All movies starring Tabu

The Namesake (2006) poster

The Namesake (2006) ★ 7.5

Genres: Drama
While traveling by train to visit his grandfather in Jamshedpur, Calcutta born, Bengali-speaking Ashoke Ganguli meets with fellow-traveler, Ghosh, who impresses upon him to travel, while Ashoke is deep into a book authored by Nicholai Gogol. The train meets with an accident, and after recuperating, Ashoke re-locates to America, settles down, returns home in 1977 to get married to aspiring singer, Ashima, and returns home to New York. Shortly thereafter they become parents of a boy, who they initially name Gogol, and a few years later both give birth to Sonia. The family then buy their own house in the suburbs and travel to India for the first time after their marriage. The second time they travel to India is when Gogol and Sonia are in their late teens, and after a memorable visit to Kolkata and then to the Taj Mahal, they return home. Gogol falls in love with Maxine Ratliff and moves in with her family, while Ashoke spends time traveling, and Sonia moves to California, leaving Ashima all her by herself. The Ganguli family will be destined to travel to India again soon - this time under very different circumstances - and after all have endured life-changing events.
Astitva (2000) poster

Astitva (2000) ★ 7.3

Genres: Drama
Shrikant Pandit lives a struggling life-style in a rented apartment with his wife, Aditi. Due to his busy working schedule Shrikant is unable to provide enough love and affections to Aditi forcing her to have an affair with her music tutor, Malhar Kamat; eventually both gets intimate which results in Aditi getting pregnant - who later on give birth to a baby boy, Aniket. Years later Shrikant manages to work his way to a fortune and the family now reside in a bungalow in Pune. Then one day Aditi's reality stands expose when she receive a letter stating that she is the beneficiary to all Malhar's assets who is no longer alive - this scenario changes the lives of her family members forever.