Tabu celebrates 20 years of Maqbool with Irrfan Khan starrer’s special poster; Dia Mirza calls her ‘precious’

Tabu and Irrfan Khan starrer Maqbool completed its 20 years of release today, January 30. The film was theatrically released in 2004. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film, Tabu took to her social media account and dropped a special poster of the film. Bollywood actress Dia Mirza had a beautiful reaction to it.

Tabu shares special poster to celebrate Maqbool’s 20 years of release 

Taking to her Instagram account, Tabu shared a special poster of her film Maqbool co-starring Irrfan Khan to celebrate the film’s two-decade release anniversary. In the poster, the actress’s face can be seen filled with blood. She did not write any caption for the post.

Reacting to the post, Dia Mirza commented, “One of my most favourite films ever. Tabu ma you are so precious.” Have a look: 

As soon as the poster was dropped, fans were quick enough to react to it. One wrote, “The best we have. Exquisitely beautiful and exceptionally talented.” Another commented, “The performance of agessss.” “This movie was just so amazing and different it was so goooood,” wrote a third fan. A fourth fan said, “Tabu ji you r extremely talented , Versatile Actor , respectful regard.” Others including director Vasan Bala, dropped hearts in the comment section. 

About Maqbool

The 2004 film is an adaption of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Directed by one of the celebrated filmmakers Vishal Bhardwaj, the cast of the film starred Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, and Pankaj Kapur. 

Maqbool received international acclaim and recognition as it was showcased at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. 

After Maqbool, Tabu and Vishal Bhardwaj collaborated in films like Omkara, and Haider. The films are based on William Shakespeare’s Othello and Hamlet respectively. 

Recently, the actress-director duo collaborated in Khufiya. During a recent conversation with Film Companion, Vishal Bhardwaj praised Tabu. He shared,  “Tabu is a very fine actor. She is a very nuanced actor and a sensitive person. She has a solid sense of humor. All these things make her a beautiful woman who is very sophisticated in her performance.”

Apart from Tabu, the spy-thriller also casts Ali Fazal, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Ashish Vidyarthi in significant roles. Khufiya, an adaptation of Amar Bhushan’s best-selling novel, Escape To Nowhere, is currently streaming on Netflix.

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