Bobita
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1953-07-30 (age 72)
- 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.
Known For
Movies (33)
Distant Thunder
1973
as Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
Affliction
1985
as Ivy
Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini
2013
as Herself
Dipu Number Two
1996
as Dipu's Mother
Durdesh
1983
The Insects
1996
as Shafia
Quiet Flows the Meghna
1973
as Anita Gupta
Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey
1971
Abar Tora Manush Ho
1973
Dhor
1999
And She Was Beautiful
1979
as Sundori
Alor Michil
1974
as Alo
Strir Morjada
2002
as Shahana
Taka Ana Pai
1970
The Endless Trail
1978
as Golapi
Pitched Road
Mayer Odhikar
1996
as Asha Siddiqui, Robin's mother
Lathial
1975
as Banu
Jonmo Theke Jolchi
1981
Tin konna
1986
as Bobi
Khodar Pore Ma
2012
as Munna's Mother
Bosundhora
1977
Manusher Mon
1972
as Parul "Paru"
Madam Fuli
1999
as Salma
Jibon Songsar
1996
Shorolipi
1971
as Mita
In Flames of Sunrise
1972
as Romena
Dumurer Phul
1978
Padma Meghna Jamuna
Noyonmoni
A Fisful of Rice
Hason Raja
Ke Apon Ke Por
2011
About 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 Be… With 33 credits spanning from 1970 to 2013, Bobita has appeared in 33 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bobita Movies
- Distant Thunder (1973) — as Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
- Affliction (1985) — as Ivy
- Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini (2013) — as Herself
- Dipu Number Two (1996) — as Dipu's Mother
- Durdesh (1983)
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