Tabu On Not Voicing Her Opinions: I Think It's My Temperament; It's Just Not Me
Tabu isn't fond of voicing her opinions; she says she is a photograph person. Her personality wonderfully reflects even in her career: she has always let her cinema do the talking.
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Pti
Tabu
isn't
fond
of
voicing
her
opinions;
she
says
she
is
a
photograph
person.
Her
personality
wonderfully
reflects
even
in
her
career:
she
has
always
let
her
cinema
do
the
talking.
"I
think
it's
my
temperament.
I
don't
think
it's
necessary
for
me
to
voice
my
opinion.
It's
just
not
me!
I
have
nothing
against
social
media
and
I
appreciate
people
who
can
use
it
to
their
advantage.
But
I
can't
do
that.
I
love
pictures,
I
am
a
photograph
person."
For
nearly
30
years,
the
discourse
around
Tabu
has
been
about
her
work.
It
isn't
that
she
has
consciously
shied
away
from
sharing
her
views.
"What
do
I
talk
about
myself?
What
do
people
want
to
know
about
me?
If
I'm
in
the
mood,
I'll
express
myself
freely.
But
not
always.
"I've
been
like
this
since
childhood.
I
started
talking
to
people
after
I
was
19!
Now
because
of
my
profession,
I've
no
options
but
to
connect
and
I
have
enjoyed
it.
I
don't
express
myself
easily," the
actor
tells
PTI.
Tabu
credits
acting
for
shaping
her
personality
to
an
extent
that
she
finds
it
hard
to
define
her
life
without
cinema.
"There
has
been
immense
growth
and
progress
in
my
personality
through
my
work.
The
people
I've
interacted
with,
the
films
I've
done...the
bandwidth
increases.
That's
the
thing
of
value
for
me.
I
don't
know
how
I
would
define
myself
minus
my
acting.
People
know
me
because
of
my
work,
my
career."
The
47-year-old
actor,
however,
has
never
mistaken
the
image,
which
is
the
result
of
her
stupendous
work,
for
her
reality.
"Most
of
the
time,
actors
become
an
image
because
you
are
being
consumed
like
that.
But
it's
easy
for
me
to
remain
real,"
she
says.
For
every
decade
since
her
debut,
Tabu
has
continued
to
have
several
stand
out
projects.
From
Maachis,
Viraasat
and
Hu
Tu
Tu
in
the
'90s,
to
Maqbool,
The
Namesake
and
Cheeni
Kum
in
the
2000s.
This
decade
has
seen
the
actor
push
the
envelope
further
with
Haider,
Drishyam,
Life
of
Pi
and
Andhadhun.
"I
look
for
immersive
experiences.
I
try
to
find
work
which
engages
me.
There's
a
desire,
an
aspiration
to
do
good
work.
If
there's
good
work,
you
attract
more
of
it.
That
keeps
you
going.
It's
like
a
chain
reaction."
One
would
assume
that
over
the
years,
slipping
in
and
out
of
characters
would
tire
an
actor.
But
Tabu
differs.
"I'm
habitual
now.
Of
course,
some
parts
of
it
tire
you,
physically.
But
I
think
when
there's
a
fantastic
film,
great
character
and
a
good
director,
it
automatically
motivates
you.
As
long
as
I'm
mentally
stimulated,
I
won't
ever
get
tired."
The
actor
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
De
De
Pyaar
De
co-starring
longtime
friend
Ajay
Devgn,
which
arrives
on
the
heels
of
her
successful
streak
Drishyam,
Golmaal
Again,
Andhadhun.
Tabu
says
every
role
has
taught
her
something
or
added
some
value
to
her
life.
"The
people
you
meet,
the
things
you
do
in
films,
it
adds
to
your
experience.
I
haven't
taken
a
giant
leap
with
every
film.
I've
found
myself,
tiny
steps
at
a
time."