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Bobita

Born
Jul 30, 1953 · Age 73
Place of birth
Bagerhat, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Gender
Female
Movie credits
34
TV credits
0
Also known as (1)
  • Farida Akhtar Poppy

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…