Abhishek Bachchan’s crime drama The Big Bull was not able to release theatrically owing to Covid-19 pandemic. The film co-starring Ileana D Cruz and was directed by Kookie Gulati is now streaming on Disney+Hostar. The storyline of the film is based on the life of Harshad Mehta, a stockbroker, involved in financial crimes over a period of 10 years, from 1980 to 1990.
Comparatively The Big Bull looks to be Bear in front of the popular web-series Scam 1992. While Scam 1992 was a deep, discursive dive into the ways of the Indian banking system and the Bombay Stock Exchange, The Big Bull is a brief dip on the surface of the early 1990s securities scam that shook the nation. The story of The Big Bull is more mythology than inspired-by-true-events drama.
While Scam 1992 catapulted its leads Pratik Gandhi and Shreya Dhanwanthary on to the big stage, The Big Bull wastes its talented cast- Abhishek Bachchan, Ileana D Cruz, Ram Kapoor, and Sohum Shah.
Even those who haven’t watched Scam 1992 too won’t enjoy The Big Bull.