The Big Bull

The Big Bull
Poster
Directed byKookie Gulati
Screenplay byKookie Gulati
Arjun Dhawan
Based onHarshad Mehta
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVishnu Rao
Edited byDharmendra Sharma
Music bySongs:
Gourov Dasgupta
Wily Frenzy
Mehul Vyas
Background Score:
Sandeep Shirodkar
Production
companies
Ajay Devgn FFilms
Anand Pandit Motion Pictures
Distributed byDisney+ Hotstar
Release date
  • 8 April 2021 (2021-04-08)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The Big Bull is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and written by Kookie Gulati, based on stockbroker Harshad Mehta who was involved in financial crimes over a period of 10 years during 1980–1990.[1][2] The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Ileana D'Cruz and Nikita Dutta.[3][4] It entered production in September 2019, and was digitally released on 8 April 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar.[5][6] The film received mixed reviews, praising Bachchan's performance, but criticized in comparison to the much acclaimed Scam 1992, which was also based on Mehta's life.

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  6. ^ "The Big Bull teaser out: Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn introduce film as 'mother of all scams.'". India TV News. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.