- Born
- Place
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.
As actor
Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini
Khodar Pore Ma
Ke Apon Ke Por
Strir Morjada
Madam Fuli
Dhor
Mayer Odhikar
Dipu Number Two
The Insects
Jibon Songsar
Tin konna
Affliction
Durdesh
Jonmo Theke Jolchi
And She Was Beautiful
Dumurer Phul
The Endless Trail
Bosundhora
Lathial
Alor Michil
Quiet Flows the Meghna
Distant Thunder
Abar Tora Manush Ho
Manusher Mon
In Flames of Sunrise
Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey
Shorolipi
Taka Ana Pai
A Fisful of Rice
Padma Meghna Jamuna