Hubba (film)

Hubba is an Indian Bengali-language biographical film directed by Bratya Basu. The film stars Mosharraf Karim in the titular role. 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 aka Hubba Shyamal in Howrah District.

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

 * Mosharraf Karim as Shyamal Mondal aka Hubba Shyamal
 * Gambhira Bhattacharya as Young Hubba Shyamal
 * Indraneil Sengupta as Divakar Sen, Police Officer
 * Zinnia Roy as Tapasi, Hubba's 1st wife
 * Loknath Dey as Bapi
 * Anujay Chatterjee as Umesh
 * Asmita Mukherjee as Mitali, Hubba's 2nd wife
 * Sumit Kumar Roy as Sumon
 * Raj Rakhal as Chikuya
 * Shantanu Ganguly as Joydeb
 * Abhi Sengupta as Balai
 * Kanchan Mullick as Special appearance

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

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. 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." 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."