PADMASHREE TABU

FICCI Flo Ludhiana added another feather to its cap by hosting the two times national award winner Padmashree Tabassum Hashmi, our very own Tabu to share her journey at” The voice inside you”. The veteran actors extremely appreciated when the phulkari was presented to her by the FICCI Flo executives. She further added that her role in Machos changed the course of things for her and her Outlook towards acting and the industry.

She credited Mr David Dhawan for discovering her comic side and adding it to the spectrum of roles that she has done in her life Tabu mentioned about the professional ethics of the cinema in the west saying that the contracts and the unions were much more stronger and professional and overtime and royalties were paid to the actors which she hopes to see in our cinema as well. .

Laughing off at the question about her diet secrets she said that thankfully she does not have a sweet tooth and did a yoga regularly. One of her own favourite roles played by her is the one in Cheeni Kum where she was cast opposite Shri Amitabh Bachchan.

TAKEAWAY- In the Indian Film industry which is extremely male-dominated, how difficult it was for her to get roles which were mainstream.
We all learned that, though on the outlook the Bollywood industry seems so glamourous on the contrary to the hardships a female actress has to go through to sustain gracefully.
Staying relevant and excelling your craft is the only way you can excel…