Why Tabu was the only choice for Netflix's A Suitable Boy – the notoriously picky Bollywood star of Life of Pi and The Namesake

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One of the most respected and acclaimed actresses of her generation, Tabu – born Tabassum Fatima Hashmi – has starred in over 80 films in Hindi, English and multiple other languages and has far too many awards and accolades to name. What’s more, this year, there are smoke signals that the near-universal plaudits for her latest work –

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