Hubba (film)

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Hubba
Hubba film poster.jpg
Directed by Bratya Basu
Written byBratya Basu
Produced byFirdausul Hasan
Probal Halder
Starring
CinematographySoumik Haldar
Edited bySanglap Bhowmik
Music by Prabuddha Banerjee
Production
company
Friends Communication
Distributed byJaaz Multimedia
Release date
  • 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19)
Country India
Language Bengali

Hubba is an Indian Bengali-language biographical crime drama film written and directed by Bratya Basu. Produced by Firdausul Hasan and Probal Halder under the banner of Friends Communication, It stars Mosharraf Karim in the titular role, alongside Indraneil Sengupta in lead roles, while Loknath Dey, Anujoy Chatterjee, Zinnia Roy and Asmita Mukherjee play another pivotal roles, with Kanchan Mullick in a special appearance. [1] [2] It revolves around the evolution of Bimal Das alias Hubba who later becomes a notorious gangster of Hooghly.

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Hubba is based on the life of the Hooghly based gangster Shyamal Das aka Hubba Shyamal, while the character in the film was portrayed as Hubba Bimal and Hooghly respectively. [3] Principal Photography commenced in September 2022 [4] with a sporadic in Kolkata, Hooghly and Howrah, while wrapped up in November 2022. [5] Music of the film is composed by Prabuddha Banerjee, while Soumik Halder handled its cinematography and Sanglap Bhowmik edited the film. It marks Basu's second collaboration with Karim.

Hubba was released on 19 January 2024 simultaneously in West Bengal and Bangladesh.

Synopsis

Hubba revolves around the life of Hubba Bimal, a notorious gangster from Konnagar, West Bengal who earned the moniker 'Dawood Ibrahim of Hooghly.' The film delves into Shyamal's multifaceted life, spanning criminal activities such as murder, brawls, drug smuggling, and even his brief foray into politics.

Cast


Release

Hubba was released on 19 January 2024. [6] The film's trailer, released on 23 December 2024, has captured widespread attention. [7]

Reception

Critical reception

Hindustan Times rated the film 4.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The acting of Mosharraf Karim and Indraneil Sengupta is absolutely perfect. The background score, songs and raw action scenes keeps the audience tightly bound to their seats." He praised the director for successfully depicting the true stories, keeping the commercial tone intact. [8] Anandabazar Patrika wrote "Hubba is the desi story of a desi gangster. Although there is evident weakness in the acting of other characters and some loopholes in the story, the action scenes were worthy." [9] The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and praised the performance of Mosharraf for bringing the character to live. He said "The screenplay, cinematography, ruthlessness and background score makes it worthy watch." [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "'Hubba' extends promotions, adorns Kolkata Metro Rail". The Daily Star. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Mosharraf Karim's Hubba trailer released". The Business Standard. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "'Hubba' to release in Bangladesh on January 19". The Daily Star. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bratya Basu is ready with his gang-war film, Hubba, with Mosharraf Karim in lead". OTTPlay. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Shooting of Mosharraf Karim starrer "Hubba" completed". The Daily Star. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "'Hubba' to release in Bangladesh on January 19". The Daily Star. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mosharraf Karim's Hubba trailer released". The Business Standard. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "খুনের নৃশংসতায় মিশল যৌনতা, হুগলির 'ডন' 'হুব্বা শ্যামল'-এর স্মৃতি ফেরালেন মোশারফ" (in Bengali).
  9. ↑ "বাংলার গ্যাংস্টার" (in Bengali).
  10. ↑ "Hubba Movie Review".
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