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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9885 |
| Birthday | 1953-07-30 |
| Place of Birth | Bagerhat, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Also Known As | Farida Akhtar Poppy, |
2012
Khodar Pore Ma
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A boy gets separated from his mother when he was quite young. Will they reunite?
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Khodar Pore Ma
1975
Lathial
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Lathial (Bengali: লাঠিয়াল) is a Bangladeshi film directed by Narayan Ghosh Mita. The film is the first recipient of National Film Awards. This film w...
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Lathial
1999
Madam Fuli
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An illiterate rural Bangladeshi girl changes herself into a modern and urban one to get the right of her husband.
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Madam Fuli
A Fisful of Rice
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It's a 1976 Bangladeshi film about Crime and Drama and Happy Ending
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A Fisful of Rice
1981
Jonmo Theke Jolchi
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It's a 1981 Bangladeshi drama film about life of a singer
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Jonmo Theke Jolchi
Padma Meghna Jamuna
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It's a 1991 Bangladeshi film about Family Drama and so on
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Padma Meghna Jamuna
Pitched Road
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It's a 1968 Bangladeshi film about poverty, friendship and love...
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Pitched Road
Hason Raja
0/0
it's a 2002 Bangladeshi true film about one country's king
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Hason Raja
1986
Tin konna
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Three siblings get separated at early age when the baddies hit the daddy, one grows up to be a cop, another is an urban petty boss, and the third is a...
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Tin konna
1996
Mayer Odhikar
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Mayer Odhikar
1973
Quiet Flows the Meghna
8/1
A Delhi girl comes to her aunt's house, where she hears the reality of Bangladesh's independent story.
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Quiet Flows the Meghna
1973
Distant Thunder
6.7/36
Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics....
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Distant Thunder
1985
Affliction
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Director: Sheikh Niamat Ali Writers: Sheikh Niamat Ali (dialogue), Sheikh Niamat Ali (screenplay) | Stars: Humayun Faridi, Bobita, Dolly Anowar
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Affliction
2013
Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini
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The film is about Joy (Shakib Khan) who is engaged to his cousin Mithu(Mimo). But he promises his grandfather that he will not tie the knot before he...
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Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini
1983
Durdesh
7.5/2
Raju lives with his mother and resents his father for having an affair
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Durdesh
1973
Abar Tora Manush Ho
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Abar Tora Manush Ho is a 1973 Bangladeshi film starring Maruf Ahmed, Bobita, Farooque and Raisul Islam Asad. Khan Ataur Rahman earned both Best Film a...
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Abar Tora Manush Ho
1974
Alor Michil
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Alor Michil is a 1974 Bangladeshi patriotic film which focuses on the independence movement of 1971. Written and directed by Narayan Ghosh Mita, it st...
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Alor Michil
1978
Dumurer Phul
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Dumurer Phul
1977
Basundhara
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Bosundhora is a 1977 Bengali-language Bangladeshi film directed by Subhash Dutta. The film was based on the Alauddin Al Azad novel Taish Number Tailoc...
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Basundhara
1972
Manusher Mon
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First released film after the independence of Bangladesh.
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Manusher Mon
1971
Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey
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A Bangladeshi film released in 1971.
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Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey
1970
Taka Ana Pai
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A lawyer, son of a local decorator wedding cook, unwillingly got married with a rich father's goofy daughter & bring curse to his family.
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Taka Ana Pai
1972
In Flames of Sunrise
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During the war of independence of Bangladesh, a number of women was victimized by Pakistani Military. A film actor feels to take the responsibility of...
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In Flames of Sunrise
Noyonmoni
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A portrayal of superstition and bad impact of village politics.
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Noyonmoni
1978
The Endless Trail
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A brilliant film made by Amjad Hossain on the oppressed have-nots of rural Bangladesh, Golapi Akhon Train-e, enjoyed a phenomenal success. The movie s...
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The Endless Trail
1979
And She Was Beautiful
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Sundori is a young woman from a poor family in a village governed by a ruthless zamindar.
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And She Was Beautiful
1996
Dipu Number Two
9.4/11
An adventure story for young boys, Dipu Number Two is the second film of a talented director from Bangladesh who is one of the few who concentrate on...
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Dipu Number Two
1996
The Insects
9/1
On a tiny river island in southern Bangladesh, life is tough, and every day feels like a fight to survive. The villagers live in fragile homes, battli...
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The Insects
1996
Jibon Songsar
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Jibon Sansar is a 1996 Bangladeshi romantic film written and directed by Zakir Hossain Raju. It is the first film directed by Raju. It stars Salman Sh...
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Jibon Songsar
2011
Ke Apon Ke Por
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An adopted child saves the house of rich businessman from his business competitor.
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Ke Apon Ke Por
2002
Strir Morjada
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Rokib leads a happy life with his wife and children. Things take a turn when he is wrongfully imprisoned. In his absence, his landlord forces his fami...
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Strir Morjada
1999
Dhor
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The story tells about a boy and his survival in the underground crime of capital Dhaka in Bangladesh.
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Dhor
1971
Shorolipi
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A wealthy young man defies his father’s expectations by choosing to build a career in music instead of following a conventional office job.
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