Hubba (film)

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Hubba
Hubba film poster.jpg
Directed by Bratya Basu
Written byBratya Basu
Produced by Firdausul 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 film directed by Bratya Basu. The film stars Mosharraf Karim in the titular role. [1] [2] It was released on 19 January 2024 simultaneously in West Bengal, India and Bangladesh.It was based on the real life and times of Gangster Shyamal Das in Howrah District. [3]

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Synopsis

Hubba revolves around the life of Hubba Shyamal, 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. [4] The film's trailer, released on 23 December 2024, has captured widespread attention. [5]

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. [6] 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." [7] 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." [8]

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References

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  2. "Mosharraf Karim's Hubba trailer released". The Business Standard. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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  6. "খুনের নৃশংসতায় মিশল যৌনতা, হুগলির 'ডন' 'হুব্বা শ্যামল'-এর স্মৃতি ফেরালেন মোশারফ" (in Bengali).
  7. "বাংলার গ্যাংস্টার" (in Bengali).
  8. "Hubba Movie Review".