Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 30, 1953
Place of Birth
Bagerhat, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Credits
33 titles
Bobita
Biography
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
Filmography
Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini
Herself
Khodar Pore Ma
Munna's Mother
Ke Apon Ke Por
Strir Morjada
Shahana
Dhor
Madam Fuli
Salma
Dipu Number Two
Dipu's Mother
Mayer Odhikar
Asha Siddiqui, Robin's mother
The Insects
Shafia
Jibon Songsar
Tin konna
Bobi
Affliction
Ivy
Durdesh
Jonmo Theke Jolchi
And She Was Beautiful
Sundori
Dumurer Phul
The Endless Trail
Golapi
Basundhara
Lathial
Banu
Alor Michil
Alo
Abar Tora Manush Ho
Distant Thunder
Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
Quiet Flows the Meghna
Anita Gupta
In Flames of Sunrise
Romena
Manusher Mon
Parul "Paru"
Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey
Shorolipi
Mita
Taka Ana Pai
Hason Raja
A Fisful of Rice
Pitched Road
Padma Meghna Jamuna
Noyonmoni