We haven't seen Tabu [Images] on the marquee in a full-fledged role for a long, long time.

Except for a half-baked role in Yash Chopra's [Images] Fanaa, the actress hasn't been in a film for almost a year.

But she has been busy, and here's proof.

Tabu's next film, The Namesake [Images], is ready, and has been lapped up by audiences at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival. It was premiered at the festival on September 11.

Directed by Mira Nair, the film -- based on a best-selling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri -- also stars Irrfan and Kal Penn.

Here, the director-actress strike a pose for the portrait session of The Namesake at TIFF.

Photograph: Getty Images