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.
Acting
Movie
Distant Thunder
as Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
1973
Movie
Dipu Number Two
as Dipu's Mother
1996
Movie
The Endless Trail
as Golapi
1978
Movie
Durdesh
1983
Movie
Quiet Flows the Meghna
as Anita Gupta
1973
Movie
The Insects
as Shafia
1996
Movie
Khodar Pore Ma
as Munna's Mother
2012
Movie
Lathial
as Banu
1975
Movie
Madam Fuli
as Salma
1999
Movie
A Fisful of Rice
Movie
Jonmo Theke Jolchi
1981
Movie
Padma Meghna Jamuna
Movie
Pitched Road
Movie
Hason Raja
Movie
Tin konna
as Bobi
1986
Movie
Mayer Odhikar
as Asha Siddiqui, Robin's mother
1996
Movie
Affliction
as Ivy
1985
Movie
Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini
as Herself
2013
Movie
Abar Tora Manush Ho
1973
Movie
Alor Michil
as Alo
1974
Movie
Dumurer Phul
1978
Movie
Bosundhora
1977
Movie
Manusher Mon
as Parul "Paru"
1972
Movie
Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey
1971