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{{Short description|2024 Indian Bengali-language film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hubba
| image = File:Hubba film poster.jpg
| alt = Hubba Film Poster
| caption =
| director = [[Bratya Basu]]
| writer = Bratya Basu
| producer = [[Firdausul Hasan]] <br> Probal Halder
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mosharraf Karim]]
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]]
}}
| cinematography = Soumik Haldar
| editing = Sanglap Bhowmik
| music = [[Prabuddha Banerjee]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| released = {{Film date|2024|01|19|df=y}}
| country = [[India]]
| studio = Friends Communication
| distributor = [[PVR Inox Pictures]]<br>Jaaz Multimedia
}}
'''''Hubba''''' is a 2024 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Crime film|action crime 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 [[Title character|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-17 |title='Hubba' extends promotions, adorns Kolkata Metro Rail |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/hubba-extends-promotions-adorns-kolkata-metro-rail-3521426 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-23 |title=Mosharraf Karim's Hubba trailer released |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/mosharraf-karims-hubba-trailer-released-762654 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref> It revolves around the evolution of Bimal Das alias Hubba who later becomes a notorious gangster of [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]].

''Hubba'' is based on the life of the Hooghly based gangster [[Hubba Shyamal|Shyamal Das aka Hubba Shyamal]], while the character in the film was portrayed as Hubba Bimal and Hooghly respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-14 |title='Hubba' to release in Bangladesh on January 19 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/hubba-release-bangladesh-january-19-3518991 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> [[Principal photography|Principal Photography]] commenced in September 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bratya Basu is ready with his gang-war film, Hubba, with Mosharraf Karim in lead |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/bratya-basu-is-ready-with-his-gang-war-film-hubba-with-mosharraf-karim-in-lead/6874cbb73c510 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref> with a sporadic in [[Kolkata]], Hooghly and [[Howrah]], while wrapped up in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title=Shooting of Mosharraf Karim starrer “Hubba” completed |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/shooting-mosharraf-karim-starrer-hubba-completed-3159606 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> 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 between 2004-2005.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Mosharraf Karim]] as Shyamal Das a.k.a. Hubba Shyamal
** Gambhira Bhattacharya as Young Shyamal
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]] as Dibakar Sen, Police Officer
* Loknath Dey as Bokaro Bapi
* Anujoy Chatterjee as Umesh Mahato, Hubba's most trusted sidekick
* Zinnia Roy as Tapasi, Hubba's 1st wife
* Asmita Mukherjee as Mitali, Hubba's 2nd wife
* Sumit Kumar Roy as Sumon
* Raj Rakhal as Chandan Saha a.k.a. Chikuya
* Shantanu Ganguly as Joydeb
* Abhi Sengupta as Balai
* Atanu Sarkar as the security of Hubba's flat in Konnagar
* [[Kanchan Mullick]] as Special appearance
}}

== Release ==
''Hubba'' was released on 19 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-14 |title='Hubba' to release in Bangladesh on January 19 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/hubba-release-bangladesh-january-19-3518991 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> The film's trailer, released on 23 December 2023, has captured widespread attention.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-23 |title=Mosharraf Karim's Hubba trailer released |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/mosharraf-karims-hubba-trailer-released-762654 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=খুনের নৃশংসতায় মিশল যৌনতা, হুগলির 'ডন' 'হুব্বা শ্যামল'-এর স্মৃতি ফেরালেন মোশারফ |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hubba-review-mosharraf-karim-starrer-director-bratya-basus-film-is-a-gangster-thriller-31705500790523.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124034650/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hubba-review-mosharraf-karim-starrer-director-bratya-basus-film-is-a-gangster-thriller-31705500790523.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2024|language=bn}}</ref> ''[[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."<ref>{{cite news |title=বাংলার গ্যাংস্টার |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/review-of-the-bengali-movie-hubba-directed-by-bratya-basu/cid/1490579|language=bn}}</ref> ''[[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."<ref>{{cite news |title=Hubba Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/hubba/movie-review/106992797.cms}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]]
[[Category:2024 Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bratya Basu]]
[[Category:Friends Communication films]]
[[Category:Films distributed by PVR Inox Pictures]]
[[Category:Films distributed by Jaaz Multimedia]]

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