Tabu & Nadira Babbar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tabu and Nadira Babbar appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2004 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004 — 7.3/10). Films span Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004) through Jai Ho (2014).
The Tabu & Nadira Babbar partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Jai Ho (2014). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2014. From Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004) to Jai Ho (2014).
Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities; the 2010s to Jai Ho. Tabu acted in every film; Nadira Babbar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (7.3/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
- Jai Ho
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Nadira Babbar's screen credits are with Tabu. When they first worked together, Tabu had 46 films behind them; Nadira Babbar had 2. After Jai Ho, Tabu kept going for 20 more films; Nadira Babbar stepped back.
Before Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, Tabu had starred in 46 films, including Iruvar (1997) and Hera Pheri (2000).
After Jai Ho, Tabu went on to appear in 20 more films, including Drishyam 2 (2022) and Talvar (2015).
Before Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, Nadira Babbar had starred in 2 films, including Dahshat (1981) and Kash Aap Hamare Hote (2003).
After Jai Ho, Nadira Babbar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Khandaani Shafakhana (2019) and Ghayal Once Again (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tabu & Nadira Babbar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aditya Pancholi is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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