Birth Date: 09 Jul, 1944, Age (80)

Occupation : Actress, Director

Place of Birth : Mumbai

Tabassum

Tabassum (born Kiran Bala Sachdev on 9 July 1944) is an Indian film actress and talk show host, who started her career as child actor Baby Tabassum in 1947. She later had a successful television career as the host of first TV talk show of Indian television, Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan. It ran on National broadcaster Doordarshan from 1972 to 1993, wherein she interviewed film and TV personalities. She also worked as a stage compere.

Tabassum made her film debut as a child actor with Mera Suhaag (1947), Manjhdhar (1947), Nargis (1947) and Bari Behen (1949). Later in Deedar (1951), directed by Nitin Bose, she played the childhood role of Nargis; the hit song Bachpan Ke Din Bhula Na Dena sung by Lata Mangeshkar was picturized on her. Also in the same year, she appeared in another important film Baiju Bawra (1951) directed by Vijay Bhatt, where she appeared in the childhood role of Meena Kumari. After a gap, she reentered films in adult roles, working as a character actress.

She hosted the first talk show of Indian television, Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan, which ran for 21 years from 1972 to 1993. Produced by Doordarshan Kendra Mumbai, it was based on interviews of film celebrities and became immensely popular. This also led to a career as stage compere. She was also the editor of Grihalaxmi, a Hindi women's magazine for 15 years and wrote many joke books.

She continued to work as an interviewer for television and is currently doing a TV show on TV Asia USA and Canada titled Abhi Toh Main Jawaan Hoon based on the Golden Era of Hindi Cinema.[8] Currently, she has launched her own channel on YouTube, Titled "Tabassum Talkies" which consists of nostalgic talks, interviews of celebrities, shayris, jokes and more.