Bobita

Personal Info

Known ForActing
Born1953-07-30
BirthplaceBagerhat, East Pakistan, Pakistan

Bobita

Acting

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.

Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring Bobita

Filmography

Acting (33)

2012
Khodar Pore Maas Munna's Mother
2002
Strir Morjadaas Shahana
1999
1999
Madam Fulias Salma
1996
Dipu Number Twoas Dipu's Mother
9.4
1996
Mayer Odhikaras Asha Siddiqui, Robin's mother
1996
The Insectsas Shafia
9.0
1986
Tin konnaas Bobi
1985
7.5
1979
1978
9.3
1975
Lathialas Banu
1974
1973
Distant Thunderas Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
6.7
1973
8.0
1972
Manusher Monas Parul "Paru"
1971
Shorolipias Mita