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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…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Bobita's Filmography
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Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini
as Herself
Khodar Pore Ma
as Munna's Mother
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Ke Apon Ke Por
Char Satiner Ghar
as Khan Shaheb's first wife
Strir Morjada
as Shahana
Dhor
Madam Fuli
as Salma
Dipu Number Two
as Dipu's Mother
Mayer Odhikar
as Asha Siddiqui, Robin's mother
No Poster
The Insects
as Shafia
Jibon Songsar
Tin konna
as Bobi
Affliction
as Ivy
Durdesh
Jonmo Theke Jolchi
No Poster
And She Was Beautiful
as Sundori
Dumurer Phul
The Endless Trail
as Golapi
Basundhara
Lathial
as Banu
Alor Michil
as Alo
Abar Tora Manush Ho
Distant Thunder
as Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
Quiet Flows the Meghna
as Anita Gupta
In Flames of Sunrise
as Romena
Manusher Mon
as Parul "Paru"
Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey
Shorolipi
as Mita
Taka Ana Pai
No Poster
Hason Raja
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Padma Meghna Jamuna
No Poster
A Fisful of Rice
Noyonmoni
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