabu is hands down the best
Tabu had the most important roll in Andhadhun and she nailed it, everyone just hated the character Simi...when I watched the Telugu remake Maestro, with all due respect to Tamannah she wasn't able to create the same bone chilling effect. You can watch the stark difference when the character of Simi goes to Akash's house in both the movies!!
If you watch both the Malayalam and Telugu versions, none of the actors (no hate intended) come close to what Tabu did in that role!
@@TriedRefusedProductions Yupp, I agree
@@TriedRefusedProductions Yes no one can match Tanu for that role
@@NEERAJKUMAR-zu6eq Tabu's immense talent could have been utilised even better. She could have revolutionised the concept of prosthetic makeup among actresses in India. Movies similar in concept to Indian, Dasavatharam and Chachi 420 could have been rebooted with her.
Thank you for recognizing and potraying such wonderful reality forward.
I am not going to argue on this one. She IS one of the best actresses of bollywood. The first time I paid any attention to her was when I saw her in Haider. I am from Kashmir so that movie really hit deep for me. And I was blown away by Tabu's role. Everytime she was on screen I couldn't take my eyes off her. But I was so disappointed when I saw her in Golmaal again. Still, amazingly talented.
Yes, she is the best actress & being able to change your mind 'mushkil hi nahi namumkin hain'.
10 years later or so, same could apply to Kangana. Tabu is just phenomenal - NO MATCH AS OF NOW!
And not to forget- her performance in “A suitable boy”. That wasn’t an easy role to portray!
Maachis, Virasat, Chachi 420, Hu Tu Tu, Thakshak, Hera Pheri, Astitva, Chandni Bar, Maqbool, Meenaxi : A Tale of 3 Cities, Cheeni Kum, The Namesake, Haider, Drishyam, Andhadhun. Man! What an enviable filmography! Tabu is an institution. Period.
Yeah she is and underappreciated
Tabu is one of the greatest female actors in the world no doubt. But in my opinion Smita Patil was the best actress in Bollywood. Because the roles she was doing at that time is aplaudable and to give justice to the roles is really something man.
She is an icon, forever the best one . Every role has been portrayed in the most amazing manner by her. And so humble for which I highly respect her 🙏
I enjoy your reviews. I feel this one on Tabu is your best yet. Keep it up Jammy pants.👌