Based on Nabarun Bhattacharyas novel of the same name which won the highest literary prize in India in 1997, Suman Mukhopadhyays debut feature Herbert is a deeply moving and artistically accomplished motion picture full of profound laughter, pathos, and humanity.
Acting
Subhasish Mukherjee's Herbert — fragile, furious, unforgettable.
Direction
Mukhopadhyay's debut has the confidence of a master.
Writing
Nabarun Bhattacharya's prose, translated to screen with bite.
Director
Suman Mukhopadhyay
Subhasish Mukherjee
Herbert
Lily Chakravarty
Jyathaima
Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Police Officer
Kabir Suman
Bratya Basu
Dhanna
Sujan Mukherjee
Joyraj Bhattacharya
Young Herbert
Bimal Chakraborty
Supriyo Dutta
Chandan Sen
Subratanath Mukhopadhyay
Shyamal Chakraborty
Debesh Chatterjee
Debshankar Haldar
Senjuti Roy Mukherjee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Nabarun Bhattacharya's Sahitya Akademi-winning novel, this captures 1990s Kolkata's intellectual decay and working-class rage.
Kabir Suman's cameo connects to his real-life political activism — the film blurs art and Kolkata's activist tradition.
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