Birthday Special: Tabu on-screen and off-screen

The 90s crush for many guys, Tabu is a well known actress who appears in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. This actress has a huge fanbase in all the Industries in India. Her filmography includes a wide range of genres and stories and with almost every superstar in each industry. This actress is one of those independent women who proved that a woman can be successful, independent, and happy without a man. She broke many stereotypes from being an actress for the longest time and being unmarried and independent. Birthday Special, Tabu on-screen and off-screen

Tabu on-screen and off-screen:

Her Telugu films Coolie No. 1, Ninne Pelladata, Aavida, Maa Aavide, Andarivaadu has been her Telugu blockbuster films with stars like Nagarjuna, Venkatesh and Chiranjeevi at that time. And her Bollywood films Filhaal…, Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, Hum Saath-Saath Hain, etc has been big hits at the box office. Her Tamil films like Kandukondain Kandukondain are still fan favourites. Tabu has been one of those very rare actresses who worked with many super stars from all the Industries.

And her come back after doing glamour roles in her young age for over a decade, has made heads turn towards her. Her roles in the films Ala Vaikuntapuramlo, De De Pyaar De, Drishyam, Missing, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Drishyam 2, Khufiya, Crew, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha, has shown her true potential as an actress. Her power packed roles and content oriented roles has made her performance and fanbase multiply at once.

Off Screen Tabu is a very private person. This actress has been independent and unmarried. This act of hers broke many stereotypes and gave strength to many girls to avoid toxic relationships and be happy. Tabu many times reacted on her marriage topic saying, ”My ideal relationship is when two people grow together and I can’t give up on it and settle for less. I did not want to give up on my career and travel for a man and live like his will. I can never give up on my freedom, I want to see the world from myself”. These statements hints on her relationship with Nagarjuna. There were rumours about their relationship back then. As we all know, Akkineni Family can’t accept successful wives and that is why even Chay divorced Samantha. But Tabu understood it much before and prioritized herself.