Hiralal

March. 05,2021      
Rating:
7.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The Bengali-language biopic looks back on Hiralal Sen, who is credited with making India’s first advertising film and political documentary.

Kinjal Nanda as  Hiralal Sen
Saswata Chatterjee as  Jamshedji Framji Madan
Kharaj Mukherjee as  Girish Chandra Ghosh
Shankar Chakraborty as  Sen Babu, owner of JawbaKusum Hair Oil
Anuska Chakraborty as  Hemangini Devi
Arna Mukhopadhay as  Amarendranath Dutta
Bidyut Das as  
Parijat Chaudhuri as  Hiralal's daughter

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Reviews

Plantiana
2021/03/05

Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

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Acensbart
2021/03/06

Excellent but underrated film

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Kien Navarro
2021/03/07

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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Freeman
2021/03/08

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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