Meet actress who played three roles in a film, became a wife, girlfriend and sometimes a mother, her name is…
GH News May 16, 2025 11:06 PM

It has been seen many times in the film industry when actors and actresses have appeared together on the big screen in different films. But today we are going to tell you about this actress who has worked with many big actors but there was one actor among them with whom she played three different roles. Sometimes she became his mother sometimes his wife and sometimes his girlfriend. Not only this this actress has given a line of many hit films from Hindi cinema to South cinema.
This actress is none other than Bassum Fatima Hashmi i.e. Tabu. Tabu needs no introduction in any industry especially she is very famous in Tamil and Telugu cinema. Her pairing with Ajith in the Tamil film Kandukonden Kandukonden was well liked. Tabu started acting at a very young age. When she was just 11 years old she played a small role in the film Bazaar and after that at the age of 14 she appeared as a child artist in another film.
Tabu first entered the Telugu film industry as a heroine. Her debut film was Coolie No. 1 in which she appeared with South superstar Venkatesh. This film was the biggest hit of its time and after this she got a chance to work in Bollywood. Her first film in Bollywood was Prem in which she appeared with Sanjay Kapoor. However this film was released late. After this Pehla Pehla Pyar in 1994 and then Vijaypath with Ajay Devgn gave Tabu recognition in the industry.
After this Tabu worked in cinema for more than two decades. During her career she gave brilliant performances with superstars like Amitabh Bachchan Shahrukh Khan Salman Khan Mohanlal Ajit and Ajay Devgan. She proved herself in every role and always won the hearts of the audience with her acting. Whether it was a serious role or a light-hearted one Tabu brought life to every role. This is the reason why she is still considered one of the top actresses of the cinema world who gave dozens of hit films.
Tabu has worked in many films with Telugu cinema superstar Nandamuri Balakrishna i.e. Balaiya and he is the same superstar with whom she played 3 different characters. With Balaiya she played all three roles - mother wife and girlfriend. In V.V. Vinayaks film Chenkeshav Reddy Tabu played the role of Balaiyas double role of mother and wife. This film was released in 2022. At the same time in K. Raghavendra Raos film Pandurangadu Tabu played the role of Balakrishnas girlfriend and this film was also a hit.