The Big Bull

The Big Bull is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical 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. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Ileana D'Cruz and Nikita Dutta. It entered production in September 2019, and was digitally released on 8 April 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar. 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. Plot Based on the life of Harshad Mehta, the movie follows the rise and fall of the stock market broker who rose from the chawls of Mumbai and became one of the big players of the Bombay Stock Exchange in the early 1990s, while the country was undergoing major changes in its economy (Economic liberalisation in India). Cast Abhishek Bachchan as Hemant Shah (based on Harshad Mehta) Ileana D'Cruz as Meera Rao (based on Sucheta Dalal) Nikita Dutta as Priya Patel Shah (based on Jyoti Mehta) Sumit Vats as Hari Vyas Mahesh Manjrekar as Rana Sawant Ram Kapoor as Ashok Mirchandani, Hemant's lawyer (based on Ram Jethmalani) Sohum Shah as Viren Shah, Hemant's brother, based on Ashwin Mehta Lekha Prajapati as Tara Shah, Viren's wife Supriya Pathak as Amiben Shah, Hemant's mother Sanjeev Pandey Saurabh Shukla as Mannu Malpani, Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange Samir Soni as Sanjeev Kohli Shishir Sharma as Rajesh Mishra, Meera's Boss Hitesh Rawal as Kantilal Kanan Arunachalam as Venkateshwar Rio Kapadia as NCC MD Singh Trupti Shankadhar as Ashima Abhijit Lahiri as Baldev Anand Goradia as CBI Officer Nikhil Pankaj Vishnu as CBI officer Dheeraj Rohit Tiwari as CBI officer Rakesh Sanjiv Jotangia as Mr. Patel, Priya Patel's Father Aarjav Trivedi as Priya Patel's Fiancé Vijay Rajoria as Raman Akhil Vaid as Vikram Solanki Production In 2018, it was reported that Ajay Devgn will produce the film with Abhishek Bachchan playing the lead role. The film is directed by Kookie Gulati and shows the financial crimes and life of Harshad Mehta. Nikita Dutta and Ileana D'Cruz were brought in to play supporting roles.