Bobita
33 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 30, 1953 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Bagerhat, East Pakistan, Pakistan
- Also known as
- Farida Akhtar Poppy
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Bobita: movies and TV shows
Acting (33)
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- 2012 Khodar Pore Ma
as Munna's Mother
- 2011
- 2005 Char Satiner Ghar
as Khan Shaheb's first wife
- 2002 Strir Morjada
as Shahana
- 1999
- 1999 Madam Fuli
as Salma
- 1996 Dipu Number Two
as Dipu's Mother
- 1996 Mayer Odhikar
as Asha Siddiqui, Robin's mother
- 1996 The Insects
as Shafia
- 1996
- 1986 Tin konna
as Bobi
- 1985 Affliction
as Ivy
- 1983
- 1981
- 1979 And She Was Beautiful
as Sundori
- 1978
- 1978 The Endless Trail
as Golapi
- 1977
- 1975 Lathial
as Banu
- 1974 Alor Michil
as Alo
- 1973
- 1973 Distant Thunder
as Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
- 1973 Quiet Flows the Meghna
as Anita Gupta
- 1972 In Flames of Sunrise
as Romena
- 1972 Manusher Mon
as Parul "Paru"
- 1971
- 1971 Shorolipi
as Mita
- 1970
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2013