The Big Bull is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language financial thriller 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] Plot[edit]'The Big Bull’ follows the life and times of Hemant Shah, a smalltime stockbroker, who manipulates the loopholes in the country's archaic banking system to create a massive bull run on the stock exchange. But at a time when the Indian economy was taking its big leap towards liberalisation,a girl named meera rao stopped his leap and got him arrested even though he used the ace of hearts, the prime minister of India. He was still found guilty. Cast[edit]
Production[edit]In 2018, it was reported that Ajay Devgn will produce the film with Abhishek Bachchan playing the lead role.[4] 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.[8] The shooting commenced on 16 September 2019.[9] Many shots of the movie has been filmed in Gautam Buddha University.[10] Release[edit]Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was released for streaming worldwide from 8 April 2021 on Hotstar.[6] Soundtrack[edit]
The film's music was composed by Gourov Dasgupta and Mehul Vyas with lyrics written by Kunwar Juneja and Anil Verma. The rap single "Yalgaar" by CarryMinati, with music by Wily Frenzy, served as the theme song.[12] Sandeep Shirodkar composed the background score. Track listing
Reception[edit]Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the movie 1.5 out of 5 stars commenting that “the film's problems are rooted in the screenplay, stilted dialogues and arbitrary character arcs.”[13] Writing for Film Companion, Rahul Desai called the movie a “rushed portrait of a slow-burned legacy” further adding that “Abhishek Bachchan’s version of Harshad Mehta is far more compelling than the story it defines”.[14] Jyoti Kanyal of India Today gave the movie 2.5 out of 5 stars calling it “an interesting watch, which often oscillates between boredom and excitement.”[15] Ronak Kotecha of Times of India graded the film with 3 out of 5 stars and asked not to let the 'stock of expectations rise too high'. He opined that Abhishek Bachchan 'delivered a decent performance'. In conclusion of review he wrote, "Overall, The Big Bull is a decent attempt to tell a dramatic story of one of India’s biggest financial scams, orchestrated by a man, who seemed more like a common man than a con man."[16] References[edit]
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What is the moral The Big Bull movie?'The Big Bull' movie has a clear narration and explains how people misused the banking industry's loopholes. Many financial journalists recall how people manipulated the stocks by using the money from different banks using fake bank receipts.
Is Big Bull worth watching?Abhishek Bachchan is fantastic in his role. His accent seemed little problematic, otherwise everything else is top notch. If not exaggerating it, this is Abhishek's best performance since Guru, if I'm not missing anything remarkable. Sohum Shah and Ileana D'Cruz are good in their roles but could have been lot better.
Is The Big Bull real?The story of the film is based on real events of financial market that took place between 1990 and 2000 involving Harshad Mehta and his financial crimes. The story of the film is based on real events of financial market that took place between 1990 and 2000 involving Harshad Mehta and his financial crimes.
Is The Big Bull movie successful?Abhishek's crime-drama movie 'The Big Bull' may have opened to poor reviews at its release, but the recent record declared by Disney plus Hotstar says that the movie has become the biggest opener of the year, with more than 5 million views on the streaming platform.
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