Cinemaazi remembers Tabassum on her birth anniversary
9 Jul 1944
Born this day, 9 July in 1944, Tabassum started her career as child actor Baby Tabassum in 1947. She went on to carve a successful career as the host of Indian television’s first talk show - Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan. The show, on which she interviewed film and television personalities in her inimitable style, aired on Doordarshan from 1972 to 1993. As a feature film actress, she essayed character roles in films such as Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Heer Ranjha (1970), and Chameli Ki Shadi (1976), her last film appearance being in Swarg (1990). She also directed, produced and wrote the film Tum Par Hum Qurban (1985). Acting in the TV serial Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam, as well as Abhi Toh Main Jawaan Hoon based on the golden period of Hindi films, she also featured as judge in the reality stand-up comedy show Ladies Special. Her YouTube channel, Tabassum Talkies features film nostalgia as well as celebrity interviews.
