Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Sakin farko na Tabu na 1997 shi ne "Border" wani wasan kwaikwayo na yaƙi game da abubuwan da suka faru a rayuwa na ainihi game da Yaƙin Longewala a lokacin yakin basasa.
Yaƙin Indo-Pak na 1971. Ta taka rawar matar Sunny Deol. Matsayinta karami ne, amma fim din ya ci gaba da zama na biyu mafi girma a shekarar 1997 bayan "Dil To Pagal Hai". A wannan shekarar, ta kuma fito a cikin fim din "Virasat" wanda masu sukar suka yaba. Fim din ya yi nasara a ofishin akwatin kuma Tabu ta lashe kyautar Filmfare Mafi Kyawun Jaruma (Masu sukar) saboda rawar da ta taka a fim din. A wannan shekarar ta ga fasalin ta a cikin wasan kwaikwayo na siyasa na Tamil na Mani Ratnam "Iruvar" wanda ke da 'yan wasa da suka hada da Mohanlal, Aishwarya Rai, Prakash Raj da Gautami. Ta kuma bayyana a cikin "Chachi 420" (1998).