Tabu was born in Hyderabad. Soon after, her parents divorced. Her mother was a school teacher. Tabu moved to Mumbai in 1983 and studied at St. Xaviers College for two years. she al...more >>so went to St. Anns high school in Hyderabad. She began her career in the film Hum Naujawan (1985) at the age of fifteen; she played Dev . Her first role as an actress was in the Telugu film Coolie No. 1. Her first release in Hindi as a leading lady was Pehla Pehla Pyar which went un-noticed. She came into prominence with her role in Vijaypath (1994) opposite Ajay Devgan for which she received the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.<< collapse