Date of Birth: Wed, Nov 04, 1970
Place of Birth: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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 also 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.