Bobita
Also Known As: 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 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Bagerhat, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Birthday: July 30, 1953
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Gender: Female
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Khodar Pore Ma
Overview: A boy gets separated from his mother when he was quite young. Will they reunite?
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Original Language: bn
Release Date: 2012-08-17
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Lathial
Overview: Lathial (Bengali: লাঠিয়াল) is a Bangladeshi film directed by Narayan Ghosh Mita. The film is the first recipient of National Film Awards. This film was awarded with 6 different categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Director.
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Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1975-08-22
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Madam Fuli
Overview: An illiterate rural Bangladeshi girl changes herself into a modern and urban one to get the right of her husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1999-08-05
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A Fisful of Rice
Overview: It's a 1976 Bangladeshi film about Crime and Drama and Happy Ending
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Original Language: bn
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Jonmo Theke Jolchi
Overview: It's a 1981 Bangladeshi drama film about life of a singer
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1981-12-11
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Padma Meghna Jamuna
Overview: It's a 1991 Bangladeshi film about Family Drama and so on
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: bn
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Pitched Road
Overview: It's a 1968 Bangladeshi film about poverty, friendship and love...
Genres: Romance Family Drama
Original Language: bn
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Hason Raja
Overview: it's a 2002 Bangladeshi true film about one country's king
Genres: History Family Drama Music Romance
Original Language: bn
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Tin konna
Overview: 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 photographer….
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Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1986-07-17
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Mayer Odhikar
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Genres: Drama Family Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-06
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Quiet Flows the Meghna
Overview: A Delhi girl comes to her aunt's house, where she hears the reality of Bangladesh's independent story.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1973-02-09
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Distant Thunder
Overview: Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics. But in that year 1943, war is raging (as reminded by the planes occasionally heard flying over the countryside), and a major famine is under way. As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation, while his generous wife, Ananga, conversely tries to help and support the community.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1973-08-16
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Affliction
Overview: Director: Sheikh Niamat Ali Writers: Sheikh Niamat Ali (dialogue), Sheikh Niamat Ali (screenplay) | Stars: Humayun Faridi, Bobita, Dolly Anowar
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1985-12-27
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Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini
Overview: 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 finds his missing aunt and uncle. In search of his missing relatives, he goes to Malaysia, where he meets Jara(Jaya) who is a UN employee. They become familiar with each other and Jara helps Joy find his aunt. Joy, appreciative of her companionship and help, falls for Jara. To avoid him, Jara gets involved with another man Shakib(Arefin Shuvo). In this situation, the climax of the film comes down between responsibility towards family, relatives and love affairs.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 2013-10-16
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Durdesh
Overview: Raju lives with his mother and resents his father for having an affair
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-31
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Abar Tora Manush Ho
Overview: 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 and Best Director Award at Bangladesh National Film Awards.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1973-12-07
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Alor Michil
Overview: Alor Michil is a 1974 Bangladeshi patriotic film which focuses on the independence movement of 1971. Written and directed by Narayan Ghosh Mita, it stars Abdur Razzak, Babita, Faruk and Anwar Hussain in lead roles. It has been selected for preservation by the Bangladesh Film Archive
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1974-01-25
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Dumurer Phul
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Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-05
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Bosundhora
Overview: Bosundhora is a 1977 Bengali-language Bangladeshi film directed by Subhash Dutta. The film was based on the Alauddin Al Azad novel Taish Number Tailochitro. The films produced by Bangladesh Liberation War Welfare Trust. The film began shooting on 6 March 1977.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1977-11-11
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Manusher Mon
Overview: First released film after the independence of Bangladesh.
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Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1972-02-12
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Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey
Overview: A Bangladeshi film released in 1971.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ur
Release Date: 1971-09-01
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Taka Ana Pai
Overview: A lawyer, son of a local decorator wedding cook, unwillingly got married with a rich father's goofy daughter & bring curse to his family.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1970-02-01
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In Flames of Sunrise
Overview: 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 the war heroines......
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1972-11-08
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Noyonmoni
Overview: A portrayal of superstition and bad impact of village politics.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
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The Endless Trail
Overview: 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 showcasing talented actors Rowshan Jamil, Bobita, and Anowara also brought to attention the issue of inequitable treatment of women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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And She Was Beautiful
Overview: Sundori is a young woman from a poor family in a village governed by a ruthless zamindar.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1979-12-31
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Dipu Number 2
Overview: 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 quality filmmaking in a country with a rich commercial film industry. The story is taken from a youth-oriented novel in which Dipu, a boy belonging to the educated class, is teased by the school bully but eventually forms a deep relationship with him. The rest is totally escapist in nature, including a scene in which the two youths manage to capture single-handedly an entire group of robbers.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1996-12-16
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Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti
Overview: 1996 Bangladeshi film produced by Bobita and directed by Akhtaruzzaman. Based on Selina Hossain's 1986 novel of the same title. Winner of four Bangladesh National Film Awards including the Best Film
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