The Big Bull
The Big Bull is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical crime film directed by Kookie Gulati and produced by Ajay Devgn, Anand Pandit and Vikrant Sharma , Kumar Mangat Pathak.[1] The storyline is a retelling of stockbroker Harshad Mehta's life involving his financial crimes over a period 10 years, from 1980 to 1990.[2] It stars Abhishek Bachchan as Mehta.[3] Nikita Dutta and Ileana D'Cruz play supporting roles.[4] Principal shoot begun on 16 September 2019.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film will not be released theatrically and will stream worldwide on Disney+Hotstar.[6]
The Big Bull | |
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Directed by | Kookie Gulati |
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Written by | Arjun Dhawan Kookie Gulati Dialogues: Ritesh Shah |
Screenplay by | Kookie Gulati |
Starring | |
Music by | Chandan Saxena Guru Randhawa JAM8 Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury |
Cinematography | Vishnu Rao |
Edited by | Dharmendra Sharma |
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Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Cast
- Abhishek Bachchan as Harshad Mehta[7]
- Nikita Dutta
- Ajay Devgn
- Ileana D'Cruz
- Sumit Vats
- Ram Kapoor
- Sohum Shah
- Lekha Prajapati
Production
In 2018, it was reported that Ajay Devgn will produce the film with Abhishek Bachchan to play lead role.[4] The film is directed by Kookie Gulati of Prince (April 9, 2010) fame 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]
Release
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film will not be released theatrically and will stream worldwide on Disney+Hotstar.[6]
Soundtrack
This films soundtrack is composed by Guru Randhawa, JAM8 and Chandan Saxena. While the background score is composed by Sanjoy Chowdhury. The lyrics are written by Irshad Kamil, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Guru Randhawa, Bhargav Purohit and Vayu.
References
- "Abhishek Bachchan shares the first poster for his next 'The Big Bull'". The Times of India. 16 September 2019.
- "Abhishek Bachchan, Ileana D'Cruz Begin Filming Ajay Devgn's 'The Big Bull'". News 18. 16 September 2019.
- "The Big Bull poster: Abhishek Bachchan begins work on upcoming Ajay Devgn production. See pic". The Hindustan Times. 16 September 2019.
- "'The Big Bull': Abhishek Bachchan's film produced by Ajay Devgn goes on floors". Daily News Analysis. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "Abhishek Bachchan kickstarts The Big Bull, produced by Ajay Devgn. Bollywood says all the best". India Today. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "The Big Bull to premiere on Disney Plus Hotstar". The Indian Express. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- "Abhishek Bachchan's next titled The Big Bull, film goes on floors". Cinestaan. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Abhishek Bachchan starts filming for Ajay Devgn's production 'The Big Bull' - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Abhishek Bachchan starts shooting for The Big Bull, film produced by Ajay Devgn- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 16 September 2019.
External links
- The Big Bull on Bollywood Hungama