Bollywood has witnessed many actresses who once dominated the silver screen for years before disappearing from the spotlight. However a few made remarkable stars after years and gone on to become some of the most talked-about stars. One of them is none other than Tabassum Fatima Hashmi aka Tabu. Tabu made her first on-screen appearance with an uncredited role in Bazaar (1982) marking her Bollywood debut at the age of 11. A few years later at 14 she portrayed Dev Anands daughter in Hum Naujawan (1985). As an adult Tabu made her debut with the Telugu romantic action film Coolie No.1 opposite Venkatesh. Although producer Boney Kapoor planned to launch her in Bollywood with Prem opposite Sanjay Kapoor the film faced delays. As a result her first Hindi film as a leading lady turned out to be Phela Phela Pyar (1994). Gradually she garnered recognition with her performance opposite Ajay Devgn in Vijaypath.