Bobita
Farida Akhtar Poppy, known by her stage name Babita, is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is best known for her performance in Satyajit Ray's Distant Thunder, a novel adaptation about the Bengal famine of 1943, which won the Golden Bear prize at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. She was active in the 1970s through 1990s as an actress in Bangladeshi films. She acted in 275 films. After winning the National Film Award in 1975, she won three consecutive best actress prizes. She won Best Actor in 1986, Best Producer in 1997 and Best Supporting Actress Award twice in 2002 and 2012. In addition, she was awarded the lifetime achievement award of the National Film Award in the year 2016. In 2023, Bob Dubey, the mayor of Richardson, a city in North Texas, officially declared August 5 as "Babita Day" in honor of her.
Known For
Credits
- 2013 · Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini as Herself
- 2012 · Khodar Pore Ma as
- 1999 · Madam Fuli as
- 1996 · Dipu Number 2 as Dipu's Mother
- 1996 · Mayer Odhikar as Asha Siddiqui, Robin's mother
- 1996 · Jibon Songsar as
- 1986 · Tin konna as Bobi
- 1985 · Affliction as Ivy
- 1983 · Durdesh as
- 1981 · Jonmo Theke Jolchi as
- 1978 · Dumurer Phul as
- 1978 · The Endless Trail as Golapi
- 1973 · Distant Thunder as Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
- Future · Padma Meghna Jamuna as
- 1979 · And She Was Beautiful as Sundori
- 1975 · Lathial as Banu
- 1973 · Abar Tora Manush Ho as
- 1973 · Quiet Flows the Meghna as Anita Gupta
- 1972 · In Flames of Sunrise as Romena
- 1971 · Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey as
- 1970 · Taka Ana Pai as
- Future · A Fisful of Rice as
- Future · Noyonmoni as
- 1972 · Manusher Mon as Parul "Paru"
- Future · Pitched Road as
- Future · Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti as
- Future · Hason Raja as
- 1977 · Bosundhora as
- 1974 · Alor Michil as Alo