Bobita[citation needed] | |
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ববিতা | |
 Bobita[citation needed] in 2014 | |
| Born | Farida Akhter Poppy 30 July 1953 Bagerhat, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Iftekharul Alam |
| Children | Anik Islam (son) |
| Relatives |
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| Awards | National Film Awards |
Farida Akhtar Poppy, known by her stage name Babita, (born 30 July 1953)[1] 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.[2][3] She acted in 275 films.[4]
After winning the National Film Award in 1975,[5] she won three consecutive best actress prizes. She won Best Actor in 1986,[5] Best Producer in 1997 and Best Supporting Actress Award twice in 2002 and 2012.[6] In addition, she was awarded the lifetime achievement award of the National Film Award in the year 2016.[7] In 2023, Bob Dubey, the mayor of Richardson, a city in North Texas, officially declared August 5 as "Babita Day" in honor of her.[4]
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- ^ a b Shazu, Shah Alam (2023-08-11). "Babita immortalised". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ a b বাষট্টি পেরিয়ে ববিতা [Twenty-six, Bobita]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 30 July 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ জীবনে পূর্ণতার সুখ পেতে যাচ্ছি : ববিতা. poriborton.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ^ আজীবন সম্মাননা পেলেন ববিতা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 2023-08-11.