Tabu- 4th November

Tabu is one of the most talented actresses in Indian Film Industry. She is born on 4^th November 1971 in Hyderabad. She is the niece of famous National Film Awards winning actress Shabana Azmi. Tabu has proved her talent in different language movies like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali and even in American films. She is a two times winner of National Film Awards and still holds the record of winning the largest number of Filmfare’s Critic’s Award for Best Female Performer category. She is more often seen in artistic and critically acclaimed movies and themes rather than normal commercial films. Some of her most famous notable roles are in movies like “Maachis, Virasat, Hu Tu Tu, Astitva, Chandni Bar, Maqbool, Cheeni Kum and Mira Nair’s The Namesake.

Shabana Azmi – 18th September

She is gorgeous, famous, talented and controversial. She carries the flair be it in her movies or in social activities she is concerned with. The five times National Film Award winner Shabana Azmi is one of India’s most promising and talented actresses in parallel cinema. She was born in a Muslim family in New Delhi in 18^th September 1950. She is married to the famous poet Javed Aktar.

In 1971 she graduated from FTII, the first movies she signed was Shyam Benegal’s directorial debut movie ‘Ankur’ in 1974. The challenging role in her first movie itself was critically acclaimed and she was awarded National Film Award for Best Actress. She is one of the few actresses who have accomplished in winning three National Film Awards in consecutive years. She won best actress award for Arth (1983), Khandhar (1984) Paar (19850 and the another National Film award for the movie Godmother (1999).

There are very few actresses in India with her calibre and accomplished the success she has achieved. She is also noted for her social activism. She is a committed activist working among HIV infected peoples and a voice against injustice in all streams of life.

Career
First Movie: Ankur

Hit Films
Nishant (1976)
Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977)
Sparsh (1980)
Arth (1982)
Masoom (1983)
Mandi (1983)
The Bengali Night (1988)
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
City of Joy (1992)
In Custody (1993)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993) – Queen
Fire (1996)
Saaz (1997)
Side Streets (1998)
Earth (1998)
Godmother (1999)
Makdee (2002)
Tehzeeb (2003)
Morning Raga (2004)
15 Park Avenue (2005)
Waterborne (2005)
Umrao Jaan (2006)
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)
Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
Sorry Bhai! (2008)