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.
Filmography
all 30
Movies 30
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Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini (2013)
Khodar Pore Ma (2012)
Dipu Number 2 (1996)
Mayer Odhikar (1996)
Shopner Prithibi (1996)
Durdesh (1983)
Bosundhora (1977)
Sangsar Simantey (1975)
Distant Thunder (1973)
Quiet Flows the Meghna (1973)
Manusher Mon (1972)
Hason Raja
Pitched Road
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1953-07-30 (71 years old)
Birth Nameফরিদা আক্তার পপি
Birth PlaceBagerhat Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh
SiblingsShuchanda, Champa
CitizenshipsBangladesh, Pakistan
Also Known AsFarida Akhtar Poppy
AwardsBangladesh National Film Awards
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