Today is the 74th birthday of the popular actress Babita. Her fans, friends, co-artistes and well-wishers have sent greetings to the internationally-acclaimed artiste on this auspicious day.
 
Farida Akhter, popularly known as Babita was born in Jashore on 30 July 1953. She is best known for her performance in Satyajit Ray’s “Ashani Sanket” (Distant Thunder), a novel adaptation about the Bengal famine of 1943. “Ashani Sanket” won the Golden Bear prize at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973.
 
Babita acted in about 290 films, including “Shundori”, “Ekmutho Bhat”, “Anonto Prem”, “Bashundhara”,  “Shohag”, “Fakir Majnu Shah”, “Owada”, “Lathial”, “Kotha Dilam”, “Nisahn”, “Atim”, “Laili Majnu”, “Dur Desh”, “Phul Shojja”, “Birongana Shokina”, “Mintu Amar Naam”, “Shukhe Thako”, “Taka Anna Pai”, “Shorolipi”, “Manusher Mon”, “Pich Dhala Path”, “Noyon Moni”, “Jonmo Theke Jolchi” and “Anarkoli”.
  
Babita was active in Bangladeshi films as an actress from 1968 to 1996. After winning the National Film Award in 1975, she won three consecutive best actress prizes. She won Best Actress 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 2016.

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